Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City
Match pulse
Who won: Coventry 1-0
Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at The City Ground. Goals for Coventry: Jay Da Silva (55').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Carl Rushworth
COV · 1 A, 2 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Nottm Forest deserved better: 66% on chances, lost 0-1
Play by play
- Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
- Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
- 90'+6'NFO

Corner awarded
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
- 90'+6'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Netz.
- 90'+4'

Yellow card
Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jair Paula
- 90'+4'NFO

Foul
Foul by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4'

Free kick won
Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'

Free kick won
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'

Foul
Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1'
SubSubbed on for C. Yirenkyi
Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
J. Latibeaudiere
- 88'NFO

Var - referee decision cancelled
VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City.
- 86'

Deleted after review
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 86'

Foul
Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 86'

Free kick won
Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'

Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
X. Schlager
- 83'

SubSubbed on for J. McAtee
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
I. Sangaré
- 83'
SubSubbed on for D. Muñoz
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Daniel Muñoz.
L. Netz
- 80'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79'

Free kick won
Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79'

Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
I. Jesus
- 77'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
L. Delap
- 76'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
- 74'
SubSubbed on for J. Rudoni
Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Jack Rudoni.
E. Simms
- 74'

Offside
Offside, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna is caught offside.

