Nottingham Forest
3 shots on target
0–1
Full time
Coventry City
3 shots on target
Nottingham Forest
0–1
Coventry City
Premier League | Saturday, 19 September 2026 | Full time
Nottingham Forest more threatening
Coventry City more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
62%
Possession
38%
24
Shots
10
3
On target
3
6
Corners
2
Premier League · Matchweek 5 · Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 16:30 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Nottingham Forest v Coventry City: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Nottingham Forest host Coventry City on Saturday 19 September in the Premier League, matchweek 5. Nottingham Forest have won two of their last eight games. They have scored 11 and conceded 10 in those eight games — 1.4 goals a game, 1.3 against.
Coventry City have lost four in a row. They have scored 0 and conceded 10 in those four games — 0.0 goals a game, 2.5 against.
Morgan Gibbs-White has been Nottingham Forest's most productive, with one goal and two assists. Carl Rushworth has been Coventry City's most productive, with one assist.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 1' Attempt saved. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White. James McAtee
- 3' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark following a fast break. Jack Rudoni
- 7' Brandon Thomas-Asante from Coventry City wins a free kick in the attacking half. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 7' Foul committed by Jair Cunha of Nottingham Forest. Jair Cunha
- 8' Liam Delap from Nottingham Forest wins a free kick in the attacking half. Liam Delap
- 8' Foul committed by Stephen Mfuni of Coventry City. Stephen Mfuni
- 10' Ephron Mason-Clark from Coventry City wins a free kick in the attacking half. Ephron Mason-Clark
- 10' Foul committed by Ousmane Diomande of Nottingham Forest. Ousmane Diomande
- 13' Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye. James McAtee
- 13' Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a headed pass. Dan Ndoye
- 15' Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark. Matt Grimes
- 16' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 18' Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Delap. Liam Delap
- 20' Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by James McAtee. James McAtee
- 21' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City). Caleb Yirenkyi
- 21' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Neco Williams
- 25' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Jack Rudoni
- 25' Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest). Ousmane Diomande
- 25' Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation. Jay Dasilva
- 28' Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 28' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City). Caleb Yirenkyi
- 28' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing. Liam Delap
- 29' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside. Dan Ndoye
- 29' Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White. Neco Williams
- 32' Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Neco Williams
- 32' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jack Rudoni
- 34' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Morgan Gibbs-White
- 34' Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City). Bobby Thomas
- 34' Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark
- 35' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Murillo. Murillo
- 35' Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye. Liam Delap
- 35' Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross. Dan Ndoye
- 35' Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Daniel Muñoz
- 35' Attempt missed. Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Jair Cunha
- 37' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bobby Thomas. Bobby Thomas
- 37' Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jair Cunha. James McAtee
- 38' Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner. Murillo
- 39' Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest). Liam Delap
- 39' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bobby Thomas
- 40' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White. Morgan Gibbs-White
- 42' Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest). Xaver Schlager
- 42' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Frank Onyeka
- 43' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside. Ephron Mason-Clark
- 44' Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City). Jay Dasilva
- 44' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morgan Gibbs-White
- First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 0.
- 45+1' Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest). Daniel Muñoz
- 45+1' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 45+1' Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass. Xaver Schlager
- 45+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- Half time · Nottingham Forest 0 Coventry City 0
- 46' Substitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Ephron Mason-Clark. Loum Tchaouna
- 46' Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 0.
- 46' Attempt blocked. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Delap. James McAtee
- 47' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jay Dasilva. Jay Dasilva
- 47' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bobby Thomas. Bobby Thomas
- 47' Attempt blocked. Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Daniel Muñoz
- 49' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande. Ousmane Diomande
- 51' Murillo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Murillo
- 51' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City). Caleb Yirenkyi
- 53' Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing. Dan Ndoye
- 53' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City). Caleb Yirenkyi
- 53' Attempt saved. Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi. Loum Tchaouna
- 55' Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest). Liam Delap
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55'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carl Rushworth. Jay Dasilva1Dasilva goals this season - 55' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Matt Grimes
- 58' Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest). Ousmane Diomande
- 58' Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Loum Tchaouna
- 58' Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation. Jack Rudoni
- 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye. Igor Jesus
- 59' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card. Liam Delap
- 60' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni. Stephen Mfuni
- 61' Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner. Ousmane Diomande
- 63' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jay Dasilva. Jay Dasilva
- 64' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ousmane Diomande is caught offside. Ousmane Diomande
- 67' Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Igor Jesus
- 67' Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City). Frank Onyeka
- 69' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing. Neco Williams
- 69' Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo. Murillo
- 69' Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City). Caleb Yirenkyi
- 72' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Liam Delap
- 73' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Ousmane Diomande. Ousmane Diomande
- 74' Offside, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna is caught offside. Loum Tchaouna
- 74' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Jack Rudoni. Ellis Simms
- 76' 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. Igor Jesus
- 77' 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. Liam Delap
- 79' Foul by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest). Jair Cunha
- 79' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 79' Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross. Igor Jesus
- 80' 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. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 82' Delay in match because of an injury Matt Grimes (Coventry City). Matt Grimes
- 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Daniel Muñoz. Daniel Muñoz
- 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee. James McAtee
- 84' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85' Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Xaver Schlager
- 86' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 86' Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest). Igor Jesus
- 86' Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Caleb Yirenkyi
- 88' VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City.
- 90+1' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1' Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Caleb Yirenkyi. Caleb Yirenkyi
- 90+3' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90+3' Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City). Matt Grimes
- 90+4' Foul by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest). Jair Cunha
- 90+4' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 90+4' Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Jair Cunha
- Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
- 90+6' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere. Joel Latibeaudiere
- 90+6' Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Netz. Murillo
- Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
Expected goals
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
1.37
Expected goals
0.57
what the chances were worth
0.12
On target
0.21
what the shots on target were worth
1.07
From open play
0.37
0.30
From set plays
0.20
Nottingham Forest created the better chances - 1.37 to 0.57 - and lost.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Nottingham Forest on the left, Coventry City on the right.
The game
62%
Ball possession
38%
114
Total attacks
77
77
Dangerous attacks
38
Attack
24
Shots total
10
3
Shots on target
3
9
Shots off target
6
12
Shots blocked
1
12
Shots inside the box
5
12
Shots outside the box
5
1
Big chances created
1
1
Big chances missed
0
6
Corners
2
2
Offsides
2
Build-up
508
Passes
311
427
Accurate passes
236
84%
Pass accuracy
76%
32
Crosses
14
10
Accurate crosses
5
15
Dribble attempts
14
10
Successful dribbles
8
22
Throw-ins
13
6
Goal kicks
11
Defence
2
Saves
2
9
Tackles
12
3
Interceptions
15
52
Duels won
54
12
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
0
0
Injuries
1
4
Substitutions
3
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Jesus sub | 31 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | – | 18 | 89 | 25 | 1 | – | – | 50 | 6.61 |
| Chris Wood sub | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 50 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 67 | 6.59 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré sub | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 90 | 14 | – | – | – | 100 | 6.59 |
| Luca Netz sub | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 100 | 12 | – | – | – | NaN | 6.58 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 55 | 84 | 7.52 |
| Murillo | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 69 | 93 | 7.38 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 56 | 88 | 7.93 |
| Liam Delap | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 19 | 74 | 7.32 |
| Xaver Schlager | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 55 | 85 | 6.79 |
| Jair Cunha | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 53 | 81 | 6.58 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 57 | 6.50 |
| James McAtee | 83 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 49 | 88 | 6.84 |
| Daniel Muñoz | 83 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 38 | 84 | 6.61 |
| Ousmane Diomande | 73 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 42 | 81 | 6.52 |
| Dan Ndoye | 59 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 9 | 78 | 6.74 |
Coventry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pinnock | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 81 | 46 | – | – | 2 | 60 | 7.91 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 24 | 75 | 41 | 3 | – | 2 | 43 | 7.82 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.10 | – | 30 | 97 | 47 | – | 1 | 2 | 38 | 7.88 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | 1 | 32 | 81 | 46 | – | 2 | 1 | 55 | 6.98 |
| Caleb Yirenkyi | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | 91 | 48 | 1 | 1 | – | 33 | 6.61 |
| Stephen Mfuni | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 81 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 7.02 |
| Frank Onyeka | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 76 | 42 | – | 1 | 2 | 50 | 6.59 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0.15 | – | 11 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 7.51 |
| Jack Rudoni | 74 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.09 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 7.29 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 46 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.02 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 19 | – | – | – | 29 | 6.77 |
| Loum Tchaouna sub | 44 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | – | 6 | 67 | 11 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.65 |
| Ellis Simms sub | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 60 | 5 | – | – | – | 100 | 6.58 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere sub | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 48 | 50 | 7.06 |
Player cards
Morgan Gibbs-White had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Morgan Gibbs-White
Passing
Premier League | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City | 19 September 2026
49 successful
7 unsuccessful
6
key passes
6
chances created
1
big chances created
2/6
crosses
6
final third passes
56
passes
88%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Nottingham Forest
DLDDW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–4–2 |
| Goals for · against | 11–10 |
Coventry City
LLLL
| Played | 4 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 0–0–4 |
| Goals for · against | 0–10 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Nottingham Forest
|
Morgan Gibbs-White
1 goal · 2 assists
|
3 |
|
Liam Delap
1 goal
|
1 |
|
Murillo
1 assist
|
1 |
Coventry City
|
Carl Rushworth
1 assist
|
1 |
|
Jay Dasilva
1 goal
|
1 |