English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 19, 2026
Coventry City WLLLL 1
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Nottingham Forest LLDDW 0
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Match Report

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Coventry claim first Premier League win of season at Nottingham Forest

Jay DaSilva fired Coventry to their first Premier League win in 25 years as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in another game mired by VAR controversy.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
37.4
Possession
62.6
10
SHOTS
24
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
233
Accurate Passes
428
308
Passes
506
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
13
Crosses
31
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
58
26
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
12
5
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
9
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
15
Interceptions
2
38
Effective Clearances
26
38
Clearances
26

Head to Head

NFO leads series 4-1

Lineups

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 2Ousmane DiomandeCD
  3. 5MurilloCD-L
  4. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  5. 21Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  6. 24James McAteeCM-R
  7. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  8. 27Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 19Liam DelapF
  10. 14Dan NdoyeCF-L
  11. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-R

COV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 4Bobby ThomasCD
  3. 2Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 12Stephen MfuniCD-R
  5. 6Matt GrimesCM-L
  6. 16Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 3Jay Da SilvaLM
  8. 8Caleb YirenkyiRM
  9. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkCF-L
  11. 5Jack RudoniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  2. 55' 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.
  3. 59' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Dan Ndoye.
  5. 73' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Ousmane Diomande.
  6. 74' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Jack Rudoni.
  7. 82' Delay in match because of an injury Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
  8. 82'
  9. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Daniel Muñoz.
  10. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.
  11. 83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 83'
  13. 88'
  14. 89'
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
  16. 90'+4' Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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