English League Championship

Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 81': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 90'+6': Kyle McFadzean
FT
2 - 1
Nottingham Forest
  • 36': Lyle Taylor

About

Coventry City are hosting Nottingham Forest at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
  • 1': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 2': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
  • 8': Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Da Costa.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Bong.
  • 15': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 22': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
  • 26': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Coventry City).
  • 33': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
  • 34': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 34': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Goal! Coventry City 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
  • 40': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Hand ball by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
  • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo replaces Loïc Mbe Soh because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Simon Moore.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+2': Simon Moore (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gaëtan Bong (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Michael Rose replaces Julien Da Costa.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lyle Taylor.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 49': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 49': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 50': Hand ball by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 55': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
  • 55': Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
  • 57': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 60': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
  • 67': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 68': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
  • 68': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Martyn Waghorn.
  • 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Jodi Jones replaces Ian Maatsen because of an injury.
  • 72': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 73': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 73': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
  • 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Alex Mighten.
  • 76': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
  • 77': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Fankaty Dabo.
  • 79': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
  • 80': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
  • 81': Goal! Coventry City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 85': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Lyle Taylor because of an injury.
  • 89': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+2': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Michael Rose (Coventry City).
  • 90'+3': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Cafú tries a through ball, but Tobias Figueiredo is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 0
4 Saves 1
36.6 Possession 63.4
10 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
160 Accurate Passes 343
252 Passes 455
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.3
60 Long Balls 71
16 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 14
11 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 20,843

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

COV Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Simon Moore (GK)
5 Kyle McFadzean Yellow Card
15 Dominic Hyam
23 Fankaty Dabo
14 Ben Sheaf Yellow Card
38 Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
10 Callum O'Hare
18 Ian Maatsen Yellow Card
29 Julien Da Costa
17 Viktor Gyökeres
9 Martyn Waghorn
Coventry City Substitutes:
Michael Rose, Jodi Jones, Jamie Allen, Jordan Shipley, Tyler Walker, Ben Wilson, Josh Pask.

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
26 Scott McKenna
6 Loïc Mbe Soh
13 Gaëtan Bong
27 Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
20 Brennan Johnson
8 Jack Colback
22 Ryan Yates
33 Lyle Taylor
17 Alex Mighten
23 Joe Lolley
Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
Tobias Figueiredo, Philip Zinckernagel, Finley Back, Cafú, Ethan Horvath, Tyrese Fornah, João Carvalho.

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