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Coventry vs Nottingham Forest lineups

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Coventry host Nottingham Forest at Coventry Building Society Arena on 30 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 38 of the Premier League. They last met on 19 September 2026, when Coventry won 1-0.

Coventry vs Nottingham Forest match facts

Kick-off
Sun 30 May 2027, 16:00
Stadium
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 38

Coventry vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Coventry vs Nottingham Forest head to head

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Coventry wins
0
Draws
4
Nottingham Forest wins

9–10 on goals in 8 meetings since 15 October 2011

Recent Coventry vs Nottingham Forest results

  1. Nottingham Forest0–1CoventryPremier LeagueCity Ground
  2. Nottingham Forest1–3CoventryClub friendlyPinatar Arena Football Center
  3. Nottingham Forest2–0CoventryChampionshipThe City Ground
  4. Coventry2–1Nottingham ForestChampionshipThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  5. Coventry1–2Nottingham ForestChampionshipSt Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium

Coventry vs Nottingham Forest history

Coventry have won three of the last five, with none drawn. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. The widest margin was 3-1 to Coventry on 8 July 2022.

Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry, September 2026

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Coventry, 3-4-2-1
Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 23JairD
  3. 2Ousmane DiomandeD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 27Daniel MuñozM
  6. 21SchlagerM
  7. 24James McAteeM
  8. 3Neco WilliamsM
  9. 14Dan NdoyeM
  10. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  11. 19Liam DelapF

Bench

  1. 11Igor JesusF
  2. 9Christopher WoodF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 8Nicolás DomínguezM
  5. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
  6. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  7. 34Temitayo AinaD
  8. 25Luca NetzD
  9. 12JohnG

Coach: O. Glasner

Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 12Stephen MfuniD
  3. 4Bobby ThomasD
  4. 2Ethan PinnockD
  5. 8Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
  6. 16Ogochukwu OnyekaM
  7. 6Matthew GrimesM
  8. 3Jay DasilvaM
  9. 5Jack RudoniM
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
  11. 23Solomon Thomas-AsanteF

Bench

  1. 49Sidiki CherifF
  2. 34Gnantin GbohoF
  3. 9Ellis SimmsF
  4. 38Gustavo HamerM
  5. 29Victor TorpM
  6. 17Loum TchaounaF
  7. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
  8. 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
  9. 25Daniel BentleyG

Coach: F. Lampard

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Coventry in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 19 September 2026 in the Premier League. Coventry won 1-0. Jay Dasilva scored. Matz Sels and Carl Rushworth started in goal. O. Glasner and F. Lampard picked the sides.

Coventry vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions

When is Coventry vs Nottingham Forest?
Coventry vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 16:00 UK time on 30 May 2027 at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. The match is Matchweek 38 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Coventry vs Nottingham Forest match?
In the meeting before this one, Coventry won 1-0 on 19 September 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Coventry won 3-1 on 8 July 2022 in the Club friendly. Coventry have won 4 of the 8 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 4.

Nottingham Forest vs Coventry at City Ground

Updated 22 September 2026