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Nottingham Forest line up in a 3-4-2-1 and Coventry in a 3-4-2-1. Nottingham Forest are without Nikola Milenković and Nicolò Savona; Coventry are without Aurèle Amenda and Taiwo Awoniyi. Kick-off is 17:30 on 19 September 2026 at City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 19 Sept 2026, 17:30
- Stadium
- City Ground, Nottingham
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 5
- Days since last match
- Nottingham Forest 7, Coventry 3
Nottingham Forest confirmed lineup
- 26Matz SelsG
- 23JairD
- 2Ousmane DiomandeD
- 5MurilloD
- 27Daniel MuñozM
- 21Xaver SchlagerM
- 24James McAteeM
- 3Neco WilliamsM
- 14Dan NdoyeM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Liam DelapF
Bench
- 11Igor JesusF
- 9Christopher WoodF
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 8Nicolás DomínguezM
- 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 34Temitayo AinaD
- 25Luca NetzD
- 12JohnG
Coach: O. Glasner
Nottingham Forest started in a 3-4-2-1. Nikola Milenković, Nicolò Savona and Nikola Milenković and 1 other were out. Jair came into the eleven after not starting away to Aston Villa. O. Glasner set up with three at the back, six in midfield and one up front.
Coventry confirmed lineup
- 19Carl RushworthG
- 12Stephen MfuniD
- 4Bobby ThomasD
- 2Ethan PinnockD
- 8Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
- 16Ogochukwu OnyekaM
- 6Matthew GrimesM
- 3Jay DasilvaM
- 5Jack RudoniM
- 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 23Solomon Thomas-AsanteF
Bench
- 49Sidiki CherifF
- 34Gnantin GbohoF
- 9Ellis SimmsF
- 38Gustavo HamerM
- 29Victor TorpM
- 17Loum TchaounaF
- 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 25Daniel BentleyG
Coach: F. Lampard
Coventry started in a 3-4-2-1. Aurèle Amenda, Taiwo Awoniyi and Joshua Eccles and 9 others were out. Carl Rushworth, Ethan Pinnock and Ogochukwu Onyeka and 5 others came into the eleven after not starting at home to Aston Villa. F. Lampard set up with three at the back, six in midfield and one up front.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry form guide
Last 5, all competitionsNottingham Forest- L
- L
- D
- D
- W
Nottingham Forest won one of their last five matches, drew two and lost two. They scored 4 goals and conceded 6 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. They failed to score in three of them. Their most recent match was a 2-1 win away to Aston Villa on 12 September 2026.
Coventry- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Coventry won one of their last five matches, drew none and lost four. They scored 5 goals and conceded 12 across those five. They failed to score in three of them. Their most recent match was a 1-3 defeat at home to Aston Villa on 16 September 2026.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry head to head
- 4
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 0
- Draws
- 3
- Coventry wins
10–8 on goals in 7 meetings since 15 October 2011
Recent Nottingham Forest vs Coventry results
- Nottingham Forest1–3CoventryClub friendlyPinatar Arena Football Center
- Nottingham Forest2–0CoventryChampionshipThe City Ground
- Coventry2–1Nottingham ForestChampionshipThe Coventry Building Society Arena
- Coventry1–2Nottingham ForestChampionshipSt Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
- Nottingham Forest2–1CoventryChampionshipThe City Ground
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry history
Nottingham Forest have won three of the last five, with none drawn. Coventry have not won any of their two visits to City Ground. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. The widest margin was 3-1 to Coventry on 8 July 2022.
The City Ground
Nottingham Forest play at The City Ground in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. The ground holds 30,576. Coventry have not won there in two visits. Nottingham Forest have won two of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Coventry's most recent visit was on 6 April 2022, a 0-2 defeat.
Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Coventry, April 2022
- 30B. SambaG
- 3Tobias FigueiredoD
- 26S. McKennaD
- 4Joseph WorrallD
- 2Diop SpenceM
- 8J. ColbackM
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 37James GarnerM
- 20Brennan JohnsonF
- 11P. ZinckernagelF
- 9K. DavisF
Bench
- 23J. LolleyF
- 16S. SurridgeF
- 7L. GrabbanF
- 17Alexander MightenF
- 14R. LaryeaD
- 18CafúM
- 1E. HorvathG
Coach: S. Cooper
- 1Simon MooreG
- 27Jake BidwellD
- 23F. DaboM
- 20T. KaneM
- 4M. RoseD
- 15D. HyamD
- 8J. AllenM
- 14B. SheafM
- 10C. O'HareF
- 38Gustavo HamerM
- 17Viktor GyökeresF
Bench
- 18Ian MaatsenD
- 30F. TavaresF
- 36R. HowleyM
- 26J. ShipleyM
- 41W. BapagaM
- 13Ben WilsonG
- 9M. WaghornF
Coach: M. Robins
Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Coventry in a 3-5-1-1 when the clubs last met, on 6 April 2022 in the Championship. Nottingham Forest won 2-0. Brennan Johnson and James Garner scored. B. Samba and Simon Moore started in goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry lineups — common questions
- What was the score in Nottingham Forest vs Coventry?
- Coventry beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at City Ground in Nottingham on 19 September 2026. The match was Matchweek 5 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Jarred Gillett. Before it, Nottingham Forest had won 4 of the 7 meetings between the clubs and Coventry 3.
- Who was missing for Nottingham Forest?
- Nottingham Forest were without Nikola Milenković, Nicolò Savona and Nikola Milenković and 1 other. The reasons given were muscle injury and knee injury. Coventry had twelve unavailable and none doubtful. Nottingham Forest last played seven days before this match, a 2-1 away win over Aston Villa.
- What formation did Coventry play?
- Coventry started this match in a 3-4-2-1. Carl Rushworth started in goal, with three at the back, six in midfield and one up front. F. Lampard picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.
Coventry vs Nottingham Forest at Coventry Building Society Arena
Updated 21 September 2026