Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City: Dasilva Decides It
Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 0-1 thanks to a Jay Dasilva goal, despite Forest's dominance in shots and possession.
- Jay Dasilva's 55th-minute goal, assisted by Carl Rushworth, gave Coventry City an away win
- Nottingham Forest dominated statistically (62% possession, 24 shots) but failed to score
- Coventry City move to 3 points, Nottingham Forest stay on 5 points after 5 matchdays
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City Goal: Dasilva 55' (Coventry City)
Coventry City won at The City Ground despite Nottingham Forest dominating possession and shots. Jay Dasilva's second-half goal, assisted by Carl Rushworth, decided the match.
The Match
Loum Tchaouna replaced Ephron Mason-Clark for Coventry City at the start of the second half (46').
Coventry City took the lead in the 55th minute. Jay Dasilva scored, assisted by Carl Rushworth, making it 0-1.
Nottingham Forest reacted with a substitution shortly after, bringing on Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye (59'). In the same minute, Liam Delap was booked.
Nottingham Forest made further changes in search of an equaliser: Chris Wood replaced Ousmane Diomande (73'), while Coventry City brought on Ellis Simms for Jack Rudoni (74').
Forest continued to make changes late on, with Ibrahim Sangaré coming on for James McAtee and Luca Netz replacing Daniel Muñoz, both in the 83rd minute.
A VAR check involving Igor Jesus was recorded in the 88th minute.
In stoppage time, Coventry City made a final substitution, with Joel Latibeaudiere coming on for Caleb Yirenkyi (90+1'). Jair Cunha was booked for Nottingham Forest in the 90+4th minute.
The match ended 0-1 in favour of Coventry City.
The Numbers
- Corners: 6-2 (Nottingham Forest - Coventry City)
- Shots: 24-10
- Possession: 62%-38%
- Fouls: 12-10
- Yellow cards: 2-0
- Shots on target: 3-3
Table and Next Fixtures
Nottingham Forest sit 13th with 5 points from 5 games (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, 4 goals scored, 5 conceded).
Coventry City are 18th with 3 points from 5 games (1 win, 0 draws, 4 losses, 1 goal scored, 10 conceded).
At the top of the table: Manchester City lead with 15 points, followed by Arsenal (12), Brighton & Hove Albion (10) and Brentford (9).
Next fixtures:
- Nottingham Forest: Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest, Sunday 11 October 2026, 15:00 (Premier League)
- Coventry City: Coventry City vs Newcastle United, Monday 12 October 2026, 21:00 (Premier League)
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