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Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

Nottingham Forest 0–1 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.5 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.1 – 0.7
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Nottingham Forest favourites at 74%.

Coventry City won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ethan Pinnock, 77.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ephron Mason-Clark +26.3, Jay DaSilva +24.7, Jack Rudoni +23.5.

Well below it: James McAtee −18.9, Dan Ndoye −17.4, Matz Sels −12.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Nottingham Forest

12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Aston Villa Premier League
5 Sep 2026D 0–0v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
29 Aug 2026D 2–2at Liverpool FC Premier League
25 Aug 2026L 0–2v Leeds United EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026L 0–1v Leeds United Premier League

Coventry City

16 Sep 2026L 1–3v Aston Villa EFL Cup
13 Sep 2026L 0–5v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League
5 Sep 2026L 0–1at Manchester City Premier League
29 Aug 2026L 0–1v Hull City Premier League
25 Aug 2026W 4–2at Plymouth Argyle EFL Cup

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Murillo Defender90000.0757.4+7.4
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder9000–55.7−3.0
Ousmane Diomande Defender73000.0551.7−0.5
Neco Williams Defender90000.0949.6−1.2
Igor Jesus Forward31000.2749.4–
Liam Delap Forward90000.1444.6−2.4
Xaver Schlager Midfielder90000.0543.8−4.2
Daniel Muñoz Midfielder83000.1143.1−9.2
Jair Defender90000.0242.9−1.1
Luca Netz Defender1400–42.8–
Chris Wood Forward1700–42.4–
Dan Ndoye Midfielder59000.1639.8−17.4
James McAtee Midfielder83000.1838.8−18.9
Matz Sels Goalkeeper9000–37.9−12.6
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder1400–33.7–

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender100–100.0–
Ethan Pinnock Defender9000–77.9+22.8
Jack Rudoni Midfielder74000.0967.4+23.5
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder45000.0262.9+26.3
Jay DaSilva Defender90100.3361.6+24.7
Bobby Thomas Defender90000.0660.4+13.5
Stephen Mfuni Defender9000–54.2+18.2
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9001–49.9+0.5
Matt Grimes Midfielder90000.0249.9+6.7
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward90000.1248.8+10.6
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder8900–46.9+1.2
Ellis Simms Forward1600–44.9–
Loum Tchaouna Midfielder45000.0444.3−7.2
Frank Onyeka Midfielder9000–40.1−0.4