Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest

Championship - Regular Season 8 Aug 2021, 15:30
Coventry City
Coventry City
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 J. Linington Round 1

Match report

Coventry City edged past Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 8 August 2021.

Coventry City dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 12 shots to Nottingham Forest's 10.

The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands), with J. Linington in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 12 - 10 On target 6 - 2 Corners 0 - 5 Fouls 16 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Kyle McFadzean
Coventry City · 1 goal
7 Viktor Gyökeres 1 goal
7 Lyle Taylor 1 goal
7 Simon Moore captained the side
7 Fankaty Dabo captained the side
First half vs second half
Coventry City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 9–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 5–0
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 0–3 0–2
Attacks 51–44 59–30
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
110 Attacks 74
49 Dangerous Attacks 40
5 On Target 2
5 Off Target 10
12 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 5
6 Shots Inside Box 6
6 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 12
0 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
64% Ball Possession 36%
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
454 Passes Total 251
342 Passes Accurate 159
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 3-4-1-2
1 S. Moore
23 F. Dabo 5 K. McFadzean 15 D. Hyam
29 J. Costa 38 G. Hamer 14 B. Sheaf 18 I. Maatsen
10 C. O'Hare
9 M. Waghorn 17 V. Gyökeres
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
30 B. Samba
27 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 6 L. Soh 26 S. McKenna 13 G. Bong
22 R. Yates 8 J. Colback
23 J. Lolley 20 B. Johnson 17 A. Mighten
33 L. Taylor
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 16 Josh Pask
  • 4 Michael Rose
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 7 Jodi Jones
  • 26 Jordan Shipley
  • 19 Tyler Walker
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 1 Ethan Horvath
  • 3 Tobias Figueiredo
  • 44 Finley Back
  • 18 Cafú
  • 38 Tyrese Fornah
  • 10 João Carvalho
  • 11 Philip Zinckernagel
Substitutions
  • 45' ↑ Tobias Figueiredo ↓ L. Mbe Soh Nottingham Forest
  • 46' ↑ M. Rose ↓ J. Da Costa Coventry City
  • 69' ↑ T. Walker ↓ M. Waghorn Coventry City
  • 70' ↑ J. Jones ↓ I. Maatsen Coventry City
  • 75' ↑ P. Zinckernagel ↓ A. Mighten Nottingham Forest
  • 88' ↑ Cafú ↓ L. Taylor Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 34' B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 49' K. McFadzean Coventry City
  • 55' I. Maatsen Coventry City
  • 58' L. Taylor Nottingham Forest
  • 61' G. Hamer Coventry City
Head-to-head
Coventry City 2 0 draws 3 Nottingham Forest
2022-07-08 Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City 1 - 3
2022-04-06 Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City 2 - 0
2021-08-08 Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 1
2021-02-02 Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 2
2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City 2 - 1
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest?
Coventry City won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest on 8 August 2021.
Who won Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest?
Coventry City won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest?
Coventry City had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.