PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 19/09)

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·17 September 2026

PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 19/09)

Nottingham Forest and Coventry City face each other this Saturday at the The City Ground for round five of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Nottingham Forest have won 5 points to date and are placed in 11th position. In their last game, Oliver Glasner's team won 1-2 against Aston Villa (Premier League 2026/27).

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Coventry City have 0 points to their name this season and occupy 20th position in the table. Last time out, Frank Lampard's team slipped to a 1-3 defeat against Aston Villa (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Nottingham Forest winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo, Daniel Muñoz, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams, Dan Ndoye, Liam Delap, Morgan Gibbs-White

Coventry City: Carl Rushworth, Aurèle Amenda, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Milan van Ewijk, Matt Grimes, Frank Onyeka, Jay Dasilva, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Loum Tchaouna

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Nottingham Forest

Nicolò Savona - Injury

Coventry City

Haji Wright - Thigh Problems
Kaine Kesler-Hayden - Injury
Luke Woolfenden - Injury

Last starting XIs

Nottingham Forest ( vs Aston Villa 2026-09-12): Matz Sels, Ola Aina, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo, Daniel Muñoz, Xaver Schlager, James McAtee, Neco Williams, Dan Ndoye, Liam Delap, Morgan Gibbs-White

Coventry City ( vs Aston Villa 2026-09-16): Daniel Bentley, Joel Latibeaudiere, Aurèle Amenda, Bobby Thomas, Stephen Mfuni, Victor Torp, Caleb Yirenkyi, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Gustavo Hamer, Yann Gboho, Sidiki Chérif

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MANAGERS

Frank Lampard has faced Nottingham Forest on five occasions, recording one win, three draws and one defeat

TEAMS

Away from home, Coventry City have gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
Coventry City currently have one win in their last six games.
Coventry City have gone six consecutive games conceding goals.
Coventry City are coming off four consecutive games without a win.
Coventry City are coming off four consecutive defeats.
At home, Nottingham Forest are coming off three consecutive games without a win.
Nottingham Forest are coming off three consecutive games without defeat.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nottingham Forest and Coventry City have already met 96 times, with Nottingham Forest holding the edge: 48 wins, compared with 20 Coventry City victories.
At The City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the advantage in their meetings with Coventry City: 32 wins in 48 games. Coventry City have seven victories.
In the English League, the two teams have met 50 times, with 25 Nottingham Forest wins, 17 draws and eight Coventry City victories.