Nottingham Forest host Coventry City at The City Ground on Saturday, September 19 (12:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM CT / 9:30 AM PT).
Nottingham Forest will again be missing the injured Nicolo Savona, Nikola Milenkovic and Jair Cunha, all ruled out with knee or thigh injuries, so Morgan Gibbs-White should keep pulling the strings after 1 goal, 2 assists and 8 chances created already this season, with James McAtee (11 chances created) and strikers Liam Delap and Igor Jesus among the other likely starters. Coventry City’s absentee list is longer: the suspended Taiwo Awoniyi joins the injured Haji Wright, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden on the sidelines, Frank Onyeka is a doubt with a wrist problem, and that leaves Jack Rudoni and Milan van Ewijk to shoulder much of the creative burden again.
Forest’s draws with Tottenham and Liverpool either side of the loss to Leeds show a side that is hard to beat without offering much going forward, which should suit them against a Coventry side that has not scored in any of their last three matches and sits on a goal difference of -10 from four games. With Forest on 5 points and Coventry still on 0, the early-season gap points toward a tight, low-scoring finish rather than a shootout.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City: Best Bets & Predictions
Nottingham Forest look to turn draws into wins against a Coventry side still searching for their first points of the season.
Our approach: our Signal model weighs this season's league form, underlying shot and chance-creation numbers, and current availability to build the picture below, then converts that into set match-outcome, correct-score, Both Teams to Score and goals picks.
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Season Form & Standings
Nottingham Forest have taken 5 points from 4 games this season, with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss and a goal difference of 0. Coventry City have lost all 4 of their matches, picking up 0 points and sit on a goal difference of -10.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Coventry City | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Nottingham Forest
3-4-2-1Coventry City
3-4-2-1Potential Match-Winners
- Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest): The attacking midfielder has 1 goal and 2 assists this season and leads his side with 8 chances created and 10 shots.
- James McAtee (Nottingham Forest): The midfielder has created 11 chances and put 2 of his 5 shots on target, making him a steady supply line.
- Jack Rudoni (Coventry City): The attacking midfielder has created 8 chances and landed 3 of his 5 shots on target, easily Coventry’s brightest attacking outlet despite the winless run.
Recent Form
Nottingham Forest: L D D
- 2026-09-05: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham (D, home)
- 2026-08-29: Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest (D, away)
- 2026-08-22: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds (L, home)
Forest’s last three league matches have brought a 0-1 home loss to Leeds, a 2-2 draw at Liverpool and a goalless 0-0 draw with Tottenham at home, form that reads L D D.
Coventry City: L L L
- 2026-09-05: Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City (L, away)
- 2026-08-29: Coventry City 0-1 Hull City (L, home)
- 2026-08-21: Arsenal 3-0 Coventry City (L, away)
Coventry’s form reads L L L, following a 3-0 loss at Arsenal, a 0-1 home defeat to Hull City and a 1-0 loss at Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City Prediction
Our Signal model sides with Nottingham Forest to see this one out 1-0, with Coventry’s return of 0 points from four games and a goal difference of -10 doing little to suggest a first win of the season is close. Forest, with 5 points from 4 games, should have enough control to force a single goal without opening themselves up at the other end.