Nottingham Forest 0 Coventry City 1 - Reds beaten at City Ground

LIVE EVENT ENDEDUpdated 21 hours agoNottingham Forest 0 Coventry City 1 - Reds suffer controversial defeat at City GroundNottingham Forest's poor home form continued as they lost to the newly-promoted Sky Blues at the City GroundCommentsSportSarah Clapson Nottingham Forest correspondentNottingham Forest’s miserable home form continued in their final outing before the international break as they fell 1-0 to Coventry City on the banks of the Trent.

Victory over Aston Villa last weekend and their first three points of the season had felt like lift-off for the Reds’ new era under Oliver Glasner. Here was an opportunity to build on that and end their home hoodoo ahead of the international break.

Prior to their clash with the Sky Blues, Forest had not registered a league win at the City Ground since April, when they battered Burnley 4-1. This term, they had not even managed a goal on the banks of the Trent in their first three outings in all competitions.

Forest were never going to have it all their own way, though, and chances came at both ends in a relatively even first half. Indeed, it was the visitors who enjoyed the majority of the possession before the break.

For all that Coventry saw plenty of the ball, they struggled to really test Matz Sels. The Belgian comfortably got behind Brandon Thomas-Asante’s drive from range and had earlier seen Jack Rudoni blaze an effort over.

The hosts had the better of the openings but couldn’t quite find the finish. McAtee twice had a shot blocked, Dan Ndoye and Liam Delap fired off target and Neco Williams was thwarted by Rushworth.

It was turning into a frustrating afternoon for the hosts. They needed a spark from somewhere, but it was the visitors who found one with 55 minutes on the clock.

A long punt downfield from Rushworth was latched on to by Jay Dasilva, who got the better of Daniel Munoz and then did the same to Sels. It was Coventry’s first Premier League goal in 25 years.

Glasner’s men needed a response, but they were struggling to conjure one up. The Reds head coach turned to his bench by bringing on strikers Igor Jesus and then Chris Wood but the Sky Blues continued to block the route to goal and also forged a few moments of promise of their own.

Jesus was desperately close to scoring from off the bench for the second game in succession. The Brazilian clipped the ball over Rushworth but it was hooked off the line by Bobby Thomas.

New Updates19th Sep19:42 BSTFull-timeNottingham Forest’s miserable home form continued in their final outing before the international break as they fell 1-0 to Coventry City on the banks of the Trent.

Victory over Aston Villa last weekend and their first three points of the season had felt like lift-off for the Reds’ new era under Oliver Glasner. Here was an opportunity to build on that and end their home hoodoo ahead of the international break.

Prior to their clash with the Sky Blues, Forest had not registered a league win at the City Ground since April, when they battered Burnley 4-1. This term, they had not even managed a goal on the banks of the Trent in their first three outings in all competitions.

Forest were never going to have it all their own way, though, and chances came at both ends in a relatively even first half. Indeed, it was the visitors who enjoyed the majority of the possession before the break.

For all that Coventry saw plenty of the ball, they struggled to really test Matz Sels. The Belgian comfortably got behind Brandon Thomas-Asante’s drive from range and had earlier seen Jack Rudoni blaze an effort over.

The hosts had the better of the openings but couldn’t quite find the finish. McAtee twice had a shot blocked, Dan Ndoye and Liam Delap fired off target and Neco Williams was thwarted by Rushworth.

It was turning into a frustrating afternoon for the hosts. They needed a spark from somewhere, but it was the visitors who found one with 55 minutes on the clock.

A long punt downfield from Rushworth was latched on to by Jay Dasilva, who got the better of Daniel Munoz and then did the same to Sels. It was Coventry’s first Premier League goal in 25 years.

Glasner’s men needed a response, but they were struggling to conjure one up. The Reds head coach turned to his bench by bringing on strikers Igor Jesus and then Chris Wood but the Sky Blues continued to block the route to goal and also forged a few moments of promise of their own.

Jesus was desperately close to scoring from off the bench for the second game in succession. The Brazilian clipped the ball over Rushworth but it was hooked off the line by Bobby Thomas.

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