Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City

Coventry City left the City Ground with all three points after a tight, scrappy affair that stayed goalless right up until half-time. Forest huffed and puffed without ever really unlocking a well-drilled visiting defence, and the breakthrough everyone had been waiting for didn't arrive until the second half, when Coventry found the goal that settled it. The final score, 0-1, tells the story of a game that promised little in the opening 45 minutes but turned on one moment of quality after the break. For Forest, this is a result that will sting more than most on home soil. They've now got plenty to work on heading into the next round of fixtures, with questions over their final ball and composure in front of goal likely to dominate the inquest. Coventry, by contrast, will fly home buoyed by a gritty away win that showed real discipline and game management. On a day when chances were hard to come by, it was Coventry who made theirs count.

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City was the final score at City Ground, in a game where Coventry City did enough across the ninety minutes to deserve the three points. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 63% in favour of Nottingham Forest, Coventry City made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 24 attempts from Nottingham Forest against 10 from Coventry City over the course of the game. It was not always comfortable for Coventry City, and Nottingham Forest pushed for a way back into the game, but the result stood. Games like this can carry real weight later in the season, so this is a scoreline worth remembering. Below is a closer look at how the match broke down, statistically.