Coventry 2–1 Nottingham Forest
Coventry
2–1HT 0–1
Nottingham Forest
Coventry played Nottingham Forest in the Championship on 8 August 2021 at The Coventry Building Society Arena. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 34'Ben Sheaf — Yellow card
- 36'L. Taylor (assist by B. Johnson)
- 49'Kyle McFadzean — Yellow card
- 55'Ian Maatsen — Yellow card
- 58'Lyle Taylor — Yellow card
- 60'Gustavo Hamer — Yellow card
- 81'V. Gyökeres (assist by B. Sheaf)
- 90+6'K. McFadzean
Line-ups
Coventry 3-4-1-2
- S. Moore
- K. McFadzean
- F. Dabo
- J. Da Costa
- D. Hyam
- I. Maatsen
- B. Sheaf
- C. O'Hare
- G. Hamer
- M. Waghorn
- V. Gyökeres
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Rose
- T. Walker
- J. Jones
- J. Allen
- J. Pask
- J. Shipley
- B. Wilson
- COACHES: M. Robins
Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1
- B. Samba
- G. Bong
- S. McKenna
- J. Lawrence-Gabriel
- L. Mbe Soh
- J. Colback
- R. Yates
- B. Johnson
- L. Taylor
- J. Lolley
- A. Mighten
- SUBSTITUTES
- Tobias Figueiredo
- P. Zinckernagel
- Cafú
- T. Fornah
- João Carvalho
- E. Horvath
- F. Back
- COACHES: C. Hughton
Match statistics
| Coventry | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 12 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 455 | Total passes | 252 |
| 343 | Accurate passes | 160 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 63% |