Overview
- Jay Dasilva scored shortly after half-time to give Coventry a 1-0 win at the City Ground on Saturday, September 19, delivering the club’s first top-flight league goal and points of the season.
- The match’s decisive moment came late when VAR Paul Howard advised a review and Gillett disallowed Igor Jesus’s goal for a foul on Caleb Yirenkyi, preserving Coventry’s lead.
- The result moved Coventry up to 18th in the Premier League and gave Frank Lampard a crucial morale boost after four opening defeats without a goal.
- Coventry had been without Taiwo Awoniyi because of suspension and carried injuries to several squad members, while Forest made defensive changes with Jair Cunha drafted into the back three.
- Forest dropped to 12th and now face questions over their late finishing at home and the VAR decision, while Coventry can use the win to try to build momentum before the international break.