Overview
- Coventry, which have lost their opening four Premier League matches without scoring, travel to the City Ground on Saturday 19 September still rooted to the bottom of the table.
- Frank Lampard’s side arrive hampered by injuries to Aurele Amenda, Haji Wright and others and by the suspension of Taiwo Awoniyi after his sending off against Brighton.
- Nottingham Forest have picked up five points and won 2-1 at Aston Villa last weekend but remain without a league goal at home this season.
- Bookmakers make Forest favourites for the televised 17:30 BST kick-off on Sky Sports Main Event and previews highlight Forest’s growing cohesion under Oliver Glasner.
- Coventry’s drought is historically rare yet the club’s chance creation metrics suggest a finishing problem rather than a complete lack of chance creation which means a single goal could alter the club’s morale and short-term outlook.