English Premier
2026-09-19 - Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Saturday 19th September 2026 - Kick Off 5:30pm
This game is live on TV
Nottingham Forest
After a pretty slow start under Oliver Glasner, Nottingham Forest fans have to be much happier with what they have seen in the last couple of weeks. Losing early in the League Cup feels a blow to any club that are not competing in European competition, but Nottingham Forest earned a first Premier League win last weekend and Glasner has shown from his time with Crystal Palace that patience could be rewarded.
The Tricky Trees moved back up into 11th place in the Premier League table and they now have 5 points on the board after the win at Villa Park last weekend. Improving the 0-1-1 record at the City Ground will be key for Nottingham Forest if they are going to be challenging for a return to Europe and the side are still looking for a first goal here.
Nottingham Forest opened up the season with consecutive home defeats to Leeds United, but they are now unbeaten in 3 Premier League games. The opening results at the City Ground does mean Nottingham Forest have failed to win any of the last 5 games played in front of the home supporters.
Jair Cunha should be available, but both Nikola Milenkovic and Nicolo Savona are expected to return after the international break.
Coventry City
The last two seasons under Frank Lampard have been a very special time for Coventry City fans and the return to the Premier League is an exciting time. You would imagine the board are going to give Lampard a lot of space to manage, despite a very difficult start to the season, and it would be a real surprise if the board put the manager under any pressure even if results do not improve significantly.
Supporters are likely to be less patient having seen newly promoted clubs Ipswich Town and Hull City make strong starts to the campaign while Coventry City are 20th in the Premier League table. All 4 League games have ended in defeat and The Sky Blues have yet to score in the Division, but Coventry City have played both away games at Arsenal and Manchester City.
Coventry City were beaten in the League Cup Third Round at the CBS Arena by rivals Aston Villa, but it is the 0-5 home defeat to Brighton last Sunday that will have really hurt. The side have won at Plymouth Argyle in the League Cup, but Coventry City have won 1 of the last 5 away League games going back to the conclusion of last season.
Taiwo Awoniyi was sent off last weekend and will be serving a suspension, while Aurele Amenda suffered an injury in the League Cup defeat on Wednesday and is considered very doubtful.
Head to Head
Both Nottingham Forest and Coventry City beat the other at home in the 2021/22 season when both competed in the Championship.
Nottingham Forest have won 6 straight home games against The Sky Blues.
Prediction
The last Premier League fixture to be played on Saturday comes from the City Ground and the television cameras will be there to broadcast the fixture.
It has been a really difficult start for Coventry City and Frank Lampard is going to be wondering what solutions are available to him with the squad they have taken into the season.
Overspending is not the approach Coventry City were willing to take, but they have struggled to bridge the gap between the Championship and the Premier League.
No goals is a real issue, but you can point to a couple of very tough away fixtures at Arsenal and Manchester City and there would not have been a lot of expectation from those. However, it is Coventry City's home loss to Hull City that will have stung and the 0-5 defeat to Brighton has to have dented confidence.
This is a tough game for Coventry City against a Nottingham Forest team that have won for the first time under Oliver Glasner.
Nottingham Forest will take some time to adjust to the new manager, but Oliver Glasner has to be pleased with the performances against Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. We have seen from his time with Crystal Palace that the system is very good when it comes to away games, but Oliver Glasner needs to find a way to bring consistency to home performances now he has joined a club with big expectations.
They should have beaten Tottenham Hotspur here, but the onus will be on Nottingham Forest to take the game to Coventry City.
There is enough quality in the final third to believe Nottingham Forest can exploit some of the defensive mistakes that Coventry City are making, although the visiting team can cause problems.
In the last two weekends, the late Saturday afternoon kick off have both ended scoreless, but this looks like a game that should have plenty of attacking football on display. Coventry City have struggled for goals, but Nottingham Forest have scored twice at Liverpool and Aston Villa and The Tricky Trees have enough about them to earn the three points here behind superior composure in the final third.
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The Pick :
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Coventry City
