Nottingham Forest

Goals in either half from Brennan Johnson and James Garner see the Sky Blues fall to a 2-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest.

The Sky Blues replied with one of their own, as O’hare charged past the Reds' midfield to unleash Gyökeres, who jinked past his man, but saw his effort miss the target. Despite Forest’s large stake of possession, the Sky Blues had the early edge, with the ball falling to Viktor Gyökeres, but the Swede’s effort was wide of the mark. Goals in either half from Brennan Johnson and James Garner see the Sky Blues fall to a 2-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest.

It looked a daunting task on paper given Steve Cooper's men have been on an impressive eight-game unbeaten run in the league, having won their last three ...

Throw in a fulsome atmosphere generated by the home fans amid a 28,977-strong crowd driving their side on every step of the way and they look an unstoppable force destined for a top six finish. But the visitors gave a really good account of themselves and simply lacked a cutting edge in front of goal – an affliction that’s dogged them all season in close run games in which they have had more than their fair share of opportunities – those fine lines that make all the difference to History tells us that the Sky Blues have a poor recent record in the Tricky Trees’ own back yard, having lost in their previous five visits and won only six times in 44 attempts in the league, dating back to 1920 – a depressing stat that pretty much confirms bogey ground status.

The win puts Forest up to fifth in the Championship table after a goal in each half from Brennan Johnson and Man United loanee James Garner at the City ...

@JMChambers1975: So Bournemouth's next two games are Sheff Utd then M'boro and they still have to play us......Just saying. Maybe, just maybe, we could. Here is a selection of the social media reaction to the result. Says so much about this Forest team that they got through that so professionally and make it look so easy in that second half. I Just Can't Get Enough. Very decent outfit.

The Reds saw off Coventry City 2-0 with goals from Brennan Johnson and James Garner at the City Ground.

“But it was an important win. “And then we saw out a challenging game fairly comfortably. “And then at half-time, I said all of those things to the players. Because of that, we didn’t get the fluidity in the game. But we turned the ball over too much in the first half and we didn’t make enough passes. But Cooper’s side found a way to secure the three points with what proved to be a comfortable scoreline in the end.

Nottingham Forest battled to a fourth consecutive Sky Bet Championship win and climbed into the play-off places with a 2-0 victory over Coventry at the City ...

Yates shot wide as Forest pushed again – and the second goal was not long in coming. Forest took the lead in the 24th minute after Keinan Davis found Jack Colback on the left. O’Hare then lofted a clever effort narrowly over the bar.

The Reds beat Coventry City 2-0 at the City Ground to go fifth in the Championship table.

“It doesn’t count for anything being in the top-six today. “We can’t think too much about the league position going into games. In the end, that’s how we will win games.

The Sky Blues suffered a 2-0 defeat away at in-form Nottingham Forest.

Threw himself into a terrific block to deny a powerful Zinckernagel shot but was unable to stop Johnson steal possession at the far post as Forest took a 25th minute lead against the run of play. Played through by O’Hare in the second half but fired high over the bar as he lacked that final cutting edge in front of goal. City were right up for the contest and continued to battle and fight for every ball but it was Forest who took the lead, completely against the run of play, when Jack Colback was played in behind by Keinan Davis and put a threatening ball across the face of goal. Gus Hamer slipped the ball to Viktor Gyokeres in the box and the big striker took a touch before dragging his shot disappointingly wide of the far post in the fifth minute. Well beaten by Garner for Forest’s second which he smashed into the roof of the net. O’Hare played Gyokeres into the box minutes later but despite wriggling into space, the Swede hit his shot high over the bar.

Nottingham Forest beat Coventry City 2-0 last night to make it four wins in succession in the Championship for the Reds.

This season has the potential to be very special for Forest and if the wins keep rolling the long-standing record could eclipsed. The work done by Steve Cooper in such a short space of time has been nothing short of magnificent. Now, there is a real belief among the Forest ranks and a long-standing 100-year record could be in the sights of the current crop.

Coventry City defender Dominic Hyam enjoyed the extra responsibility that came with captaining the Sky Blues at Nottingham Forest.

“We’ll take our medicine and learn from it; it was a good performance for most of it but little things made the difference.” “But yeah, we’re obviously disappointed to lose but there were some good performances in there today. He also reflected on the game, saying: “We let them in two or three times and they punished us.

The Nottingham Forest steam train powered on this week as they got past tough opposition in the form of Coventry City on Wednesday night. The Reds'

The Blues have been shaky at times at the back this season though and Forest will be looking to take advantage of that with their fire-power – it’s hard to see them not winning. “Nottingham Forest are on the march. “They have games in hand on all the sides around them too, it is some position to be in.

Miltiadis Marinakis watched on as Nottingham Forest beat Coventry 2-0 at the City Ground and he was once again left impressed.

The son of Evangelos Marinakis is loving life at Forest games. The first half saw Coventry very unfortunate not to go in front. Steve Cooper is tactically astute, however, and he did manage to lead Forest to another big victory.

He scored his fourth goal of the season in Forest's 2-0 win over Coventry City last night and made his 33rd Championship appearance for the club. He's been a ...

"Like I said, I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for the academy system, I'm so grateful. "It has helped me massively in terms of where I am today," he continued when asked about the United academy. "The Championship is a hard, hard league, it's aggressive and you've got to have all the basic fundamentals before you can then bring out your talent.

Nottingham Forest defeated Coventry City to make it four league wins in succession with Brennan Johnson and James Garner scoring the goals.

Tried his hardest and at times was perhaps guilty of trying too hard. Referee Tim Robinson was typically very reluctant to give him a free kick but that didn’t stop his strength. Similar to his defensive brilliant away at Sheffield United he produced a wonderful piece of defending in the first half, sprinting back to get involved. Took his goal in the second half well. Garner was once again excellent and United must be rubbing their hands together at the thought of next season. Still, this was a steady performance from the centre-back.

Nottingham Forest were victorious once again in Championship action – but head coach Steve Cooper wasn't fully impressed with his side's 2-0 victory over…

“And then at half-time, I said all of those things to the players. “Because of that, we didn’t get the fluidity in the game. “The goals were excellent.

The Sky Blues striker remains a doubt for Sunday's trip to league leaders Fulham after picking up an injury at the weekend.

If it’s not a tear and it’s what we think it is then maybe he will be OK. But it’s down to him and how he feels really.” But it is what it is and we just have to get on with it and another game coming on Sunday now that will certainly be a test.” Hopefully it will be shaken off and he’ll be OK. We have just got to make sure it’s not a tear.

Steve Cooper's Reds are back in action at the City Ground on Saturday after beating Coventry City in midweek.

And Joe Lolley also did his best to stake his claim to make the starting line-up. Cooper could consider playing Davis and Grabban together, however, with the latter in a deeper role. Goals from Brennan Johnson and James Garner clinched a 2-0 victory to put the Reds in the play-off places.

The Sky Blues slipped to a 2-0 City Ground defeat against a free-flowing Nottingham Forest side who looks favourites for play-off success.

Explaining his decision, Robins said: “Everyone is talking about Spence being a £20-odd million player now and Johnson, who is a £20m player, and the person who is probably going to deal with that the best in our squad is probably Fanky because of his experience. Not taking their chances when they get them has been a feature of many a game this season, and that, in a nutshell, is the difference in quality between the two squads. Interestingly, the Sky Blues boss dropped Ian Maatsen and chose to task right wing-back Fankaty Dabo with the job. City’s final run in was difficult enough on paper given the quality of opposition and fact that five of the last eight after the international break fell away from home. And having passed up a brilliant chance to take the lead in the fifth minute when Viktor Gyokeres dragged his shot wide, Mark Robins’s men were punished 20 minutes later when Brennan Johnson took full advantage of a goalmouth scramble. Forest had scored 11 goals in their previous three Championship encounters, so to keep them down to two and make them uncomfortable enough to think that an upset could be on the cards was encouraging.

Steve Cooper has suggested Birmingham City's "free week" between games will add to the challenge facing Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Speaking to club media after the game, he said: “We’ve got only two days now before we come back here on Saturday. Birmingham have had a free week so they’re going to be ready to go here and fresh-legged. It’s going to be a test of Cooper’s squad depth and is going to be fascinating to see what changes he makes. “But as I always say, nothing is a disadvantage unless you think it is.

Forest secured a vital three points thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson and James Garner; making it four victories on the spin in the Championship. The Reds ...

Forest now have the challenge of continuing their fine form and cementing a place in the top six. Forest have quality all over the pitch and for the first time in many years, there doesn’t really appear to be a weak link. At this stage of the campaign, points mean prizes typically and Forest are on a fantastic run of form at the moment.

Nottingham Forest are ready to make a fresh attempt to sign Blackpool winger Josh Bowler this summer, sources have exclusively told Football League World.

With that in mind though, Blackpool are ready to cash in on Bowler this summer, with a whole host of suitors lining up to make bids. Burnley, Leicester City, Bournemouth and Fulham are all also tracking Bowler and an offer in the region of £5 million will be enough to secure his services, with Forest planning to make a major play regardless of what division they are in next season. Nottingham Forest are ready to make a fresh attempt to sign Blackpool winger Josh Bowler this summer, sources have exclusively told Football League World.

Nottingham Forest are ready to reignite their transfer interest in Blackpool's Josh Bowler this summer, with teams like Burnley, Leicester City, ...

The same report goes on to claim that all of Burnley, Leicester City, Bournemouth and Fulham are interested, though none of this is new information as previous reports have credited all of the above teams with an interest in Bowler. Now though, Football League World have claimed that Forest are set to reignite their interest in Bowler this summer, with an offer of £5million set to seal the deal. Nottingham Forest are ready to reignite their transfer interest in Blackpool’s Josh Bowler this summer, with teams like Burnley, Leicester City, Bournemouth and Fulham all interested.

Steve Cooper's Nottingham Forest hosted Coventry last night and were able to overcome them to win 2-0 taking them to fifth in the league.

James Garner was then able to double his side’s lead in the 61st minute with a shot into the top corner. However, Forest continued in their commitment to the game and were rewarded with a second goal in the second half showing Cooper’s side have the tenacity to keep going. Given Nottingham Forest scored their first goal 25 minutes into the game and went into half time with an advantage, at this stage in the season it’s not uncommon to see teams defend their goal and possibly make tactical changes.

Nottingham Forest will make a fresh bid to sign Blackpool winger Josh Bowler during the summer transfer window.

At 23 he has plenty of years ahead of him and he wouldn’t cost the earth in the way of a transfer fee either. He was part of the Blackpool side that got destroyed 4-1 by the Reds during a routine afternoon for Steve Cooper’s men. Bowler is out of contract in the summer; although Blackpool have an option to extend that by a further year which will almost certainly be activated.

The Ticket Office advise that the Nottingham Forest fixture is now off sale once more as all Season Ticket holder 'buy backs' have again been sold.

These vouchers will be available to collect on the matchday concerned and will have an expiry date of June 30th. Your seats will be cancelled for these games and in return a £10 buy back voucher (£5 for Youths) will be made available for collection. The Ticket Office advise that the Nottingham Forest fixture is now off sale once more as all Season Ticket holder 'buy backs' have again been sold.

Sky Blues defender Dom Hyam looked back on last night's 2-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.

They’ve got all of the momentum, they’re young, they’re fresh and momentum is a massive thing in football so they might go all the way. You get challenges like this against strikers with 38 goals in 39 games. “We looked to punish them and it didn’t quite happen, but they have some really good players and I fancy them to go all the way in the playoffs, to be honest.

Several Forest fans were able to hear BBC Radio Nottingham's commentary of the match rather than Sky's own talent when watching their television coverage of ...

Here is a selection of the social media reaction to Sky's technical issues. Several Forest fans were able to hear BBC Radio Nottingham's commentary of the match rather than Sky's own talent, or none at all, while watching. George Woods: So on the red button tonight lads we can have the score or commentary you can actually listen to, but not both at the same time.

Championship side Nottingham Forest will be devising two different transfer strategies in the summer with the club currently unclear as to what league they ...

Regardless of this though, they will need depth regardless of which division they are in so he could be the ideal replacement needed to come in for Tobias Figueiredo who doesn’t look set to earn himself a fresh deal at the City Ground before his contract expires in the summer. Arguably, he has also shown enough quality in the second tier to earn a move to the top tier, so he could be a decent addition regardless of the division Forest are in next season. This looks set to provide the East Midlands outfit with another opportunity with a chance to recruit him for free in the summer though – and this addition would be a real coup for Cooper’s men considering how consistent he has been in recent years.

This article is part of Football League World's 'Terrace Talk' series, which provides personal opinions from our FLW Fan Pundits regarding the latest ...

I think that could be really tough for us, especially with the history with Wilder.” Their performances against Premier League sides in the FA Cup this year goes to show that both would be great competitors in the top tier if they were to take the step up and this is a clear warning to the rest of the division including the Blades. Added to this, the second-tier side also have at least one game in hand over most of the teams around them and are now in pole position to secure their place in the top six despite their poor start to the season.

Nottingham Forest have a few players out of contract at the end of this season, and they could be among those who may have played for the club for the last ...

The 33-year-old Senegalese defender has barely featured under Cooper, with his last matchday involvement coming against Cardiff City on January 30th. Nottingham Forest sit in 8th place as it stands, just one point away from the play-offs. Nottingham Forest have a few players out of contract at the end of this season, and they could be among those who may have played for the club for the last time.

The Sky Blues are in Championship action against in-form Forest at the City Ground tonight.

Sky Blues boss Mark Robins is under no illusions as to the job in hand but remains confident his players can rise to the challenge, saying: "It will be a brilliant game and brilliant atmosphere. He’s added pace and power and are on the front foot, so we have just got to see if we can turn the tide a little bit.” It looks a daunting task on paper, however, given Steve Cooper’s men are on an impressive eight-game unbeaten run in the league, having won their last three, their latest a 4-1 thrashing of Blackpool away from home, having previously put three past QPR and four past Reading at home.

Nottingham Forest take on Coventry tonight and in Martyn Waghorn, the visitors have a player who loves scoring against the Reds.

He scored and assisted two as Wigan won 4-1 at the City Ground in Billy Davies’ second spell in charge. Although he’s not a particularly good player, he does seem to come up trumps against Forest. Waghorn had actually signed for the Rams in a deal worth £5 million from Ipswich in August 2018.

The Reds will look to extend their unbeaten run in the league as they take on the Sky Blues at the City Ground.

And he is among the substitutes again as Brice Samba keeps his place between the posts. A Brennan Johnson brace, and goals from Philip Zinckernagel and Sam Surridge clinched the three points at Bloomfield Road. And first up is a meeting with the Sky Blues.

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Forest come into the game unbeaten in their last eight Championship matches and having won four of their last five league games. On Saturday, The Reds marked ...

Coventry City have a handful of players who see their contract at the club expire in the summer, meaning some of which may have played their last game for ...

He is a regular in the squad when fit, making 32 league appearances this season and being a solid output in the Coventry City defence. He is now injured again after hobbling off in the early stages of their tie against Derby County before the international break that has been confirmed as a significant tear to his groin. They face Nottingham Forest tonight, which is a big game for both sides in the top-six race.

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has named his team to play Coventry City in this evening's Championship encounter.

They led for a large amount of the game but two goals in the last five minutes saw the Sky Blues claim an unlikely win. Only Fulham have won more points than Forest since Cooper came in on game week number nine. Chris Hughton has departed and Steve Cooper has taken the team from rock-bottom to play-off contenders in just eight months.

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