Sports19 September, 20262 min read
Jay DaSilva Scores as Frank Lampard’s Coventry Beat Nottingham Forest 1-0
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Jay Dasilva scored Coventry City's 1-0 winner against Nottingham Forest. It was Coventry City's first Premier League win in 25 years.
Dasilva ends 25-year wait
Coventry City won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday, with Jay Dasilva scoring in the 55th minute to deliver the club’s first Premier League win in 25 years. The Straits Times said Dasilva “sealed Coventry City’s first Premier League win for 25 years” after controlling a long delivery by goalkeeper Carl Rushworth and bending a shot past Forest keeper Matz Sels.
The BBC framed the result as a return to the top flight’s winner’s circle, recalling Coventry’s last Premier League victory as a 1-0 win over Sunderland in April 2001. Frank Lampard’s Coventry had entered the match after losing their first four games and after a 5-0 home drubbing by Brighton & Hove Albion left them without a point or a goal and with a goal difference of minus 10, according to The Straits Times.
VAR rules out Forest
In the closing stages, Forest thought they had equalised when Igor Jesus bundled the ball home, but VAR intervened and the goal was ruled out after a foul on Caleb Yirenkyi in the build-up.
The Straits Times reported that the goal was chalked off after a VAR check because Igor Jesus appeared to have clipped the foot of Caleb Yirenkyi, causing the midfielder to stumble.
The BBC said Lampard told BBC Radio 5 Live, "I thought the players were brilliant. The fight, work ethic and togetherness but also the tactical side of it."
Lampard also emphasized the psychological reset after a start that left Coventry stranded on zero points after four games, telling BBC Match of the Day that "It’s really important for some of the players" because many were making their Premier League debuts.
Lampard’s next test
The win lifted Coventry off the bottom of the Premier League table, while the same match left Nottingham Forest dropping to 12th, according to Crypto Briefing. The Straits Times said Lampard urged Coventry to keep their feet on the ground because it was “one win,” while also pointing to the league’s ruthlessness after a run that included away trips to Arsenal and Manchester City.
RTE.ie’s wrap described the match as “another game mired by VAR controversy,” noting that referee Jared Gillett was sent to the monitor and ruled there was a foul on Caleb Yirenkyi despite his original on-field decision being a goal. With Coventry’s first top-flight points arriving after four defeats and no goals, the BBC said Lampard hoped the result could be a staging post as avoiding relegation remained the main aim.