Coventry City team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Coventry City play away to Nottingham Forest on Sat 19 Sep, 18:30. 6 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Coventry City a 17% chance of winning that match and a 15% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Coventry City injury news and expected return dates
6 players are currently unavailable for Coventry City. Frank Onyeka is expected back first, around Mon 28 Sep and Haji Wright is the longest absentee, around Sat 21 Nov. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Onyeka | MID | Mon 28 Sep |
| Josh Eccles | MID | Mon 12 Oct |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | DEF | Mon 12 Oct |
| Luke Woolfenden | DEF | Mon 12 Oct |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | FWD | Mon 19 Oct |
| Haji Wright | FWD | Sat 21 Nov |
Coventry City predicted line-up — away to Nottingham Forest
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 9 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Sidiki Cherif, Stephen Mfuni are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Ethan Pinnock | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Milan van Ewijk | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Bobby Thomas | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Jay Dasilva | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Matt Grimes | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Jack Rudoni | MID | 99% | 72 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | MID | 96% | 65 |
| Frank Onyeka | MID | 92% | 68 |
| Sidiki Cherif | FWD | 39% | 37 |
| Stephen Mfuni | DEF | 37% | 31 |
Coventry City fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Coventry City win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Coventry City to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Sunderland at 32% to win; the hardest looks away to Nottingham Forest at 17%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 18:30 | at Nottingham Forest | 17% | 59% | 0.94 | 15% |
| PL 6 | Mon 12 Oct, 21:00 | vs Newcastle United | 29% | 45% | 1.28 | 19% |
| PL 7 | Mon 19 Oct, 21:00 | at Tottenham Hotspur | 18% | 58% | 0.94 | 16% |
| PL 8 | Sat 24 Oct, 16:00 | vs Fulham | 30% | 43% | 1.24 | 22% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 16:00 | vs Sunderland | 32% | 39% | 1.20 | 26% |
Best Coventry City picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Ethan Pinnock is Coventry City's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.3 points, level with Bobby Thomas. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pinnock | DEF | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Bobby Thomas | DEF | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Matt Grimes | MID | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Jack Rudoni | MID | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Milan van Ewijk | DEF | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | MID | 5.4 | 2.7 |
Coventry City price changes tonight
Our projection for which Coventry City players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Thomas (DEF, 4.0) — 18% chance of a price rise tonight
- Mfuni (DEF, 4.0) — 11% chance of a price rise tonight
- Thomas-Asante (FWD, 5.0) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Bentley (GKP, 4.0) — 1% chance of a price rise tonight
- Kesler-Hayden (DEF, 4.0) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Rudoni (MID, 5.0) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Sakamoto (MID, 4.9) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Torp (MID, 5.4) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Shepherd (MID, 4.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Coventry City?
Frank Onyeka, Josh Eccles, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Luke Woolfenden, Taiwo Awoniyi, Haji Wright are currently unavailable. Frank Onyeka is expected back around Mon 28 Sep.
What is Coventry City's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Carl Rushworth, Ethan Pinnock, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Jay Dasilva. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Coventry City play next?
Away to Nottingham Forest on Sat 19 Sep, 18:30. Our model gives them a 17% chance of winning and a 15% chance of keeping a clean sheet.