Full Time
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Goal
Peter Davenport
23'
Goal
Garry Birtles
53'
Goal
Garry Birtles
85'
Game #2704 | League game #2462
Season game #23 | Division One game #20
Bobby Gould game #
Nottingham Forest 5th | Coventry City 7th (22)
Forest inflict City’s first defeat in ten games with a superb display of finishing from Gary Birtles. Forest look title contenders. The Sky Blues badly miss the injured Gibson and the ill Bamber, but still have chances and the scoreline flatters Forest who are pinned back for long periods.
Referee:
TA Jones
1
Hans Van Breukelen
2
Viv Anderson
3
Kenny Swain
4
Bryn Gunn
5
Chris Fairclough
6
Ian Bowyer
7
Steve Wigley
78'
8
Steve Hodge
9
Garry Birtles
53'85'
10
Peter Davenport
23'
11
Colin Walsh
Substitutes
12
Ian Wallace
78'
Coach
Brian Clough
73'
Substitutes
73'
Coach
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Goal
1:0
23'
Peter Davenport
Goal
2:0
53'
Garry Birtles
73'
Substitute
In:Ian Butterworth
Out:Graham Withey
Substitute
78'
In:Ian Wallace
Out:Steve Wigley
Goal
3:0
85'
Garry Birtles
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
Coventry City
Out
Steve Wigley
In
Ian Wallace
78'
