Sky Blues pick up first Premier League win in 25 years

Coventry City recorded their first Premier League win in 25 years following a slender 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on the Metropolis Floor.

Jay Dasilva scored the one purpose of the sport shortly after half-time to offer Frank Lampard’s facet a well-known victory to elevate them off the foot of the desk and as much as 18th.

For Forest, who noticed a purpose dominated out late on, they occupy twelfth spot after struggling their second league defeat of the marketing campaign.

Nothing to separate the 2 sides

Coventry got here into the sport having not but discovered the web since their return to the Premier League. That confirmed little signal if altering within the early moments, with Jack Rudoni blasting excessive over the bar.

Frank Lampard’s facet had one other sight of purpose a couple of minutes later when Brandon Thomas-Asante’s first-time effort from the sting of the field was saved by Matz Sels.

On the different finish, Neco Williams fired a shot from vary but it surely was straight at Carl Rushworth within the Coventry purpose.

A 25-year wait involves an finish

Nothing may separate the 2 sides going into the break in what was proving to be a cagey affair on the Metropolis Floor.

Nevertheless, simply 10 minutes after the restart, historical past was made. From a protracted ball excessive, Dasilva nipped in behind Daniel Munoz earlier than neatly lifting the ball over Sels to attain his first Coventry purpose, and the membership’s first within the top-flight in 1 / 4 of a century.

Lampard’s males, for the primary time within the league this season, had a result in defend – one thing Bobby Thomas helped protect when he athletically cleared off the road to forestall a sure purpose after Igor Jesus had clipped the ball over Rushworth.