Match Report
Before the match
Coventry City: two wins and three defeats over five games; six goals scored, ten conceded. Tottenham were their latest opponents, away on 19 October: a 3-1 defeat; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to Newcastle on 12 October.
On 19 October, Tottenham faced Coventry City in Premier League: Coventry City lost 1-3 away from home, having scored one and conceded three. Premier League, 12 October brought a home meeting with Newcastle; Coventry City won 4-1, a return of four goals scored and one conceded. Coventry City visited Nottingham on 19 September (Premier League) and won 1-0; their goals totalled one, compared with zero conceded. Brighton Hove travelled to face Coventry City (Premier League) on 13 September. For Coventry City, the score was 0-5: zero goals scored, five allowed. 0-1 was Coventry City's result against Man City on 5 September (Premier League), playing away from home; Coventry City lost, with zero scored to one conceded.
six points in seven matches put Coventry City 18th in the pre-match results-based Premier League standings.
five goals for and six against accompanied Fulham's one win, two draws and two defeats across five outings. On 17 October, Fulham recorded a 1-0 win hosting Hull City.
17 October: Fulham won 1-0 against Hull City at home in Premier League, scoring one goal and allowing zero. Against Ipswich Town in Premier League, Fulham scored one and conceded two on 10 October; the away from home result was 1-2. Fulham's at home game on 20 September (Premier League) ended 1-1 against Man United, with one goal for and one against. On 12 September, Liverpool faced Fulham in Premier League: Fulham drew 0-0 away from home, having scored zero and conceded zero. Premier League, 5 September brought a home meeting with Crystal Palace; Fulham lost 2-3, a return of two goals scored and three conceded.
Fulham: 19th, five points, seven matches in the calculated Premier League standings at kickoff.
Earlier results between these sides included a 3-1 away win for Coventry City on 10 April 2022 and a 4-1 home win for Coventry City on 2 October 2021.
After the match
Fulham edged past Coventry City 1-0 on 24 October 2026. Oscar Bobb opened the scoring 80 minutes into the game for Fulham, set up by Joshua King, to make it 1-0. Shea Charles (36') and Antonee Robinson (82') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Coventry City slightly the stronger side, by 65 rating points over Fulham, even though it was Fulham who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Fulham only a 20.4% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. Fulham won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 2 meetings without a win. Coventry City: five substitutions. two yellow cards went to Fulham. Fulham: five substitutions. Fulham conceded no goals.