Coventry City vs Fulham preview: Separated by one point in the table

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Coventry City host Fulham in Premier League Matchweek 8 on Saturday 24 October, with kick-off at 3pm at The Coventry Building Society Arena. Adam Herczeg is the referee.

Coventry are 17th with 6 points from seven games (won 2, lost 5). Fulham are 18th with 5 points from seven (won 1, drawn 2, lost 4), so one point separates the sides.

Recent form

Coventry have won 2 and lost 4 of their last six matches, scoring 7 goals and conceding 13. They lost 0-1 at Manchester City, 0-5 at home to Brighton and 1-3 at home to Aston Villa, then won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest and 4-1 at home to Newcastle. Their most recent match was a 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on Monday 19 October.

Fulham have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last six, scoring 8 and conceding 8. They drew 0-0 at Liverpool and 1-1 with Manchester United, and beat West Ham 3-2 away. After a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town on Saturday 10 October, they beat Hull City 1-0 at home on Saturday 17 October.

Team	Last six (oldest first)
Coventry City	LLLWWL LLLWWL
Fulham	LDWDLW LDWDLW

Coventry City: last six results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Mon 19 Oct	Away	Tottenham	1-3	L
Mon 12 Oct	Home	Newcastle	4-1	W
Sat 19 Sep	Away	Nottingham Forest	1-0	W
Wed 16 Sep	Home	Aston Villa	1-3	L
Sun 13 Sep	Home	Brighton	0-5	L
Sat 5 Sep	Away	Man City	0-1	L

Fulham: last six results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Sat 17 Oct	Home	Hull City	1-0	W
Sat 10 Oct	Away	Ipswich Town	1-2	L
Sun 20 Sep	Home	Man Utd	1-1	D
Tue 15 Sep	Away	West Ham	3-2	W
Sat 12 Sep	Away	Liverpool	0-0	D
Sat 5 Sep	Home	Crystal Palace	2-3	L

What the managers said

Frank Lampard (Coventry City)

Lampard said Loum Tchaouna and Yann Gboho are training and fit, but are still adapting to how Coventry play and train.

“They’re training and they’re fit and I think they’re adapting to how we are, how we play, how we train and the ideas, so it’s very normal.”

“And Loum, similarly, has to understand what we want on the pitch, off the pitch, on the ball, off the ball, as every player does.”

On team selection, and on the opposition, Lampard said:

“I have no favourites in terms of when I pick my team.”

“Their results are not aligned with their performances. They have a really good style of play and like a lot of possession. They can build or play through, so have a lot of entries into the final third.”

Arbeloa (Fulham)

Arbeloa spoke about the winless run and the Hull City game that preceded this fixture.

“When we were not winning games, we believed that we were doing so many things well, and now we have the same targets, so we should come in and try to win a tough game.”

“It wasn’t easy for us against Hull and against Coventry it will not be easy again.”

“If you are winning a game one nil, you will not win calmly in this league. Your rival, they will be more direct, they will put the ball in your box.”

On Coventry, Arbeloa said:

“They are a team that can combine if you give them time, but also they try to go to your box as quicky as they can.”

Team news and predicted line-ups

Coventry are without Aurèle Amenda (calf), Haji Wright (hamstring), Josh Eccles (calf) and Luke Woolfenden (knee). Lampard said Eccles’s calf injury has cleared up but an ankle problem is affecting his rehab and recovery, and he is not yet back training on the grass. Lampard said Tchaouna and Gboho are not injured. Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon is suspended, and Arbeloa said everybody else is fit and available. He said Emile Smith Rowe had issues after last Friday’s training but completed all sessions yesterday, and he thinks the midfielder will be available but will check later. Hugo Larsson is listed with groin problems, though Arbeloa said he is okay.

Coventry City predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Jay Dasilva, Caleb Yirenkyi, Matt Grimes, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jack Rudoni, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Sidiki Chérif

Fulham predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Sander Berge, Shea Charles, Oscar Bobb, Rodrigo Muniz, Alex Iwobi, Gonzalo García Torres

Where Coventry can hurt Fulham

Analysis: Fulham have conceded in four of their last six matches, including 3 against Crystal Palace and 2 each at West Ham and Ipswich. Their league record shows 10 goals against in seven games. Coventry scored four against Newcastle at home on Monday 12 October, their highest total in the last six.

Fulham also conceded 13 corners against Manchester United, and Arbeloa said opponents will put the ball into the box when Fulham lead. Coventry won 5 corners at Manchester City and Brighton, but only 2 in each of three other matches in their last six, so set pieces have not been a regular source of pressure for them.

Where Fulham can hurt Coventry

Analysis: Coventry have conceded 14 goals in seven league games, and 13 in their last six matches. That includes 5 against Brighton, 3 against Aston Villa and 3 at Tottenham. Fulham scored 1 or fewer in four of their last six, but they have scored at least once in four of the last five.

Fulham have shown they can dominate territory. They won 10 corners to 2 against Hull and 8 to 5 at Liverpool, and have won more corners than their opponents in four of their last six. Coventry have scored more than once only against Newcastle in their last six and failed to score in two of them, while four players are on their injury list.

How to watch

Coventry City vs Fulham is not shown live on UK television: Saturday 3pm kick-offs fall in the UK broadcast blackout.

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