Coventry City's Premier League struggles deepened with a 0-1 home defeat to Fulham on Saturday. Oscar Bobb scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute, assisted by Josh King, to consign the Sky Blues to a sixth consecutive winless match.
Frank Lampard's side, now 18th in the table with six points from eight games, created few clear chances despite having 13 shots. Their league position is confirmed by a record of two wins and five losses from their seven matches so far, leaving them 15 points behind the leaders, Manchester City. Only two of those efforts were on target, with Fulham managing three from their 12 attempts. The visitors enjoyed 64% of possession and edged the contest with an expected goals figure of 0.61 to Coventry's 0.58.
Key moments
Shea Charles received a yellow card for Coventry in the 36th minute for a foul. The home side had a penalty appeal waved away when a Jack Rudoni cross struck the arm of a Fulham player in the box. Rudoni scored in the team's previous game, a 3-1 loss at Tottenham on Monday 19 October. At the other end, Josh King hit the post in the first half for the visitors.
The deadlock was broken late on. Bobb, who had been a persistent threat, found space and finished clinically past Rushworth. Fulham's Antonee Robinson was booked two minutes later for failing to retreat. Lampard made a flurry of changes in response, introducing Stephen Mfuni, Frank Onyeka, Taiwo Awoniyi and Ephron Mason-Clark, but a clear equaliser never materialised.
The result leaves Coventry just two points above the relegation zone. They have conceded 14 goals this season while scoring only six, giving them a goal difference of minus eight. Their recent form over the last five games shows two wins and three losses, and they have now lost their last two matches, including this defeat and the one at Tottenham. The squad is also dealing with several absentees, with A. Amenda, J. Eccles, L. Woolfenden, and H. Wright currently sidelined. Their next match is a key home fixture against bottom-placed Sunderland on Saturday, 31 October.
Fulham manager Marco Silva confirmed the 1-0 victory was his side's first win over Coventry City since 1967. The result leaves Coventry 19th in the Premier League, having now conceded 15 goals this season. Their next match is at home to Sunderland on 31 October.
Coventry boss Frank Lampard told reporters his side were "off our usual selves" in the 1-0 defeat. The manager said the game was lost on a moment of quality from Oscar Bobb. The result leaves Coventry 19th in the Premier League with six points from eight games. They have now conceded 15 goals this season.
