Coventry host Fulham in direct clash on the road to escape the bottom

Coventry host Fulham in matchweek 8 of the Premier League for the 2026/27 season, on 24 October at 17:00 Saudi Arabia (Damascus) time, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

Coventry go into the match after losing their last outing 1-3 away to Tottenham Hotspur, having previously achieved a big win over Newcastle United 4-1 at home. They also beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 away from home, while suffering two harsh defeats against Brighton 0-5 and Manchester City 0-1.

Fulham, meanwhile, come into the game after a 1-0 home win over Hull City, but had lost 1-2 away to Ipswich Town before that. The team drew 1-1 with Manchester United and 0-0 with Liverpool, while losing 2-3 to Crystal Palace.

The history of meetings between the two sides has seen two previous encounters, with Coventry beating Fulham 3-1 on 10 April 2022 when Fulham were hosts, while Coventry also won 4-1 at home on 2 October 2021.

Coventry will be without Oriel Florian Amenda and Joshua Eliott Eccles Wollendon and H. Wright through injury. Fulham, meanwhile, will be missing Hugo Emmanuel Larsson through injury, and Kwasi Ryan Sesinenjon due to suspension.

In the table, Coventry sit in 17th place with 6 points from 7 matches, having won 2 and lost 5, scoring 6 goals and conceding 14, while Fulham are in 18th place with 5 points from 7 matches, having won 1, drawn 2 and lost 4, scoring 7 goals and conceding 10.