The Sky Blues travel to Birmingham on Monday night and will be looking for their first win in 23 years at St Andrews to move them back up the table.
Wolves beat Cardiff City to top the division with Birmingham in second.
Reading had a good 4-1 win at Bristol City for whom Stern John scored in stoppage time to stay in third with Burnley, who beat Norwich 2-0 in fourth.
Sheffield United are fifth after beating Plymouth 2-0 with Cardiff.
Doncaster, remain bottom despite drawing 0-0 at home with Swansea. Dimi Konstantopolous saved an 85th minute penalty with Forest, who play Derby tomorrow, second bottom. They have been joined in the bottom three by Charlton Athletic who lost 3-1 at home to Barnsley.
Other results saw Blackpool win 4-3 at Watford, Southampton come back to win 3-2 at Preston, Ipswich beat QPR 2-0 and Crystal Palace draw 1-1 with Sheffield Wednesday.
Scunthorpe remain top of League One with Leeds now second and Millwall third.
Kevin Kyle was booked in Hartlepool's 1-0 defeat at possible suitors Leyton Orient as were Lee Hughes for Oldham,Stephen Hughes for Walsall and Adam Virgo for Brighton.
Jonnie Jackson was the only former Sky Blue on the score-sheet in League One, netting for Colchester in a 3-3 draw at Southend.
In the FA Trophy, Bedworth United lost 1-0 at Ossett whilst Rugby Town were beaten 3-1 by Nantwich Town.
Atherstone's bid for promotion with Leamington continued with a 1-0 win at Arlesley but Nuneaton lost 4-2 at home to Marlow. Former Sky Blue Mark Noon scored for Boro.
A report of Coventry Sphinx's 3-2 win against Coleshill can be found via the attached link.
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDB1&id=415069
Elsewhere in the Midland Alliance, Racing Club Warwick won 4-1 at Rocester with Stratford beating Westfields 3-1.
Midland Combination Premier Division leaders Massey Ferguson were held 1-1 by Cadbury Athletic. Ollie Manoochehri equalised with a penalty two minutes into stoppage time.
Southam United were held 0-0 by Walsall Wood but Coventry Copsewood won 2-1 at Castle Vale with goals from Middleton and Heal before the home side pulled one back through a 75th minute Carter penalty.
Coventry Amateurs lost 4-0 at home to Shirley Athletic.