English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
    FT
    0 - 5
    Coventry City
    • 3': Brandon Thomas-Asante
    • 33': Brandon Thomas-Asante
    • 45'+6': Haji Wright
    • 68': Ellis Simms
    • 75': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

    About

    Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Coventry City at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
    • 2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Harry Amass.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 3': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 1. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 11': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 11': Delay in match (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a through ball.
    • 21': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 23': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 23': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 25': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a through ball.
    • 30': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 33': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 2. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante with a headed pass.
    • 38': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 41': Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
    • 43': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Dominic Iorfa is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 45'+5': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+6': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 3. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 3.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 47': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Foul by Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 50': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 52': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 53': Substitution, Coventry City. Luke Woolfenden replaces Liam Kitching.
    • 54': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 54': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 56': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
    • 60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ernie Weaver.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
    • 62': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
    • 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
    • 64': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 64': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 65': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Bailey Cadamarteri.
    • 65': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. George Brown replaces Dominic Iorfa.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
    • 68': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 4. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
    • 70': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 71': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
    • 71': George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ernie Weaver (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lowe with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 73': Attempt missed. George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 74': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Haji Wright.
    • 75': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 5. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Foul by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 80': Kai Andrews (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
    • 83': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 86': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Horvath (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 87': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Svante Ingelsson.
    • 88': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 89': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Kai Andrews.
    • 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Svante Ingelsson.
    • 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Jamal Lowe.
    • 90': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. George Brown (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Coventry City 5.

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 13
    0 Saves 4
    48.3 Possession 51.7
    21 SHOTS 9
    10 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    308 Accurate Passes 319
    384 Passes 402
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 5
    20 Crosses 32
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 58
    20 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 7
    20 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 3
    42 Effective Clearances 24
    42 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Hillsborough
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 22,224

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 9 +20 19
    2 Middlesbrough 9 +6 18
    3 Leicester City 9 +5 16
    4 Preston North End 9 +4 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    24 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    30 Ernie Weaver
    3 Max Lowe
    6 Dominic Iorfa Yellow Card
    10 Barry Bannan
    7 Yan Valery
    8 Svante Ingelsson
    12 Harry Amass
    2 Liam Palmer
    18 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
    9 Jamal Lowe
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Jarvis Thornton, Ike Ugbo, Sean Fusire, George Brown, Joe Emery, Gabriel Otegbayo, Charlie McNeill, Logan Stretch, Yisa Alao.

    COV Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching
    4 Bobby Thomas
    3 Jay Da Silva Yellow Card
    27 Milan van Ewijk
    23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    6 Matt Grimes
    8 Jamie Allen
    11 Haji Wright
    10 Ephron Mason-Clark
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Oscar Varney, Miguel Ángel Brau, Ben Wilson, Kai Andrews, Jake Bidwell, Victor Torp, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Ellis Simms, Luke Woolfenden.

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