English League Championship

Coventry City vs Charlton Athletic, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 40': Josh Eccles
  • 44': Ellis Simms
  • 76': Ellis Simms
FT
3 - 1
Charlton Athletic
  • 13': Harvey Knibbs

About

Coventry City are hosting Charlton Athletic at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, 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': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Isaac Olaofe (Charlton Athletic).
  • 3': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 12': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 12': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
  • 13': Goal! Coventry City 0, Charlton Athletic 1. Harvey Knibbs (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 14': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic).
  • 14': Kayne Ramsay (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 16': Foul by James Bree (Charlton Athletic).
  • 16': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
  • 17': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Amari'i Bell.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 19': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Isaac Olaofe (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
  • 24': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
  • 24': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Amari'i Bell (Charlton Athletic).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn replaces Amari'i Bell because of an injury.
  • 30': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Macaulay Gillesphey.
  • 32': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
  • 32': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 38': Foul by Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic).
  • 38': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Goal! Coventry City 1, Charlton Athletic 1. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lloyd Jones.
  • 44': Goal! Coventry City 2, Charlton Athletic 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
  • 45'+1': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Conor Coventry (Charlton Athletic).
  • 45'+3': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Miles Leaburn is caught offside.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Charlton Athletic 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Greg Docherty replaces Harvey Knibbs.
  • 48': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 48': Miles Leaburn (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic).
  • 53': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Isaac Olaofe is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miles Leaburn.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 60': Foul by Sonny Carey (Charlton Athletic).
  • 60': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 61': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Greg Docherty.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Luke Woolfenden replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 76': Goal! Coventry City 3, Charlton Athletic 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Onel Hernández replaces Sonny Carey.
  • 78': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ibrahim Fullah replaces Isaac Olaofe.
  • 79': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 79': Foul by Macaulay Gillesphey (Charlton Athletic).
  • 79': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Jack Rudoni.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Onel Hernández.
  • 83': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Fullah (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kayne Ramsay.
  • 85': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 86': Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 87': Carl Rushworth (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic).
  • 87': Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Rob Apter replaces James Bree.
  • 88': Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 88': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
  • 88': Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
  • 89': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  • 89': Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Charlton Athletic. Tyreece Campbell is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Andrews.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kayne Ramsay.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thomas Kaminski (Charlton Athletic). Assisted by Luke Woolfenden.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Charlton Athletic 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 3, Charlton Athletic 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 2
31.5 Possession 68.5
9 SHOTS 26
4 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
196 Accurate Passes 511
261 Passes 586
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 57
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 9
4 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 12
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
45 Effective Clearances 13
45 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,141

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 18 +32 43
2 Middlesbrough 18 +5 33
3 Millwall 18 -3 31
4 Stoke City 18 +12 30
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
15 Liam Kitching
4 Bobby Thomas Yellow Card
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
28 Josh Eccles
6 Matt Grimes
29 Victor Torp
9 Ellis Simms
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
5 Jack Rudoni
Coventry City Substitutes:
Callum Perry, Miguel Ángel Brau, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Ben Wilson, Luke Woolfenden, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jamie Allen, Kai Andrews, Jake Bidwell.

CHA Charlton Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Lloyd Jones
3 Macaulay Gillesphey
2 Kayne Ramsay Yellow Card
14 Sonny Carey
6 Conor Coventry
17 Amari'i Bell
28 James Bree
22 Isaac Olaofe
7 Tyreece Campbell
41 Harvey Knibbs
Charlton Athletic Substitutes:
Onel Hernández, Greg Docherty, Luke Berry, Miles Leaburn, William Mannion, Ibrahim Fullah, Robert Apter, Joe Rankin-Costello, Karoy Anderson.

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