English League Championship

FT Friday, December 26, 2025
Swansea City LWWLW 0
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Coventry City WLDWD 1
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Match Report

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Coventry edge Swansea to extend Championship lead

Leaders Coventry stretched their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to eight points following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Swansea.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
54.3
Possession
45.7
11
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
298
467
Passes
373
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
62
22
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
39
Effective Clearances
20
39
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 26Luke WoolfendenCD-R
  4. 21Jake BidwellLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Lawrence VigourouxG
  2. 15Cameron BurgessCD-L
  3. 5Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. 14Josh TymonLB
  5. 30Ethan GalbraithRB
  6. 20Liam CullenAM
  7. 6Marko StamenicLM
  8. 17Gonçalo FrancoRM
  9. 9Zan VipotnikF
  10. 10Eom Ji-SungAM-L
  11. 35RonaldAM-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Goal! Coventry City 1, Swansea City 0. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  3. 59' Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Zan Vipotnik.
  4. 59' Substitution, Swansea City. Zeidane Inoussa replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
  5. 63' Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
  7. 68' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Jack Rudoni.
  8. 75' Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Gonçalo Franco.
  9. 75' Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Ronald.
  10. 76' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
  11. 80' Substitution, Swansea City. Bobby Wales replaces Liam Cullen.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.

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