English League Championship

Coventry City vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
    FT
    0 - 0
    Oxford United
    • Red Card 77': Will Lankshear

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Oxford United 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.
    • 2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Long.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 5': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City).
    • 9': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 11': Offside, Oxford United. Myles Peart-Harris is caught offside.
    • 13': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Victor Torp.
    • 14': Foul by Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United).
    • 14': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 19': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 19': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 21': Offside, Oxford United. Aidomo Emakhu is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Woolfenden.
    • 24': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Michal Helik (Oxford United).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 31': Christ Makosso (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Roosken with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
    • 34': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
    • 34': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Oxford United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christ Makosso.
    • 39': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 41': Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 41': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Sam Long (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Roosken with a cross.
    • 45': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 45': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Sam Long (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 46': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
    • 48': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Long.
    • 49': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
    • 49': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Aidomo Emakhu (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 53': Offside, Oxford United. Przemyslaw Placheta is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
    • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Will Lankshear replaces Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 57': Substitution, Oxford United. Brodie Spencer replaces Sam Long.
    • 59': Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United).
    • 59': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 61': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 62': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ruben Roosken.
    • 65': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Oxford United).
    • 65': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 69': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamie McDonnell.
    • 70': Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
    • 70': Will Lankshear (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Victor Torp.
    • 71': Substitution, Oxford United. Ole Romenij replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
    • 71': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
    • 73': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 73': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Mark Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Lankshear.
    • 77': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 77': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Second yellow card to Will Lankshear (Oxford United) for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 81': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 81': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Josh Eccles.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 83': Foul by Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United).
    • 83': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 84': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Roosken (Oxford United).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Oxford United. Ben Davies replaces Ruben Roosken because of an injury.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross.
    • 89': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 89': Ole Romenij (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Romain Esse.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United).
    • 90'+4': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
    • 90'+7': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    6 Yellow Cards 1
    1 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    0 Corner Kicks 10
    6 Saves 1
    26 Possession 74
    4 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    115 Accurate Passes 460
    197 Passes 540
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 10
    7 Crosses 37
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 48
    12 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    14 Effective Tackles 5
    21 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 5
    56 Effective Clearances 20
    56 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 30,218

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere
    26 Luke Woolfenden
    3 Jay Da Silva
    27 Milan van Ewijk
    28 Josh Eccles
    6 Matt Grimes
    29 Victor Torp
    11 Haji Wright
    14 Romain Esse
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Yellow Card
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Frank Onyeka, Bobby Thomas, Jack Rudoni, Liam Kitching, Jake Bidwell, Yang Min-Hyeok, Ben Wilson, Ellis Simms, Kaine Kesler Hayden.

    OXF Oxford United (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Michal Helik
    3 Ciaron Brown Yellow Card
    37 Christ Makosso
    8 Cameron Brannagan Yellow Card
    38 Jamie Mcdonnell
    12 Ruben Roosken
    2 Sam Long Yellow Card
    44 Myles Peart-Harris
    10 Aidomo Emakhu
    7 Przemyslaw Placheta
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Yunus Konak, Brodie Spencer, Mark Harris, Will Lankshear, Ben Davies, Ole Romeny, Matt Ingram, Will Vaulks, Se-Jin Jeon.

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