English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 12': Haji Wright
  • 90'+4': Jack Rudoni
FT
2 - 1
Stoke City
  • 45'+4': Ben Gibson

About

Coventry City are hosting Stoke City 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': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
  • 2': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 4': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
  • 7': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  • 12': Goal! Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
  • 15': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
  • 34': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
  • 34': Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 35': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  • 39': Haji Wright (Coventry City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
  • 40': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Haji Wright.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Coventry City 1, Stoke City 1. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Stoke City 1.
  • 47': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 55': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
  • 58': Offside, Coventry City. Romain Esse is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 60': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Million Manhoef.
  • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Maksym Talovierov.
  • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Romain Esse.
  • 68': Substitution, Stoke City. Milan Smit replaces Lamine Cissé.
  • 69': Foul by Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
  • 69': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Foul by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City).
  • 72': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
  • 73': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Simkin (Stoke City).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 77': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 78': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 86': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  • 89': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Nzonzi replaces Ben Pearson.
  • 90': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  • 90'+1': Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Tommy Simkin (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Coventry City 2, Stoke City 1. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 90'+6': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Gibson is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Stoke City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Stoke City 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 0
36 Possession 64
3 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
238 Accurate Passes 498
334 Passes 591
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 26
0.3 Cross % 0.3
82 Long Balls 53
30 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 3
32 Effective Clearances 15
32 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,516

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 34 +17 63
3 Millwall 35 +7 62
4 Ipswich Town 33 +25 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
22 Joel Latibeaudiere
4 Bobby Thomas Yellow Card
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
5 Jack Rudoni
6 Matt Grimes
16 Frank Onyeka
11 Haji Wright
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
14 Romain Esse
Coventry City Substitutes:
Kaine Kesler Hayden, Josh Eccles, Liam Kitching, Victor Torp, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ben Wilson, Jake Bidwell, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ellis Simms.

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Tommy Simkin (GK) Yellow Card
16 Ben Wilmot
26 Ashley Phillips
23 Ben Gibson
40 Maksym Talovierov
42 Million Manhoef
12 Tatsuki Seko
4 Ben Pearson
29 Lamine Cisse
7 Sorba Thomas
10 Bae Jun-Ho
Stoke City Substitutes:
Frank Fielding, Gabriel Kelly, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Eric Bocat, Syd Agina, Steven N'Zonzi, Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo, Milan Smit, Tomás Rigo.

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