English League Championship

Coventry City vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Coventry City
  • 17': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 34': Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 50': Matt Grimes (P)
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3 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Preston North End 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': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
    • 6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Thierry Small.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City).
    • 9': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
    • 12': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 12': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 12': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
    • 16': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 17': Goal! Coventry City 1, Preston North End 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
    • 19': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
    • 19': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carl Rushworth.
    • 21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 24': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Pol Valentín (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 28': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
    • 32': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Liam Kitching with a headed pass.
    • 34': Goal! Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 41': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 45'+1': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Ali McCann.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Daniel Jebbison.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 47': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
    • 49': Penalty Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Pol Valentín (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Goal! Coventry City 3, Preston North End 0. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 52': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto following a fast break.
    • 55': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
    • 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Esse.
    • 63': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Pol Valentín.
    • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
    • 68': Handball by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
    • 72': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
    • 74': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 74': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 76': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Esse.
    • 76': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
    • 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Jahnoah Markelo replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
    • 83': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
    • 86': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
    • 86': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 87': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Esse with a through ball.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jahnoah Markelo with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 88': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 3, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 8
    6 Saves 2
    32.1 Possession 67.9
    5 SHOTS 25
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    223 Accurate Passes 563
    296 Passes 630
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 12
    11 Crosses 29
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    42 Long Balls 40
    10 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 9
    39 Effective Clearances 11
    39 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 27,835

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
    2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
    3 Millwall 37 +10 68
    4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    19 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching
    26 Luke Woolfenden
    3 Jay Da Silva
    27 Milan van Ewijk
    23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    6 Matt Grimes
    16 Frank Onyeka
    9 Ellis Simms
    10 Ephron Mason-Clark
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Jamie Allen, Romain Esse, Jake Bidwell, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Victor Torp, Josh Eccles, Ben Wilson, Jahnoah Markelo, Haji Wright.

    PNE Preston North End (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    14 Jordan Storey
    16 Andrew Hughes
    42 Odeluga Offiah
    26 Thierry Small
    2 Pol Valentín
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    21 Alfie Devine
    8 Alistair McCann
    9 Daniel Jebbison
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Jordan Thompson, Michael Smith, Andrija Vukcevic, Kitt Nelson, Brad Potts, Lewis Dobbin, Andy Moran, Liam Lindsay, David Cornell.

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