English League Championship

FT Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Preston North End DLDLL 0
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Coventry City WWWWW 3
1st2ndT
PNE000
COV213
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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
2
32.8
Possession
67.2
5
SHOTS
25
2
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
225
Accurate Passes
560
304
Passes
628
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
12
11
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.4
41
Long Balls
39
10
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
8
13
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
8
34
Effective Clearances
10
34
Clearances
10

Head to Head

PNE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 26Luke WoolfendenCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 16Frank OnyekaRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 14Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 42Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 26Thierry SmallLB
  6. 2Pol ValentínRB
  7. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM
  8. 21Alfie DevineCM-L
  9. 8Alistair McCannCM-R
  10. 9Daniel JebbisonCF-L
  11. 28Milutin OsmajicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Ali McCann.
  4. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  5. 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.
  6. 61' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
  7. 61' Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  8. 61' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
  9. 65' Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Pol Valentín.
  10. 65' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Alfie Devine.
  11. 66' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  12. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
  13. 79' Substitution, Coventry City. Jahnoah Markelo replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

EFL Championship News

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