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

· English League Championship

Coventry City

12': Haji Wright
47': Ephron Mason-Clark
50': Regan Poole (OG)
76': Ephron Mason-Clark
90'+1': Kaine Kesler Hayden

FT
5 - 1

Portsmouth

69': Adrian Segecic

About

Coventry City are hosting Portsmouth 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, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
3': Foul by Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth).
3': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a through ball.
11': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
12': Goal! Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
13': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth).
19': Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
22': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
24': Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
29': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
29': Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
31': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Madiodio Dia.
35': Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
36': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
41': Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
41': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
41': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
45': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
45'+3': Offside, Coventry City. Romain Esse is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.
45': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Shaughnessy replaces Madiodio Dia.
47': Goal! Coventry City 2, Portsmouth 0. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
49': Delay in match (Coventry City).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Own Goal by Regan Poole, Portsmouth. Coventry City 3, Portsmouth 0.
51': Delay in match (Coventry City).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
55': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
57': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
57': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
59': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
59': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Handball by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
61': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
61': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Le Roux replaces Ebou Adams.
62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy replaces Millenic Alli.
63': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
64': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
64': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Romain Esse.
64': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
67': Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
69': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
69': Goal! Coventry City 3, Portsmouth 1. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
71': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
71': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
74': Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
76': Goal! Coventry City 4, Portsmouth 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
77': Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Conor Chaplin.
78': Delay in match (Coventry City).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante following a fast break.
84': Substitution, Portsmouth. Jacob Brown replaces Colby Bishop.
87': Attempt missed. Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Goal! Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
90'+5': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1.

Statistics

POR		COV
10	Fouls	4
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
1	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
28.7	Possession	71.3
4	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
163	Accurate Passes	513
245	Passes	605
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	69
18	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	10
37	Effective Clearances	15
37	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,182

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	Carl Rushworth (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
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:

Brandon Thomas-Asante, Joel Latibeaudiere, Josh Eccles, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Victor Torp, Luke Woolfenden, Jake Bidwell, Ben Wilson, Ellis Simms.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Nicolas Schmid (GK)
55	Madiodio Dia
5	Regan Poole
3	Connor Ogilvie
2	Jordan Williams
36	Conor Chaplin
38	Ebrima Adams
21	Andre Dozzell
9	Colby Bishop
27	Millenic Alli
10	Adrian Segecic

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Marlon Pack, Conor Shaughnessy, Jacob Brown, Ibane Bowat, Luke Le Roux, Josef Bursik, Josh Murphy, Harvey Blair, John Swift.

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