English League Championship

FT Sunday, April 26, 2026
Wrexham DLLWW 1
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Coventry City WDDDW 3
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WXM101
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Coventry Building Society Arena · 31,003 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Coventry celebrate Championship title party with 3-1 win in hit to Wrexham's chances

Coventry celebrated their Sky Bet Championship title party with a 3-1 victory that leaves Wrexham's playoff ambitions in the balance.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
38.9
Possession
61.1
13
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
388
298
Passes
466
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
51
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
5
6
Effective Tackles
13
11
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
3
Interceptions
6
31
Effective Clearances
14
31
Clearances
14

Head to Head

WXM leads series 2-0

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 28Josh EcclesAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 16Frank OnyekaRM
  9. 11Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-R

WXM · 3-5-1-1

  1. 21Danny WardG
  2. 24Dan ScarrCD
  3. 2Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 5Dominic HyamCD-R
  5. 20Oliver RathboneCM-L
  6. 15George DobsonCM-R
  7. 37Matty JamesAM
  8. 14George ThomasonLM
  9. 12Issa KaboréRM
  10. 28Sam SmithF
  11. 10Josh WindassRCF

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Coventry City 1, Wrexham 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  2. 25' Goal! Coventry City 1, Wrexham 1. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Issa Kaboré.
  3. 29' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Matty James (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 60' Substitution, Wrexham. Lewis O'Brien replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  8. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  9. 71' Substitution, Wrexham. Nathan Broadhead replaces Josh Windass.
  10. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
  11. 72' Substitution, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore replaces Sam Smith.
  12. 80' Goal! Coventry City 2, Wrexham 1. Victor Torp (Coventry City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  13. 82' Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  14. 87' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Matt Grimes.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Coventry City 3, Wrexham 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frank Onyeka with a through ball.

EFL Championship News

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