English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Coventry City DDDWW 4
–
Watford DLLLL 0
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COV224
WAT000
Vicarage Road · 19,174 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
3
56.6
Possession
43.4
18
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
327
498
Passes
388
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
0
18
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.0
45
Long Balls
42
16
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
13
21
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
22
18
Clearances
22

Head to Head

COV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAT · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 6Matthew PollockCD
  3. 3Saba GoglichidzeCD-L
  4. 25James AbankwahCD-R
  5. 39Edo KayembeCM-L
  6. 23Nampalys MendyCM-R
  7. 10Imran LouzaAM
  8. 42Othmane MaammaLM
  9. 2Jeremy NgakiaRM
  10. 66Nestory IrankundaF
  11. 8Giorgi ChakvetadzeRCF

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 22Joel LatibeaudiereCD-L
  3. 26Luke WoolfendenCD-R
  4. 21Jake BidwellLB
  5. 20Kaine Kesler HaydenRB
  6. 28Josh EcclesAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-L
  11. 14Romain EsseAM-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  2. 25' Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 25' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 2. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  5. 58' Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 3. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Torp following a corner.
  6. 62' Substitution, Watford. Jack Grieves replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  7. 62' Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  8. 62' Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Saba Goglichidze.
  9. 70' Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Romain Esse because of an injury.
  10. 70' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  11. 70' Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
  12. 78' Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 79' Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
  14. 82' Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Othmane Maamma.
  15. 82' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Imrân Louza.
  16. 85' Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 4. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Allen following a fast break.
  17. 87' Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

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