Coventry vs Charlton
Ref: David Webb, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Charlton 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Eccles, Simms, and Simms scored for Coventry; Knibbs replied for Charlton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.43 for Coventry versus 0.66 for Charlton. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Charlton are 19th.
First Half
13'
⚽
Knibbs
14'
Ramsay
Yellow Card
30'
⇄
Bell
⚽
Eccles
Assist: Mason-Clark
⚽
Simms
Assist: Torp
Second Half
46'
⇄
Knibbs
⇄
Eccles
⚽
Simms
78'
⇄
Olaofe
78'
⇄
Carey
⇄
Rudoni
87'
⇄
Bree
⇄
Dasilva
⇄
Mason-Clark
⇄
van Ewijk
Thomas
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryCharlton
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.43VS0.66
Attack6 · 0 won
26
Shots
9
8
Shots on target
4
14
Shots in the box
7
12
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
586
Total passes
261
511
Accurate passes
196
87%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 0 won
3
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
9
Blocked shots
1
-0.33
Goals prevented
-0.33
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Charlton
3-4-2-1Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 41Callum PerryD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Charlton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1T. KaminskiG
- 2K. RamsayD
- 3M. GillespheyD
- 5L. JonesD
- 6C. CoventryM
- 7T. Campbell
- 14S. CareyM
- 17A. BellM
- 22I. OlaofeF
- 28J. BreeM
- 41H. KnibbsF
Substitutes
- 8L. BerryM
- 10G. DochertyM
- 11M. LeaburnF
- 18Karoy AndersonM
- 25W. MannionG
- 26J. Rankin-CostelloM
- 27O. HernándezF
- 30R. ApterM
- 37I. FullahM
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Simms | F | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 65 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1/3 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 88 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3/3 |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jake Bidwell | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Perry | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Charlton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Knibbs | F | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Thomas Kaminski | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amari'i Bell | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macaulay Gillesphey | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Conor Coventry | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tyreece Campbell | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Isaac Olaofe | F | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| James Bree | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kayne Ramsay | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lloyd Jones(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sonny Carey | M | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Karoy Anderson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Mannion | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Berry | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Rankin-Costello | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Docherty | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miles Leaburn | F | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robert Apter | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Onel Hernández | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ibrahim Fullah | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |