Coventry vs Millwall
Ref: Andrew Kitchen, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Millwall 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Esse and Wright scored for Coventry; Ivanović replied for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.69 for Coventry versus 1.17 for Millwall. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Millwall are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Esse
Esse
Yellow Card
29'
⚽
Ivanović
Assist: Azeez
Second Half
Eccles
Yellow Card
⇄
Eccles
⇄
Esse
⇄
Rudoni
73'
Norton Sturge
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Ballo
⚽
Wright
Assist: Thomas-Asante
⇄
Wright
83'
⇄
Langstaff
83'
⇄
Neghli
86'
⇄
Azeez
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryMillwall
10Won
Statistical edge
10–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.69VS1.17
Attack3 · 0 won
15
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
470
Total passes
285
376
Accurate passes
195
80%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
8
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
3
-0.04
Goals prevented
-0.04
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Millwall
4-4-1-1Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 14R. EsseM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
Substitutes
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 18Yang Min-HyeokF
- 21J. BidwellD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 29V. TorpM
Millwall
4-4-1-1Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 6C. TaylorD
- 7T. BalloM
- 8B. MitchellM
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 10C. NeghliM
- 11O. AzeezM
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 17M. LangstaffF
Substitutes
- 2D. McNamaraD
- 14A. DoughtyM
- 18R. LeonardM
- 19J. CoburnF
- 22A. EmakhuF
- 24C. De NorreM
- 25L. CundleM
- 31Raees Bangura-WilliamsF
- 41G. EvansG
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Haji Wright | F | 81 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Romain Esse | M | 70 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Max Crocombe | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Femi Azeez | M | 86 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Billy Mitchell | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Caleb Taylor | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camiel Neghli | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thierno Ballo | M | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Macaulay Langstaff | F | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Evans | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Leonard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny McNamara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raees Bangura-Williams | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Doughty | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidomo Emakhu | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper De Norre | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Coburn | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |