Coventry vs Preston
Ref: L. SmithThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Preston 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Sakamoto, Thomas-Asante, and Grimes scored for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.00 for Coventry versus 0.44 for Preston. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Sakamoto
⚽
Thomas-Asante
Second Half
46'
⇄
McCann
46'
⇄
Jebbison
⚽
Grimes
Penalty
⇄
Sakamoto
⇄
Onyeka
⇄
van Ewijk
65'
⇄
Devine
65'
⇄
Valentín
⇄
Mason-Clark
73'
⇄
Small
⇄
Thomas-Asante
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryPreston
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4VS0.44
Attack6 · 0 won
25
Shots
5
9
Shots on target
2
15
Shots in the box
3
10
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
630
Total passes
296
563
Accurate passes
223
89%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline1 · 0 won
9
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
8
Blocked shots
0
0.52
Goals prevented
0.52
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Preston
5-3-2Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 16F. OnyekaM
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteM
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 27M. van EwijkD
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 11H. WrightF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 14R. EsseM
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 24J. MarkeloF
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Preston
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallD
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 13D. CornellG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 17L. DobbinF
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 34K. NelsonM
- 44B. PottsM
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 9.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 61 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 66 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Ellis Simms | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | M | 79 | 6.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Haji Wright | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romain Esse | M | 29 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Victor Torp | M | 29 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jahnoah Markelo | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ali McCann | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 65 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thierry Small | D | 73 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kitt Nelson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Potts | M | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |