Coventry vs Sheffield Utd
Ref: James Linington, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Sheffield Utd 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Sakamoto, Thomas, and Thomas-Asante scored for Coventry; McCallum replied for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.96 for Coventry versus 0.92 for Sheffield Utd. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Sheffield Utd are 13th.
First Half
11'
McCallum
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
McCallum
Assist: Mee
Dasilva
Yellow Card
Sakamoto
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Eccles
46'
⇄
Cooper
⚽
Sakamoto
Assist: Thomas
⚽
Thomas
67'
⇄
Riedewald
67'
⇄
Cannon
68'
Mee
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
McGuinness
76'
⇄
Ogbene
Torp
Yellow Card
⇄
Torp
⚽
Thomas-Asante
Assist: Wright
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventrySheffield Utd
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.96VS0.92
Attack4 · 1 won
17
Shots
11
8
Shots on target
4
13
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
1
6
Corners
13
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
363
Total passes
255
280
Accurate passes
171
77%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline1 · 2 won
5
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
6
-0.07
Goals prevented
-0.07
Coventry
4-3-3
Sheffield Utd
4-1-3-2Coventry
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoF
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Sheffield Utd
4-1-3-2Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 3S. McCallumD
- 7T. CannonF
- 10C. O'HareM
- 15B. MeeD
- 19C. OgbeneM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 42Sydie PeckM
- 44J. RiedewaldM
Substitutes
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 9D. IngsF
- 11A. BrooksM
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 22T. DaviesM
- 26R. OnéF
- 38F. SerikiD
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/5 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Victor Torp | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cooper | G | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydie Peck | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Sam McCallum | D | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ben Mee | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/5 |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Djibril Soumaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan One | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Burrows | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Bindon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Davies | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Danny Ings | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Femi Seriki | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Andre Brooks | M | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Davies | G | 45 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |