Coventry vs Southampton
Ref: F. HallamThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Coventry 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Torp scored for Coventry; Downes and Matsuki replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.62 for Coventry versus 1.98 for Southampton. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
Second Half
48'
⚽
Downes
Kitching
Yellow Card
⇄
Eccles
⇄
Wright
67'
⇄
Larin
67'
⇄
Bragg
⇄
Onyeka
⇄
Sakamoto
Woolfenden
Yellow Card
85'
⚽
Matsuki
Assist: Bree
Simms
Yellow Card
86'
Archer
Yellow Card
90+1'
Peretz
Yellow Card
90+6'
⇄
Matsuki
⚽
Torp
Penalty
| # | 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 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventrySouthampton
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.62VS1.98
Attack5 · 0 won
20
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
3
18
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
434
Total passes
336
363
Accurate passes
265
84%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
2
1.07
Goals prevented
1.07
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 16F. OnyekaM
- 19C. RushworthG
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesM
Substitutes
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 14R. EsseM
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 24J. MarkeloF
- 29V. TorpM
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9C. LarinF
- 10F. AzazM
- 14J. BreeD
- 20C. JanderM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
- 48Cameron BraggM
Substitutes
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 19C. ArcherF
- 23S. EdozieM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 25G. LongG
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 49N. OyekunleF
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Josh Eccles | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Haji Wright | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jahnoah Markelo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romain Esse | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyle Larin | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Wood | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Oyekunle | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oriol Romeu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 23 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 23 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |