Coventry vs Stoke City
Ref: A. KitchenThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Stoke City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Wright and Rudoni scored for Coventry; Gibson replied for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.13 for Coventry versus 0.21 for Stoke City. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Wright
Assist: Dasilva
45'
⚽
Gibson
Assist: Thomas
Second Half
⇄
Onyeka
60'
⇄
Manhoef
60'
⇄
Talovierov
⇄
Esse
68'
⇄
Cissé
⇄
Mason-Clark
⇄
Wright
89'
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
89'
⇄
Pearson
Thomas
Yellow Card
90+3'
Simkin
Yellow Card
⚽
Rudoni
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryStoke City
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.13VS0.21
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
3
8
Shots on target
1
16
Shots in the box
1
4
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
591
Total passes
334
498
Accurate passes
238
84%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline0 · 2 won
7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
1
0.96
Goals prevented
0.96
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 14R. EsseM
- 16F. OnyekaM
- 19C. RushworthG
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 27M. van EwijkD
Substitutes
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 15L. KitchingD
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 28J. EcclesM
- 29V. TorpM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 23B. GibsonD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 34F. FieldingG
- 49M. SmitF
- 50Sydney AginaM
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Rudoni | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Haji Wright | F | 79 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Onyeka | M | 55 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romain Esse | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gibson | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raphael Otegbayo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | 30 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Milan Smit | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |