Coventry vs Watford
Ref: Dean Whitestone, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Watford 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Thomas-Asante, Allen, and Sakamoto scored for Coventry; Louza replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.31 for Coventry versus 2.61 for Watford. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
⚽
Thomas-Asante
Assist: Sakamoto
⚽
Allen
⚽
Sakamoto
44'
Abankwah
Red Card
45+1'
⇄
Sissoko
45+3'
Doumbia
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Kayembe
⇄
Thomas
Woolfenden
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Baah
65'
⇄
Doumbia
69'
⚽
Louza
Penalty
⇄
Mason-Clark
⇄
Wright
van Ewijk
Yellow Card
⇄
van Ewijk
85'
⇄
Vata
Kitching
Yellow Card
90+2'
Irankunda
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryWatford
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.31VS2.61
Attack2 · 4 won
12
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
8
6
Shots in the box
8
6
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
457
Total passes
371
398
Accurate passes
314
87%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline2 · 2 won
10
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
3
-1.14
Goals prevented
-1.14
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-2-2-2Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 8J. AllenM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteM
- 27M. van EwijkD
Substitutes
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 50George ShepherdM
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Watford
4-2-2-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 10I. LouzaM
- 11R. VataM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17M. SissokoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 34K. BaahM
- 39E. KayembeM
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 6M. PollockD
- 7T. InceM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 66N. IrankundaF
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 52 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Shepherd | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 38 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Rocco Vata | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | F | 44 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| James Abankwah | D | 44 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Vivaldo | F | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 46 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Thomas Ince | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |