Coventry vs West Brom
Ref: Andrew Kitchen, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat West Brom 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Eccles, Simms, and Torp scored for Coventry; Heggebø and Heggebø replied for West Brom. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.27 for Coventry versus 1.61 for West Brom. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while West Brom are 21st.
First Half
9'
⚽
Heggebø
Assist: Johnston
Torp
Yellow Card
Mason-Clark
Yellow Card
31'
Molumby
Yellow Card
32'
⚽
Heggebø
Assist: Johnston
⚽
Eccles
Assist: Sakamoto
Second Half
46'
⇄
Johnston
49'
Molumby
Yellow Card
49'
Molumby
Red Card
⚽
Simms
Assist: Thomas
⚽
Torp
62'
⇄
Heggebø
62'
⇄
Mowatt
69'
Phillips
Yellow Card
⇄
Simms
⇄
Torp
⇄
Eccles
81'
⇄
Ahearne-Grant
81'
⇄
Taylor
⇄
Sakamoto
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryWest Brom
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.27VS1.61
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
7
11
Shots on target
5
16
Shots in the box
6
8
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
2
8
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
577
Total passes
292
498
Accurate passes
217
86%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
7
7
Blocked shots
0
0.22
Goals prevented
0.22
Coventry
4-4-2
West Brom
4-2-3-1Coventry
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 28J. EcclesF
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 5J. RudoniM
- 8J. AllenM
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
West Brom
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 6G. CampbellD
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantM
- 11M. JohnstonM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 21I. PriceM
- 27A. MowattM
- 29C. TaylorD
Substitutes
- 4C. StylesM
- 5K. BielikD
- 9J. MajaF
- 12D. DikeF
- 13Tobias Christopher CollyerM
- 14A. GilchristD
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 22S. Iling-JuniorF
- 23J. WildsmithG
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 73 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Josh Eccles | F | 81 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Victor Torp | M | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 62 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Michael Johnston | M | 45 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 62 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Price | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| George Campbell | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karlan Grant | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Molumby | M | 49 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krystian Bielik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Iling Junior | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Callum Styles | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Maja | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Collyer | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |