Portsmouth vs Coventry
Ref: Gavin Ward, EnglandFratton Park, Portsmouth · 20,821 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Portsmouth 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Kirk scored for Portsmouth; Thomas-Asante and Thomas-Asante replied for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.63 for Portsmouth versus 2.41 for Coventry. Portsmouth sit 18th in the Championship table while Coventry are 1st.
First Half
30'
⚽
Thomas-Asante
Assist: Simms
Second Half
50'
van Ewijk
Yellow Card
56'
⚽
Thomas-Asante
Assist: Simms
63'
⇄
Mason-Clark
⇄
Swanson
⇄
Yang Min-Hyeok
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Ogilvie
75'
⇄
Torp
⇄
Knight
Swift
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
van Ewijk
88'
⇄
Dasilva
⚽
Kirk
Assist: Devlin
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PortsmouthCoventry
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.63VS2.41
Attack2 · 4 won
15
Shots
19
5
Shots on target
7
8
Shots in the box
15
7
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
461
Total passes
346
365
Accurate passes
257
79%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
5
-0.23
Goals prevented
-0.23
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1
Coventry
3-4-3Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 4J. KnightD
- 5R. PooleD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 9C. BishopF
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 26J. BursikG
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 47Yang Min-HyeokM
Substitutes
- 10A. SegecicM
- 11F. BianchiniF
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 24T. DevlinM
- 25M. KirkF
- 30B. KillipG
Coventry
3-4-3Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaM
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 27M. van EwijkM
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 8J. AllenM
- 11H. WrightF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Swanson | D | 64 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| John Swift | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Josef Bursik | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marlon Pack(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Knight | D | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Bishop | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Min-hyeok | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibane Bowat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 16 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Bianchini | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 90 | 7.9 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | M | 88 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Dasilva | M | 88 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haji Wright | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 27 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Jamie Allen | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Jake Bidwell | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |