Preston vs Coventry
Ref: Ben Toner, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston and Coventry drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Jebbison scored for Preston; Hughes replied for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.29 for Preston versus 1.95 for Coventry. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Coventry are 1st.
First Half
31'
⇄
Eccles
Lindsay
Red Card
⇄
Dobbin
Jebbison
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Woolfenden
70'
⚽
Hughes (OG)
⇄
Thompson
⇄
Small
⇄
Armstrong
⚽
Jebbison
Assist: Valentín
79'
⇄
Wright
⇄
Jebbison
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonCoventry
2Won
Statistical edge
2–13
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.29VS1.95
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
21
2
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
12
1
Shots outside box
9
1
Shots off goal
10
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
31%
Possession
69%
214
Total passes
464
135
Accurate passes
394
63%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
3
Offsides
7
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
6
-0.18
Goals prevented
-0.18
Preston
3-4-1-2
Coventry
5-4-1Preston
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanF
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 12J. WaltonG
- 21A. DevineM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 35N. MaweneM
- 44B. PottsM
Coventry
5-4-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 29V. TorpM
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 89 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Thierry Small | M | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 43 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 39 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Potts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 47 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jamie Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ellis Simms | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |