Stoke City vs Coventry
Ref: John Busby, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Stoke City 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Mason-Clark scored for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.85 for Stoke City versus 0.97 for Coventry. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Coventry are 1st.
First Half
30'
Wright
Yellow Card
Thomas
Yellow Card
Second Half
Pearson
Yellow Card
⇄
Baker
81'
Torp
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Wright
86'
⚽
Mason-Clark
⇄
Manhoef
90+2'
⇄
Mason-Clark
⇄
Pearson
90+8'
Kesler-Hayden
Yellow Card
90+11'
⇄
Torp
Tchamadeu
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 |
| 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
Stoke CityCoventry
1Won
Statistical edge
1–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.85VS0.97
Attack0 · 6 won
10
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
8
0
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
46%
Possession
54%
313
Total passes
352
242
Accurate passes
255
77%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline0 · 1 won
9
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
3
6
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
8
Blocked shots
9
1
Goals prevented
1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Coventry
4-4-2Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 8L. BakerM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 13J. BonhamG
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 23B. GibsonD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
Coventry
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
- 33Miguel BrauD
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Baker | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ben Gibson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 89 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Victor Torp | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Haji Wright | F | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josh Eccles | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |