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Coventry City vs Watford
25 Oct 2025, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Dean WhitestoneChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Coventry CityMin
Watford- ⚽
Brandon Thomas-Asante 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Header
3′ - ⚽
Jamie Allen 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
7′ - ⚽
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
42′ - 44′
James Abankwah
Redcard
Professional foul last man
- 45+1′⇄
Mattie Pollock
Substitution
Off: Moussa Sissoko
- 45+3′
Mamadou Doumbia
Yellowcard
Argument
- 46′⇄
Hector Kyprianou
Substitution
Off: Edo Kayembe
- ⇄
Luke Woolfenden
Substitution
Off: Bobby Thomas
52′ Luke Woolfenden
Yellowcard
Foul
62′- 64′⇄
Nestory Irankunda
Substitution
Off: Kwadwo Baah
- 65′⇄
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitution
Off: Mamadou Doumbia
- 69′⚽
Imrân Louza 3-1
Penalty · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Josh Eccles
Substitution
Off: Ephron Mason-Clark
73′ - ⇄
Ellis Simms
Substitution
Off: Haji Wright
73′ Milan van Ewijk
Yellowcard
Foul
76′- ⇄
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Substitution
Off: Milan van Ewijk
82′ Liam Kitching
Yellowcard
Foul
85′- 85′⇄
Tom Ince
Substitution
Off: Rocco Vata
- 90+2′
Nestory Irankunda
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7.54 | |
| 82 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.25 | |
| 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7.77 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.60 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.90 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.26 | |
| 73 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.02 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.53 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7.24 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| 38 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.68 | |
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| 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.60 | |
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| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Coventry City
Latest: Blackburn Rovers · 2–0
Match stats
18 Oct 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Blackburn Rovers · 2025/2026
Watford
Latest: Sheffield United · 0–1
Match stats
18 Oct 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Sheffield United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Coventry City’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Coventry City’s home games with Watford’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Coventry City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Watford
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Coventry City
Watford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Coventry City
Watford
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Coventry City
Watford
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.