Watford vs Coventry City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Coventry City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
- 5': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 6': Offside, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze is caught offside.
- 7': Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 9': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 9': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 11': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 12': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
- 14': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
- 15': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 15': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Romain Esse.
- 17': Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 19': Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 23': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
- 24': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
- 24': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 27': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
- 32': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
- 34': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 37': Saba Goglichidze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 40': Attempt missed. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 40': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 41': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 41': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nestory Irankunda following a fast break.
- 42': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 42': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 42': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 2. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 45': Delay in match (Coventry City).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Coventry City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Coventry City 2.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 48': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 48': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
- 49': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
- 52': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City).
- 53': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 54': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Imrân Louza.
- 56': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Watford).
- 56': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 56': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nestory Irankunda.
- 58': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford).
- 58': Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 3. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Torp following a corner.
- 60': Offside, Watford. Nampalys Mendy is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 61': Foul by Saba Goglichidze (Watford).
- 61': Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Watford. Jack Grieves replaces Nampalys Mendy.
- 62': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 62': Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Saba Goglichidze.
- 63': Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
- 65': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
- 66': Attempt saved. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
- 67': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 69': Offside, Watford. Edoardo Bove is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Romain Esse because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
- 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
- 71': Offside, Watford. Nestory Irankunda is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
- 72': Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 75': Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 77': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
- 77': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Carl Rushworth (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 78': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
- 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
- 81': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Abankwah.
- 82': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Othmane Maamma.
- 82': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Imrân Louza.
- 84': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 85': Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 4. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Allen following a fast break.
- 87': Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).
- 90'+2': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Coventry City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Coventry City 4.
Statistics
 COV |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 439 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 498 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 18 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,174
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 19,174
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Watford (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 3 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 25 | James Abankwah |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 23 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 10 | Imran Louza  |
| 42 | Othmane Maamma |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
Coventry City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Carl Rushworth (GK) |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 26 | Luke Woolfenden |
| 21 | Jake Bidwell |
| 20 | Kaine Kesler Hayden |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 6 | Matt Grimes |
| 29 | Victor Torp |
| 9 | Ellis Simms |
| 23 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 14 | Romain Esse |
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