Coventry vs Watford match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 12 · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry · Ref Dean Whitestone, England

Coventry stats & fixtures · Watford stats & fixtures

Coventry beat Watford 3–1 in the Championship on 25 October 2025. Expected goals finished 1.31–2.61. Coventry had 55% of the ball.

Coventry vs Watford match statistics

CoventryWatford

55% Ball possession 45%
1.31 Expected goals (xG) 2.61
12 Total shots 13
3 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 3
6 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 6
10 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
457 Passes 371
87% Pass accuracy 85%
6 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

3' Goal B. Thomas-Asante (assist T. Sakamoto) Coventry
7' Goal J. Allen Coventry
42' Goal T. Sakamoto Coventry
44' Red card J. Abankwah Watford
45+3' Yellow card M. Doumbia Watford
62' Yellow card L. Woolfenden Coventry
69' Penalty scored Imrân Louza Watford
76' Yellow card M. van Ewijk Coventry
85' Yellow card L. Kitching Coventry
90+2' Yellow card N. Irankunda Watford

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Frank James Lampard Junior

19 C. Rushworth

3 J. Dasilva 15 L. Kitching 4 B. Thomas 27 M. van Ewijk

6 M. Grimes 8 J. Allen

10 E. Mason-Clark 23 B. Thomas-Asante 7 T. Sakamoto

11 H. Wright

Bench B. Wilson , E. Simms , K. Kesler-Hayden , J. Bidwell , L. Woolfenden , J. Eccles , Miguel Brau , G. Shepherd , Kai Andrews

Watford

Confirmed 4-2-2-2 Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez

1 E. Selvik

16 M. Bola 25 J. Abankwah 4 K. Keben 2 J. Ngakia

39 E. Kayembe 10 Imrân Louza

11 R. Vata 34 K. Baah

20 M. Doumbia 17 Moussa Sissoko

Bench N. Baxter , Max Alleyne , H. Kyprianou , M. Pollock , T. Ince , L. Kjerrumgaard , Vivaldo Semedo , J. Morris , N. Irankunda

Form guide

Coventry at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

43% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Coventry vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 25	Coventry v Watford	2–1
14 Sep 24	Watford v Coventry	1–1
9 Mar 24	Watford v Coventry	1–2
2 Sep 23	Coventry v Watford	3–3

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Coventry vs Watford head-to-head record