England - ChampionshipCoventry Building Society Arena, Mar 11
FTCoventry City
3 - 0
Preston North End
Events:
17'Tatsuhiro Sakamoto1 - 0
17'1 - 0Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
34'Brandon Thomas-Asante2 - 0
34'2 - 0Brandon Thomas-Asante
HT
2 - 0
Events:
50'Matt Grimes3 - 0
50'3 - 0Matt Grimes
FT
3 - 0
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Lewis Smith ()
Venue: Coventry Building Society ArenaMar 11
Spectators: 27,835
Stats:
Shots on target
9
Shots on target
2
Shots off target
8
Shots off target
3
Blocked Shots
8
Blocked Shots
0
Possession (%)
67
Possession (%)
33
Corner Kicks
8
Corner Kicks
1
Offsides
2
Offsides
3
Fouls
9
Fouls
9
Throw ins
23
Throw ins
14
Crosses
12
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
Goal kicks
5
Goal kicks
14
Latest commentaries:
90+5'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
79'Brandon Thomas-Asante is coming off and he is replaced by Jahnoah Markelo.
73'Thierry Small is coming off and he is replaced by Andrija Vukcevic.
66'Ephron Mason-Clark is coming off and he is replaced by Josh Eccles.
65'Alfie Devine is coming off and he is replaced by Andrew Moran.
65'Pol Valentin is coming off and he is replaced by Brad Potts.
61'Milan van Ewijk is coming off and he is replaced by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
61'Frank Onyeka is coming off and he is replaced by Victor Torp.
61'Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is coming off and he is replaced by Romain Esse.
50'G O O O A A A L - Matt Grimes from Coventry puts it away from the penalty spot!
46'Daniel Jebbison is coming off and he is replaced by Lewis Dobbin.
46'Alistair McCann is coming off and he is replaced by Jordan Thompson.
46'The second half is underway.
45+3'It's over! The referee blows for half time
34'G O O O A A A L - Brandon Thomas-Asante is on target!
17'G O O O A A A L - Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is on target!
The referee starts the match.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Wed Mar 11 2026 20:13:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Coventry City4-2-3-1
19
Carl Rushworth
27
Milan van Ewijk
26
Luke Woolfenden
15
Liam Kitching
3
Jay Dasilva
16
Frank Onyeka
6
Matt Grimes
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
23
Brandon Thomas-Asante
10
Ephron Mason-Clark
9
Ellis Simms
9
Daniel Jebbison
28
Milutin Osmajić
21
Alfie Devine
4
Ben Whiteman
8
Ali McCann
26
Thierry Small
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
42
Odel Offiah
2
Pol Valentín
1
Daniel Iversen
Preston North End5-3-2
Substitutions:
61'
Tatsuhiro SakamotoRomain Esse
46'
Ali McCannJordan Thompson
61'
Frank OnyekaVictor Torp
46'
Daniel JebbisonLewis Dobbin
61'
Milan van EwijkKaine Kesler-Hayden
65'
Pol ValentínBrad Potts
66'
Ephron Mason-ClarkJosh Eccles
65'
Alfie DevineAndrew Moran
79'
Brandon Thomas-AsanteJahnoah Markelo
73'
Thierry SmallAndrija Vukcevic
Substitute players:
Ben Wilson
David Cornell
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Andrija Vukcevic
Jake Bidwell
Liam Lindsay
Jamie Allen
Jordan Thompson
Romain Esse
Andrew Moran
Josh Eccles
Kitt Nelson
Victor Torp
Brad Potts
Haji Wright
Lewis Dobbin
Jahnoah Markelo
Michael Smith
Coaches:
Frank Lampard
Paul Heckingbottom
Championship
#Team namePPlayedGDGoals DifferencePtsPointsWWinsDDrawsLLossesFGoals ForAGoals Against
1PromotionCoventry City424285251078442
2PromotionIpswich Town412975211287142
3Promotion play-offMillwall429732110115647
4Promotion play-offSouthampton4223722012107350
5Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4220722012106242
6Promotion play-offHull City42468208146460
7Wrexham423641713126360
8Derby County42863189156153
9Norwich City42558177185550
10Bristol City421581610165251
11QPR42-5581610165863
12Watford421571415135251
13Preston North End42-3571415135053
14Swansea City42-457169175054
15Birmingham City42-1561511165152
16Stoke City423551510174946
17Sheffield United42054166205959
18Charlton Athletic42-12491213173951
19Portsmouth42-14481212184357
20Blackburn Rovers43-15481212193853
21West Bromwich Albion42-14461113184256
22RelegationOxford United42-13441014184154
23RelegationLeicester City42-10411114175464
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday42-57-4111302582
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