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 City444689261179044
2PromotionMillwall4413792310116148
3Promotion play-offIpswich Town422976211387344
4Promotion play-offSouthampton4424762113107753
5Promotion play-offMiddlesbrough4320732013106444
6Promotion play-offWrexham446701913126660
7Hull City444702010146763
8Derby County44866199166355
9Norwich City44864197186153
10Swansea City44-460179185357
11Bristol City44-1591611175657
12QPR44-8581610185967
13Sheffield United43257176206159
14Birmingham City43-1571512165253
15Watford44-4571415155256
16Preston North End43-5571415145055
17Stoke City44-1551510195051
18West Bromwich Albion44-9521313184756
19Portsmouth44-17511312194562
20Charlton Athletic43-12501214174052
21Blackburn Rovers44-15491213193954
22RelegationOxford United44-15441014204156
23RelegationLeicester City44-11421115185667
24RelegationSheffield Wednesday43-57-3112302683
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