Watford vs Coventry

Championship · May 2, 2026 · 11:30

Final score: Watford 0–4 Coventry

Standings

• Watford: #16 · 57 Pts · 46 P (14W 15D 17L)
• Coventry: #1 · 95 Pts · 46 P (28W 11D 7L)

Recent form

Watford

• L Apr 25, 2026: Middlesbrough 5–1 Watford
• L Apr 21, 2026: West Brom 3–0 Watford
• L Apr 18, 2026: Watford 0–2 Sheffield Utd
• L Apr 11, 2026: Oxford United 2–0 Watford
• D Apr 6, 2026: Watford 1–1 Charlton

Coventry

• W Apr 26, 2026: Coventry 3–1 Wrexham
• W Apr 21, 2026: Coventry 5–1 Portsmouth
• D Apr 17, 2026: Blackburn 1–1 Coventry
• D Apr 11, 2026: Coventry 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday
• D Apr 6, 2026: Hull City 0–0 Coventry

Head-to-head

• 2026-05-02T11:30:00+00:00: Watford 0–4 Coventry
• 2025-10-25T11:30:00+00:00: Coventry 3–1 Watford
• 2025-01-25T15:00:00+00:00: Coventry 2–1 Watford
• 2024-09-14T14:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–1 Coventry
• 2024-03-09T15:00:00+00:00: Watford 1–2 Coventry

Match events

• 19' Goal Normal Goal — E. Simms (Coventry) (assists: J. Bidwell)
• 25' Card Yellow Card — Imrân Louza (Watford)
• 25' Card Yellow Card — Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry)
• 43' Goal Normal Goal — E. Simms (Coventry) (assists: J. Eccles)
• 58' Goal Normal Goal — E. Simms (Coventry) (assists: V. Torp)
• 62' subst Substitution 1 — S. Goglichidze (Watford) (assists: M. Bola)
• 62' subst Substitution 2 — G. Chakvetadze (Watford) (assists: E. Bove)
• 62' subst Substitution 3 — N. Mendy (Watford) (assists: J. Grieves)
• 70' subst Substitution 1 — J. Eccles (Coventry) (assists: J. Allen)
• 70' subst Substitution 2 — R. Esse (Coventry) (assists: E. Mason-Clark)
• 70' subst Substitution 3 — K. Kesler-Hayden (Coventry) (assists: M. van Ewijk)
• 78' Card Yellow Card — Nestory Irankunda (Watford)
• 79' subst Substitution 4 — E. Simms (Coventry) (assists: H. Wright)
• 82' subst Substitution 4 — O. Maamma (Watford) (assists: T. Ince)
• 82' subst Substitution 5 — I. Louza (Watford) (assists: M. Doumbia)
• 85' Goal Normal Goal — V. Torp (Coventry) (assists: J. Allen)
• 87' subst Substitution 5 — B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry) (assists: M. Brau)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 4 — 7
• Shots off Goal: 5 — 5
• Total Shots: 13 — 18
• Blocked Shots: 4 — 6
• Shots insidebox: 12 — 7
• Shots outsidebox: 1 — 11
• Fouls: 16 — 10
• Corner Kicks: 0 — 6
• Offsides: 5 — 1
• Ball Possession: 43% — 57%
• Yellow Cards: 2 — 1
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 3 — 3
• Total passes: 388 — 498
• Passes accurate: 327 — 439
• Passes %: 84% — 88%
• expected_goals: 1.70 — 1.39
• goals_prevented: 0.37 — 0.37

Injuries

Watford

• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Mfuni — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
• H. Kyprianou — Ankle Injury (Missing Fixture)
• S. Mfuni — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• R. Vata — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)

Coventry

• O. Dovin — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• T. Sakamoto — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• O. Dovin — Knee Injury (Missing Fixture)
• T. Sakamoto — Inactive (Missing Fixture)