Coventry City vs Watford

Championship 2 Sep 2023, 14:00
Coventry City
Coventry City
3–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 D. Webb Round 5

Match report

Coventry City shared 6 goals in a thrilling draw with Watford in the Championship on 2 September 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Coventry City had 16 shots to Watford's 14.

The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 16 - 14 On target 7 - 5 Corners 9 - 6 Fouls 10 - 16 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Mileta Rajovic
Watford · 2 goals
8 Milan van Ewijk 1 goal
8 Matheus Martins 1 goal
8 Kasey Palmer captained the side
8 Haji Wright captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 5–10
Shots On Goal 5–1 2–4
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 4–4 5–2
Match statistics
16 Shots Total 14
7 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 8
7 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 16
9 Corners 6
2 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
3 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 5
425 Passes Total 369
340 Passes Accurate 289
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Wilson
4 B. Thomas 5 K. McFadzean 22 J. Latibeaudiere
27 M. Ewijk 28 J. Eccles 14 B. Sheaf 3 J. Dasilva
45 K. Palmer
24 M. Godden 11 H. Wright
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 12 K. Sema
10 I. Louza 3 F. Sierralta 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
7 T. Ince 9 M. Rajovic 37 M. Martins
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 26 Yasin Ayari
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 40 Bradley Collins
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 6 Liam Kelly
  • 49 Justin Obikwu
  • 43 Marco Rus
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 2 Jeremy Ngakia
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 18 Yaser Asprilla
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 8 Jake Livermore
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
Substitutions
  • 50' ↑ J. Bidwell ↓ J. Dasilva Coventry City
  • 57' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 57' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 57' ↑ J. Ngakia ↓ R. Andrews Watford
  • 71' ↑ Y. Ayari ↓ J. Eccles Coventry City
  • 71' ↑ T. Sakamoto ↓ M. van Ewijk Coventry City
  • 74' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ F. Sierralta Watford
  • 75' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 88' ↑ E. Simms ↓ K. Palmer Coventry City
Cards
  • 24' J. Eccles Coventry City
  • 30' R. Porteous Watford
  • 40' F. Sierralta Watford
  • 60' K. McFadzean Coventry City
  • 76' B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 90+4' W. Hoedt Watford
Head-to-head
Coventry City 4 4 draws 1 Watford
2026-05-02 Watford vs Coventry 0 - 0
2025-10-25 Coventry vs Watford 3 - 1
2025-01-25 Coventry City vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-09-14 Watford vs Coventry City 1 - 1
2024-03-09 Watford vs Coventry City 1 - 2
2023-09-02 Coventry City vs Watford 3 - 3
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Watford?
Coventry City drew 3-3 against Watford on 2 September 2023.
Who won Coventry City vs Watford?
Neither — the match finished 3-3.
Where was Coventry City vs Watford played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Watford?
Coventry City had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.