Watford vs Coventry City

Championship 9 Mar 2024, 15:00
Watford
Watford
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Coventry City
Coventry City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 R. Madley Round 37

Match report

Coventry City edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 9 March 2024.

Watford had 19 shots to Coventry City's 8.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with R. Madley in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 19 - 8 On target 5 - 3 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 12 - 12 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Haji Wright
Coventry City · 2 goals
8 Jamal Lewis captained the side
8 Josh Eccles 1 assist
7 Ryan Porteous 1 goal
7 Ryan Andrews 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 10–3
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 3–2 2–2
Attacks 60–48 57–36
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 4
117 Attacks 84
2 Attacks 0
72 Dangerous Attacks 36
5 On Target 3
15 Off Target 5
19 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 2
8 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 12
5 Corners 4
5 Offsides 1
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 5
1 Saves 4
463 Passes Total 340
360 Passes Accurate 243
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
39 E. Kayembe 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 11 I. Koné
18 Y. Asprilla 25 E. Dennis 16 G. Chakvetadze
Coventry City · 3-4-1-2
40 B. Collins
4 B. Thomas 22 J. Latibeaudiere 15 L. Kitching
28 J. Eccles 6 L. Kelly 29 V. Torp 21 J. Bidwell
45 K. Palmer
11 H. Wright 9 E. Simms
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 37 Matheus Martins
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 42 James Morris
  • 59 Jack Grieves
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 27 Milan van Ewijk
  • 10 Callum O'Hare
  • 14 Ben Sheaf
  • 24 Matt Godden
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 54 Kai Andrews
  • 3 Jay Dasilva
  • 30 Fábio Tavares
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 46' ↑ M. van Ewijk ↓ L. Kelly Coventry City
  • 58' ↑ B. Sheaf ↓ V. Torp Coventry City
  • 58' ↑ C. O'Hare ↓ K. Palmer Coventry City
  • 64' ↑ Matheus Martins ↓ E. Dennis Watford
  • 76' ↑ T. Ince ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 86' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 87' ↑ M. Godden ↓ E. Simms Coventry City
Cards
  • 18' L. Kelly Coventry City
  • 23' K. Palmer Coventry City
  • 26' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 45+1' J. Bidwell Coventry City
  • 66' B. Thomas Coventry City
  • 88' H. Wright Coventry City
Head-to-head
Watford 1 4 draws 4 Coventry City
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
Watford D W D D D
Coventry City D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Coventry City?
Watford lost 1-2 against Coventry City on 9 March 2024.
Who won Watford vs Coventry City?
Coventry City won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Coventry City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Coventry City?
Watford had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.