Coventry City vs Preston North End

Championship 22 Feb 2025, 15:00
Coventry City
Coventry City
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 O. Langford Round 34

Match report

Coventry City edged past Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on 22 February 2025.

Coventry City had 17 shots to Preston North End's 7.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 17 - 7 On target 9 - 3 Corners 10 - 3 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Bobby Thomas
Coventry City · 1 goal
8 Jack Rudoni 1 goal
8 Will Keane 1 goal
8 Matt Grimes 1 assist
8 Freddie Woodman 7 saves
First half vs second half
Preston North End came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 9–5
Shots On Goal 4–0 5–3
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 4–2 6–1
Attacks 58–32 42–42
Match statistics
10 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 74
0 Attacks 3
51 Dangerous Attacks 23
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
9 On Target 4
1 On Target 0
1 On Target 0
10 Off Target 4
17 Shots Total 7
9 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 5
5 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 10
10 Corners 3
1 Offsides 4
52% Ball Possession 48%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 7
364 Passes Total 343
289 Passes Accurate 270
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 3-4-2-1
1 O. Dovin
4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 21 J. Bidwell
27 M. Ewijk 28 J. Eccles 6 M. Grimes 5 J. Rudoni
7 T. Sakamoto 10 E. Mason-Clark
9 E. Simms
Preston North End · 3-5-2
1 F. Woodman
2 R. Porteous 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 18 R. Ledson 22 S. Þórðarson 8 A. McCann 3 J. Meghoma
20 S. Greenwood 28 M. Osmajić
Coventry City
Coach
F. Lampard
Substitutes
  • 12 Jamie Paterson
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 40 Bradley Collins
  • 3 Jay Dasilva
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 14 Ben Sheaf
  • 37 Norman Bassette
  • 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 12 Ched Evans
  • 37 Cole McGhee
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ L. Gibson Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ E. Riis ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ B. Potts ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 65' ↑ R. Brady ↓ K. Kesler-Hayden Preston North End
  • 71' ↑ J. Paterson ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry City
  • 72' ↑ W. Keane ↓ S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 89' ↑ J. Allen ↓ J. Eccles Coventry City
  • 90+4' ↑ B. Sheaf ↓ T. Sakamoto Coventry City
Cards
  • 65' L. Lindsay Preston North End
Head-to-head
Coventry City 2 2 draws 7 Preston North End
2026-03-11 Coventry vs Preston 3 - 0
2025-12-09 Preston vs Coventry 1 - 1
2025-02-22 Coventry City vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-10-19 Preston North End vs Coventry City 1 - 0
2024-02-23 Coventry City vs Preston North End 0 - 3
2023-11-04 Preston North End vs Coventry City 3 - 2
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Preston North End?
Coventry City won 2-1 against Preston North End on 22 February 2025.
Who won Coventry City vs Preston North End?
Coventry City won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry City vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Preston North End?
Coventry City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.