Coventry vs Southampton

Championship 14 Mar 2026, 12:30
Coventry
Coventry
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Southampton
Southampton
🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 F. Hallam Round 38

Match report

Southampton edged past Coventry 2-1 in the Championship on 14 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Coventry had 19 shots to Southampton's 8.

The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena, with F. Hallam in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 19 - 8 On target 5 - 3 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 13 - 13 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Flynn Downes
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Kuryu Matsuki 1 goal
8 Matt Grimes captained the side
8 Ephron Mason-Clark captained the side
7 Victor Torp 1 goal
First half vs second half
Coventry stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 13–5
Shots On Goal 1–0 4–3
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 4–3 3–2
Attacks 28–41 64–33
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 3
92 Attacks 74
64 Dangerous Attacks 31
5 On Target 3
14 Off Target 5
49% Ball Possession 51%
19 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 13
7 Corners 5
3 Offsides 4
57% Ball Possession 43%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 5
433 Passes Total 338
363 Passes Accurate 267
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 26 L. Woolfenden 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
16 F. Onyeka 6 M. Grimes
7 T. Sakamoto 28 J. Eccles 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Southampton · 4-1-4-1
41 D. Peretz
14 J. Bree 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 5 J. Stephens 3 R. Manning
48 C. Bragg
27 K. Matsuki 20 C. Jander 4 F. Downes 10 F. Azaz
9 C. Larin
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 29 Victor Torp
  • 14 Romain Esse
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • 24 Jahnoah Markelo
Southampton
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
  • 24 Shea Charles
  • 19 Cameron Archer
  • 15 Nathan Wood
  • 25 George Long
  • 17 Joshua Quarshie
  • 28 Oriol Romeu
  • 18 Tom Fellows
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
  • 49 Nicholas Oyekunle
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ B. Thomas-Asante ↓ J. Eccles Coventry
  • 62' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
  • 67' ↑ S. Charles ↓ C. Bragg Southampton
  • 67' ↑ C. Archer ↓ C. Larin Southampton
  • 77' ↑ V. Torp ↓ F. Onyeka Coventry
  • 77' ↑ R. Esse ↓ T. Sakamoto Coventry
  • 90+6' ↑ N. Wood ↓ K. Matsuki Southampton
Cards
  • 53' L. Kitching Coventry
  • 80' L. Woolfenden Coventry
  • 86' C. Archer Southampton
  • 86' E. Simms Coventry
  • 90+1' D. Peretz Southampton
Head-to-head
Coventry 0 2 draws 3 Southampton
2026-03-14 Coventry vs Southampton 1 - 2
2025-12-20 Southampton vs Coventry 1 - 1
2024-04-09 Southampton vs Coventry City 2 - 1
2023-12-13 Coventry City vs Southampton 1 - 1
2022-02-05 Southampton vs Coventry City 2 - 1
Recent form
Coventry D D D W L
Southampton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry vs Southampton?
Coventry lost 1-2 against Southampton on 14 March 2026.
Who won Coventry vs Southampton?
Southampton won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry vs Southampton played?
The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Who had more possession in Coventry vs Southampton?
Southampton had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.