Coventry vs Watford

Championship 25 Oct 2025, 11:30
Coventry
Coventry
3–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena Round 12

Match report

Coventry beat Watford 3-1 in the Championship on 25 October 2025.

Watford had 13 shots to Coventry's 12.

J. Abankwah was sent off in the 44th minute.

The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Half-time 3-0 Shots 12 - 13 On target 3 - 8 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 10 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Coventry · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Carl Rushworth 6 saves
9 Liam Kitching 64 passes (83% accurate)
8 Jamie Allen 1 goal
8 Imrân Louza 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–7 4–6
Shots On Goal 3–5 0–3
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 1–5 4–1
Attacks 38–34 76–33
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 5
114 Attacks 67
60 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 7
9 Off Target 6
12 Shots Total 13
3 Shots On Goal 8
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 8
5 Corners 6
3 Offsides 4
55% Ball Possession 45%
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
6 Saves 0
456 Passes Total 372
394 Passes Accurate 315
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-2-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
8 J. Allen 6 M. Grimes
7 T. Sakamoto 23 B. Thomas-Asante 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Watford · 4-2-2-2
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 4 K. Biakolo 25 J. Abankwah 16 M. Bola
10 I. Louza 39 E. Kayembe
34 K. Baah 11 R. Vata
17 M. Sissoko 20 M. Doumbia
Coventry
Coach
Frank James Lampard Junior
Substitutes
  • 26 Luke Woolfenden
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 33 Miguel Ángel Brau
  • 50 George Shepherd
  • 54 Kai Andrews
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 5 Hector Kyprianou
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 22 James Morris
  • 3 Max Alleyne
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
Substitutions
  • 45+1' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ M. Sissoko Watford
  • 46' ↑ H. Kyprianou ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 52' ↑ L. Woolfenden ↓ B. Thomas Coventry
  • 64' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 65' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 73' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
  • 73' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry
  • 82' ↑ K. Kesler-Hayden ↓ M. van Ewijk Coventry
  • 85' ↑ T. Ince ↓ R. Vata Watford
Cards
  • 44' J. Abankwah Watford
  • 45+3' M. Doumbia Watford
  • 62' L. Woolfenden Coventry
  • 76' M. van Ewijk Coventry
  • 85' L. Kitching Coventry
  • 90+2' N. Irankunda Watford
Head-to-head
Coventry 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 D D D W L
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry vs Watford?
Coventry won 3-1 against Watford on 25 October 2025.
Who won Coventry vs Watford?
Coventry won the match 3-1.
Where was Coventry vs Watford played?
The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.