Coventry City vs Preston North End

Coventry City beat Preston North End 3-0 in the England Championship on Wednesday 11 March 2026, 2-0 at half-time. In their last 12 meetings, including this one, Coventry City won 2, Preston North End won 7 and 3 were drawn.

England Championship Wed 11 Mar 2026, 20:00 Save

Coventry City

HT 2-0

Preston North End

The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Lewis Smith

Coventry City vs Preston North End timeline

17' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1-0 Goal · Left foot shot, Coventry City
34' Brandon Thomas-Asante 2-0 Goal · Right foot shot, Coventry City
50' Matt Grimes 3-0 Penalty · Left foot shot, Coventry City

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Coventry City vs Preston North End stats

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Coventry CityPreston North End

5.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.47

4.51 xG on target 0.19

67% Possession 33%

139 Attacks 66

62 Dang. Attacks 20

25 Shots 5

9 Shots On Target 2

6 Big Chances 1

8 Corners 1

89% Pass Accuracy 74%

2 Saves 6

9 Fouls 9

2 Offsides 3

5.09 Expected goals (xG) 0.47

4.51 xG on target 0.19

139 Attacks 66

62 Dang. Attacks 20

25 Shots 5

9 Shots On Target 2

8 Shots Off Target 3

8 Shots Blocked 0

15 Shots Inside Box 3

10 Shots Outside Box 2

17 Goal Attempts 5

6 Big Chances 1

4 Big Chances Missed 1

2 Hit Woodwork 0

8 Corners 1

1 Penalties 0

18 Dribbles 9

9 Successful Dribbles 3

50% Dribble Success 33%

2 Offsides 3

Coventry City vs Preston North End lineups

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Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Carl Rushworth

27 Milan van Ewijk
26 Luke Woolfenden
15 Liam Kitching
3 Jay Dasilva

16 Frank Onyeka
6 Matt Grimes

9 Ellis Simms

Substitutes

8 Jamie Allen
11 Haji Wright
13 Ben Wilson
14 Romain Esse 61'
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden 61'
21 Jake Bidwell
24 Jahnoah Markelo 79'
28 Josh Eccles 66'
29 Victor Torp 61'

Preston North End 5-3-2

1 Daniel Iversen

21 Alfie Devine
4 Ben Whiteman
8 Alistair Edward McCann

9 Daniel Jebbison
28 Milutin Osmajic

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3 Andrija Vukcevic 73'
6 Liam Lindsay
13 David Cornell
15 Jordan Andrew Thompson 46'
17 Lewis Dobbin 46'
23 Andrew Moran 65'
24 Michael Smith
34 Kitt Nelson
44 Brad Potts 65'

Coventry City and Preston North End player stats

Coventry City player stats

19 Carl Rushworth GK	90	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	46	0
15 Liam Kitching DEF	90	0	2	0	79	1	2	0	79	1
3 Jay Dasilva DEF	90	0	0	0	79	0	0	0	79	0
26 Luke Woolfenden DEF	90	0	0	0	65	1	0	0	65	1
27 Milan van Ewijk DEF	61	0	0	0	26	2	0	0	26	2
6 Matt Grimes MID	90	1	1	1	115	0	1	1	115	0
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante MID	79	1	3	1	22	2	3	1	22	2
10 Ephron Mason-Clark MID	66	0	2	0	14	0	2	0	14	0
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto MID	61	1	3	2	21	0	3	2	21	0
16 Frank Onyeka MID	61	0	1	1	43	1	1	1	43	1
9 Ellis Simms FWD	90	0	6	1	12	0	6	1	12	0
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden DEF Sub	29	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
14 Romain Esse MID Sub	29	0	4	3	21	2	4	3	21	2
29 Victor Torp MID Sub	29	0	1	0	36	0	1	0	36	0
28 Josh Eccles MID Sub	24	0	2	0	20	0	2	0	20	0
24 Jahnoah Markelo FWD Sub	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0

Preston North End player stats

1 Daniel Iversen GK	90	0	0	19	0	0	0	19	0
14 Jordan Storey DEF	90	0	0	27	0	0	0	27	0
16 Andrew Hughes DEF	90	0	0	40	2	0	0	40	2
42 Odeluga Offiah DEF	90	0	0	31	0	0	0	31	0
26 Thierry Small DEF	73	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
2 Pol Valentín DEF	65	1	0	20	1	1	0	20	1
4 Ben Whiteman MID	90	1	1	44	3	1	1	44	3
21 Alfie Devine MID	65	1	0	24	0	1	0	24	0
8 Alistair Edward McCann MID	46	0	0	21	1	0	0	21	1
28 Milutin Osmajic FWD	90	1	1	7	0	1	1	7	0
9 Daniel Jebbison FWD	46	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
3 Andrija Vukcevic DEF Sub	17	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
15 Jordan Andrew Thompson MID Sub	44	0	0	17	2	0	0	17	2
23 Andrew Moran MID Sub	25	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
44 Brad Potts MID Sub	25	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
17 Lewis Dobbin FWD Sub	44	1	0	9	0	1	0	9	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Coventry City vs Preston North End form

Coventry City All venues

5 W · 0 D · 0 L

Points per game: 3.00
Scored per game: 2.2
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Preston North End All venues

0 W · 2 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.40
Scored per game: 0.8
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Season averages

Coventry CityPreston North End

100% Win rate 0%

2.20 Goals scored 0.80

0.60 Goals conceded 1.80

60% Both teams score 60%

60% Over 2.5 goals 40%

40% Clean sheets 0%

80% Scored first 40%

1.51 xG for 0.86

1.16 xG against 1.73

8.40 Match corners 11.60

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

70% Win rate 10%

1.70 Goals scored 0.60

0.90 Goals conceded 1.80

70% Both teams score 40%

70% Over 2.5 goals 40%

30% Clean sheets 10%

70% Scored first 40%

1.67 xG for 0.82

1.11 xG against 1.77

8.80 Match corners 12.40

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

61% Win rate 33%

2.06 Goals scored 1.17

1.06 Goals conceded 1.19

61% Both teams score 56%

61% Over 2.5 goals 42%

33% Clean sheets 25%

67% Scored first 47%

1.89 xG for 1.07

1.13 xG against 1.42

10.03 Match corners 10.67

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 36 each.

Coventry City at home and Preston North End away this season.

76% Win rate 29%

2.12 Goals scored 1.12

0.76 Goals conceded 1.18

59% Both teams score 59%

59% Over 2.5 goals 35%

35% Clean sheets 24%

53% Scored first 53%

2.13 xG for 0.97

1.09 xG against 1.52

9.82 Match corners 10.24

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 17 each.

Coventry City vs Preston North End head to head

2 Coventry City wins 3 draws 7 Preston North End wins

2.2 goals per game 42% both teams scored 42% over 2.5 goals

Coventry City vs Preston North End standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry City	23	17	4	2	51	19	+32	55
2	Ipswich Town	23	14	8	1	43	17	+26	50
3	Southampton	24	13	8	3	40	20	+20	47
4	Birmingham City	23	12	8	3	39	22	+17	44
5	Middlesbrough	24	12	7	5	34	18	+16	43
6	Millwall	24	13	3	8	33	27	+6	42
7	Hull City	25	12	6	7	36	34	+2	42
8	Swansea City	23	11	6	6	34	27	+7	39
9	Wrexham	23	10	7	6	41	37	+4	37
10	Watford	23	10	7	6	30	27	+3	37
11	Derby County	23	10	6	7	31	27	+4	36
12	West Bromwich Albion	23	8	10	5	28	25	+3	34
13	Stoke City	23	9	6	8	34	28	+6	33
14	Queens Park Rangers	23	10	3	10	40	37	+3	33
15	Sheffield United	23	9	4	10	38	33	+5	31
16	Bristol City	23	9	4	10	33	31	+2	31
17	Preston North End	23	8	7	8	28	30	-2	31
18	Charlton Athletic	23	9	4	10	23	26	-3	31
19	Portsmouth	23	8	6	9	25	23	+2	30
20	Norwich City	23	9	3	11	27	28	-1	30
21	Oxford United	23	7	8	8	24	27	-3	29
22	Leicester City	23	7	7	9	31	34	-3	28
23	Blackburn Rovers	23	4	9	10	19	27	-8	21
24	Sheffield Wednesday	23	1	7	15	14	44	-30	10

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Millwall	24	11	9	4	31	24	+7	42
2	Coventry City	23	11	7	5	46	26	+20	40
3	Middlesbrough	25	10	8	7	39	32	+7	38
4	Hull City	24	11	5	8	37	32	+5	38
5	Southampton	24	10	7	7	44	37	+7	37
6	Norwich City	23	10	5	8	36	28	+8	35
7	Ipswich Town	23	9	7	7	37	30	+7	34
8	Wrexham	23	9	7	7	28	28	0	34
9	Derby County	23	10	3	10	36	32	+4	33
10	Bristol City	23	8	7	8	26	28	-2	31
11	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	4	10	23	29	-6	31
12	Sheffield United	23	9	2	12	28	33	-5	29
13	Preston North End	23	7	8	8	27	32	-5	29
14	Swansea City	23	7	4	12	23	32	-9	25
15	Queens Park Rangers	23	6	7	10	21	36	-15	25
16	Portsmouth	23	6	7	10	24	41	-17	25
17	Leicester City	23	5	9	9	27	34	-7	24
18	Charlton Athletic	23	4	10	9	21	32	-11	22
19	Stoke City	23	6	4	13	17	28	-11	22
20	Watford	23	4	8	11	23	38	-15	20
21	Birmingham City	23	5	5	13	18	34	-16	20
22	West Bromwich Albion	23	5	4	14	20	33	-13	19
23	Oxford United	23	4	6	13	21	32	-11	18
24	Sheffield Wednesday	23	1	5	17	15	45	-30	8

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Championship 2025/2026 standings as of 13 Nov 2026, 08:37 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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63%Coventry City 23%Draw 14%Preston North End

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Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Capacity 32,609 · Grass
Weather: 10°C, light rain Wind 34 km/h · Humidity 58%
Managers: Frank Lampard Coventry City Paul Heckingbottom Preston North End
Officials: Referee Lewis Smith 1st Assistant A. James 2nd Assistant D. Williams 4th Official R. Ricardo

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