Watford vs Coventry City

Coventry City won 4-0 at Watford in the England Championship on Saturday 2 May 2026, 0-2 at half-time. In their last 10 meetings, including this one, Coventry City won 5, Watford won 1 and 4 were drawn.

England Championship Sat 2 May 2026, 12:30 Save

Watford

HT 0-2

Coventry City

Vicarage Road, Watford Ruebyn Ricardo

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32%Watford 26%Draw 42%Coventry City

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Watford or draw 58%
Coventry City or draw 68%
Watford or Coventry City 74%

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Watford vs Coventry City key moments

19' Ellis Simms 0-1 Goal · Assist Jake Bidwell · Header, Coventry City
25' Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow card · Argument, Coventry City
25' Imrân Louza Yellow card · Foul, Watford
43' Ellis Simms 0-2 Goal · Assist Josh Eccles · Right foot shot, Coventry City
58' Ellis Simms 0-3 Goal · Assist Victor Torp · Right foot shot, Coventry City
78' Nestory Irankunda Yellow card · Foul, Watford
85' Victor Torp 0-4 Goal · Assist Jamie Allen · Right foot shot, Coventry City

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Watford Coventry City

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

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

WatfordCoventry City

1.55 Expected goals (xG) 1.08

1.02 xG on target 2.95

43% Possession 57%

74 Attacks 110

30 Dang. Attacks 43

13 Shots 18

4 Shots On Target 7

4 Big Chances 3

0 Corners 6

84% Pass Accuracy 88%

3 Saves 3

16 Fouls 10

2 Yellow Cards 1

5 Offsides 1

1.55 Expected goals (xG) 1.08

1.02 xG on target 2.95

74 Attacks 110

30 Dang. Attacks 43

13 Shots 18

4 Shots On Target 7

5 Shots Off Target 5

4 Shots Blocked 6

12 Shots Inside Box 7

1 Shots Outside Box 11

6 Goal Attempts 11

4 Big Chances 3

4 Big Chances Missed 1

1 Hit Woodwork 0

0 Corners 6

14 Dribbles 11

5 Successful Dribbles 4

36% Dribble Success 36%

5 Offsides 1

Watford vs Coventry City lineups

Confirmed

Watford 3-5-1-1

1 Egil Selvik

25 James Abankwah
6 Mattie Pollock
3 Saba Goglichidze

2 Jeremy Ngakia
23 Nampalys Mendy
10 Imrân Louza
39 Edo Kayembe
42 Othmane Maamma

8 Giorgi Chakvetadze

66 Nestory Irankunda

Substitutes

4 Kévin Keben
7 Tom Ince 82'
9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
12 Nathan Baxter
15 Edoardo Bove 62'
16 Marc Bola 62'
17 Pierre Ekwah
20 Mamadou Doumbia 82'
43 J. Grieves 62'

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Carl Rushworth

6 Matt Grimes
29 Victor Torp

23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
28 Josh Eccles
14 Romain Esse

9 Ellis Simms 3

Substitutes

4 Bobby Thomas
8 Jamie Allen 70'
10 Ephron Mason-Clark 70'
11 Haji Wright 79'
13 Ben Wilson
15 Liam Kitching
16 Frank Onyeka
27 Milan van Ewijk 70'
33 Miguel Ángel Brau 87'

Watford and Coventry City player stats

Watford player stats

1 Egil Selvik GK	90	0	0	25	0	0	0	25	0
6 Mattie Pollock DEF	90	0	0	34	1	0	0	34	1
25 James Abankwah DEF	90	0	0	40	2	0	0	40	2
3 Saba Goglichidze DEF	62	0	0	27	2	0	0	27	2
2 Jeremy Ngakia MID	90	3	0	30	0	3	0	30	0
39 Edo Kayembe MID	90	1	0	38	1	1	0	38	1
10 Imrân Louza MID	82	0	0	70	1	0	0	70	1
42 Othmane Maamma MID	82	3	1	29	3	3	1	29	3
23 Nampalys Mendy MID	62	0	0	17	2	0	0	17	2
66 Nestory Irankunda FWD	90	6	3	11	3	6	3	11	3
8 Giorgi Chakvetadze FWD	62	0	0	32	0	0	0	32	0
16 Marc Bola DEF Sub	28	0	0	17	0	0	0	17	0
15 Edoardo Bove MID Sub	28	0	0	7	1	0	0	7	1
7 Tom Ince MID Sub	8	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
43 J. Grieves FWD Sub	28	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
20 Mamadou Doumbia FWD Sub	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Coventry City player stats

19 Carl Rushworth GK	90	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	57	0
21 Jake Bidwell DEF	90	0	1	2	1	57	0	2	1	57	0
22 Joel Latibeaudiere DEF	90	0	0	0	0	60	2	0	0	60	2
26 Luke Woolfenden DEF	90	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	57	0
20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden DEF	70	0	0	1	0	29	1	1	0	29	1
6 Matt Grimes MID	90	0	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	91	0
29 Victor Torp MID	90	1	1	2	1	33	1	2	1	33	1
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante MID	87	0	0	4	0	25	1	4	0	25	1
14 Romain Esse MID	70	0	0	2	0	17	3	2	0	17	3
28 Josh Eccles MID	70	0	1	3	2	33	0	3	2	33	0
9 Ellis Simms FWD	79	3	0	3	3	12	0	3	3	12	0
27 Milan van Ewijk DEF Sub	20	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
33 Miguel Ángel Brau DEF Sub	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
8 Jamie Allen MID Sub	20	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
10 Ephron Mason-Clark FWD Sub	20	0	0	1	0	5	2	1	0	5	2
11 Haji Wright FWD Sub	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	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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Form

Watford L L L L D

Coventry City W W D D D

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

WatfordCoventry City

0% Win rate 40%

0.40 Goals scored 1.80

2.60 Goals conceded 0.60

40% Both teams score 60%

40% Over 2.5 goals 40%

0% Clean sheets 40%

0% Scored first 40%

1.16 xG for 1.87

1.76 xG against 0.79

12.80 Match corners 6.60

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

10% Win rate 60%

0.80 Goals scored 2.10

2.00 Goals conceded 0.70

60% Both teams score 50%

50% Over 2.5 goals 60%

10% Clean sheets 50%

10% Scored first 60%

1.20 xG for 2.07

1.73 xG against 1.03

11.10 Match corners 8.40

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

31% Win rate 60%

1.18 Goals scored 2.07

1.36 Goals conceded 1.00

60% Both teams score 60%

47% Over 2.5 goals 62%

16% Clean sheets 36%

27% Scored first 64%

1.30 xG for 1.95

1.23 xG against 1.10

10.18 Match corners 9.58

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 45 each.

Watford at home and Coventry City away this season.

45% Win rate 45%

1.36 Goals scored 1.91

1.05 Goals conceded 1.18

55% Both teams score 59%

41% Over 2.5 goals 59%

23% Clean sheets 36%

32% Scored first 73%

1.46 xG for 1.65

1.11 xG against 1.15

10.27 Match corners 9.77

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 22 each.

Coventry City vs Watford head to head

5 Coventry City wins 4 draws 1 Watford wins

3.2 goals per game 70% both teams scored 70% over 2.5 goals

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Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford Capacity 22,200 · Grass
Weather: 18°C, light rain Wind 15 km/h · Humidity 45%
Managers: Edward Still Watford Frank Lampard Coventry City
Officials: Referee Ruebyn Ricardo 1st Assistant M. Smith 2nd Assistant G. Kane 4th Official C. Hicks

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