Coventry City vs Watford

Coventry City

Coventry Building Society Arena

25 Oct 2025, 13:30

3:1

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

3'

Goal

B. Thomas-Asante(T. Sakamoto)

7'

Goal

Jamie Allen

42'

Goal

T. Sakamoto

J. Abankwah

44'

M. Sissoko

Mattie Pollock

46'

M. Doumbia

48'

2ND HALF

Edo Kayembe

H. Kyprianou

46'

52'

L. Woolfenden

B. Thomas

62'

L. Woolfenden

Kwadwo Baah

Injured

63'

Kwadwo Baah

N. Irankunda

64'

M. Doumbia

Vivaldo

65'

Imrân Louza(Penalty goal)

Penalty goal

69'

73'

E. Simms

Haji Wright

73'

Josh Eccles

E. Mason-Clark

76'

Milan Van Ewijk

82'

Kaine Kesler

Milan Van Ewijk

Rocco Vata

Tom Ince

85'

85'

L. Kitching

N. Irankunda

92'

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

456Passes Attempted372

394Completed Passes315

5Corners6

19Throw-ins18

12Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Coventry City

Formation

4-4-2

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

L. Kitching

#15L. Kitching

B. Thomas

#4B. Thomas

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Jamie Allen

#8Jamie Allen

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

T. Sakamoto

#7T. Sakamoto

B. Thomas-Asante

#23B. Thomas-Asante

Haji Wright

#11Haji Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
L. Kitching #15	85'
B. Thomas #4	52'
Jay Dasilva #3
Milan Van Ewijk #27	82' 76'
M. Grimes #6
Jamie Allen #8	⚽7'
E. Mason-Clark #10	73'
T. Sakamoto #7	⚽42' 🎯3'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	⚽3'
Haji Wright #11	73'

Will not play

Ephron

Ephron Mason-Clark

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Coventry City

Formation

4-4-2

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

L. Kitching

#15L. Kitching

B. Thomas

#4B. Thomas

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Jamie Allen

#8Jamie Allen

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

T. Sakamoto

#7T. Sakamoto

B. Thomas-Asante

#23B. Thomas-Asante

Haji Wright

#11Haji Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
L. Kitching #15	85'
B. Thomas #4	52'
Jay Dasilva #3
Milan Van Ewijk #27	82' 76'
M. Grimes #6
Jamie Allen #8	⚽7'
E. Mason-Clark #10	73'
T. Sakamoto #7	⚽42' 🎯3'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	⚽3'
Haji Wright #11	73'

Will not play

Ephron

Ephron Mason-Clark

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Watford

Formation

4-3-3

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
J. Abankwah #25	44'
Kévin Keben #4
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2
Imrân Louza #10	69'
Edo Kayembe #39	46'
M. Sissoko #17	46'
Rocco Vata #11	85'
M. Doumbia #20	65' 48'
Kwadwo Baah #34	63' 64'

Will not play

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Watford

Javi Gracia

Head-to-head

30 matches

Coventry City

Coventry City

8

Wins

9

Draws

13

Wins

Watford

Watford

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Watford

Coventry City

Watford

Coventry City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Coventry City

Watford

Coventry City

Watford

Championship2022 • 1 match

Watford

Coventry City

Championship2021 • 1 match

Coventry City

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Coventry City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Dean Whitestone

Venue:

Coventry Building Society Arena

Capacity:

32 609

Coventry City vs Watford match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Coventry City and Watford. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.