Coventry 3:2 Derby: Championship Match Result

Championship

Coventry WLLLLW

3:2

Finished

Kick-off was 3 Apr, 20:00 BST

Derby LWLLLD

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena City: Coventry

In the Championship game on 3 April 2026, Coventry beat Derby 3:2. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 6:1.

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 7 – 3

Shots off target 2 – 2

Expected goals 2.21 – 2.05

⚽ 12' F. Onyeka — Goal 🟨 29' L. Travis — Yellow card ⚽ 38' B. Brereton Diaz — Goal ⇄ 63' J. Eccles — Substitution ⇄ 63' E. Simms — Substitution ⇄ 63' R. Esse — Substitution ⇄ 65' C. Morris — Substitution ⚽ 68' J. Rudoni — Goal ⇄ 72' J. Banel — Substitution ⚽ 77' B. Brereton Diaz — Penalty ⚽ 80' J. Rudoni — Goal 🟨 81' P. Agyemang — Yellow card 🟨 82' Yellow card ⇄ 86' D. Ozoh — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' M. Grimes — Substitution

Match events

12' 1:0 Coventry Goal F. Onyeka assist: R. Esse
29' 1:0 Derby Yellow card L. Travis
38' 1:1 Derby Goal B. Brereton Diaz assist: M. Clarke
63' 1:1 Coventry Substitution J. Eccles off: J. Rudoni
63' 1:1 Coventry Substitution E. Simms off: H. Wright
63' 1:1 Coventry Substitution R. Esse off: E. Mason-Clark
65' 1:1 Derby Substitution C. Morris off: P. Agyemang
68' 2:1 Coventry Goal J. Rudoni
72' 2:1 Derby Substitution J. Banel off: O. Fraulo
77' 2:2 Derby Penalty B. Brereton Diaz
80' 3:2 Coventry Goal J. Rudoni assist: M. van Ewijk
81' 3:2 Derby Yellow card P. Agyemang
82' 3:2 Coventry Yellow card
86' 3:2 Derby Substitution D. Ozoh off: C. Allen
90+1' 3:2 Coventry Substitution M. Grimes off: V. Torp

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

7 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 2

2.21 Expected goals 2.05

4 Big chances 3

170 Attacks 205

6 Corners 1

12 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 12

0 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

15 Throw-ins 28

All statistics

21/3364% Aerial duels 12/3336%

88 Backward passes 57

4 Blocked shots 2

27 Clearances 22

2/1811% Crosses 4/2218%

3/1225% Dribbles 5/1145%

0.79 Expected assists 1.05

98 Failed passes 87

1 Goalkeeper saves 4

10 Interceptions 8

10 Key passes 3

12/5522% Long passes 17/5034%

75 Passes into the final third 69

221 Passes in the opposition half 248

206 Passes in own half 169

0.54 Shot accuracy 0.43

0 Shots from outside the box 0

13 Shots inside the box 7

12/1771% Tackles 13/1968%

409 Total passes 395

Line-ups

Coventry

Starting XI
#	Player	number
19	Carl Rushworth	19
3	Jay Rhys Dasilva	3
4	Bobby Craig Thomas	4
15	Liam Kitching	15
27	Milan van Ewijk	27
6	Matt Grimes	6
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	7
14	Romain Ess	14
16	Frank Onyeka	16
28	Joshua Elliot Eccles	28
9	Ellis Reco Simms	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Ben Wilson	13
20	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	20
21	Jake Bidwell	21
26	Luke Matthew Woolfenden	26
5	Jack Edward Rudoni	5
29	Victor Torp	29
10	Ephron Jardell Mason-Clark	10
11	Haji Wright	11
24	Jahnoah Guevara Markelo	24

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Derby

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Richard O'Donnell	12
2	Derry John Murkin	2
5	Matthew Edward Barkell Clarke	5
23	Joe Ward	23
28	Dion Sanderson	28
27	Lewis Travis	27
34	Jaydon Amauri Banel	34
42	Bobby Clark	42
9	Carlton Morris	9
18	David Ikechukwu Ozoh	18
25	Benjamin Anthony Brereton Díaz	25