Coventry 3:0 Preston: Championship Match Result

Championship

Coventry WLLLLW

3:0

Finished

Kick-off was 11 Mar, 20:00 UTC

Preston LLWLLD

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena City: Coventry

In the Championship game on 11 March 2026, Coventry beat Preston 3:0. Match numbers: shots on target 9:2, corners 8:1.

Key numbers

Possession, % 67 – 33

Shots on target 9 – 2

Shots off target 8 – 3

Expected goals 3.92 – 0.44

⚽ 17' T. Sakamoto — Goal ⚽ 34' B. Thomas-Asante — Goal ⇄ 46' D. Jebbison — Substitution ⇄ 46' A. McCann — Substitution ⚽ 50' M. Grimes — Penalty ⇄ 60' T. Sakamoto — Substitution ⇄ 61' M. van Ewijk — Substitution ⇄ 61' F. Onyeka — Substitution ⇄ 65' P. Valentin — Substitution ⇄ 65' A. Devine — Substitution ⇄ 66' E. Mason-Clark — Substitution ⇄ 73' T. Small — Substitution ⇄ 79' B. Thomas-Asante — Substitution

Match events

17' 1:0 Coventry Goal T. Sakamoto
34' 2:0 Coventry Goal B. Thomas-Asante
46' 2:0 Preston Substitution D. Jebbison off: L. Dobbin
46' 2:0 Preston Substitution A. McCann off: J. Thompson
50' 3:0 Coventry Penalty M. Grimes
60' 3:0 Coventry Substitution T. Sakamoto off: R. Esse
61' 3:0 Coventry Substitution M. van Ewijk off: K. Kesler-Hayden
61' 3:0 Coventry Substitution F. Onyeka off: V. Torp
65' 3:0 Preston Substitution P. Valentin off: B. Potts
65' 3:0 Preston Substitution A. Devine off: A. Moran
66' 3:0 Coventry Substitution E. Mason-Clark off: J. Eccles
73' 3:0 Preston Substitution T. Small off: A. Vukcevic
79' 3:0 Coventry Substitution B. Thomas-Asante off: J. Markelo

Statistics

67 Possession, % 33

9 Shots on target 2

8 Shots off target 3

3.92 Expected goals 0.44

6 Big chances 1

287 Attacks 154

8 Corners 1

9 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 8

2 Offsides 3

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 14

23 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

20/3361% Aerial duels 13/3339%

109 Backward passes 43

8 Blocked shots 0

10 Clearances 34

12/2941% Crosses 3/1127%

9/1850% Dribbles 3/933%

2.33 Expected assists 0.24

68 Failed passes 79

2 Goalkeeper saves 6

8 Interceptions 12

17 Key passes 3

15/3938% Long passes 10/4124%

109 Passes into the final third 29

330 Passes in the opposition half 135

327 Passes in own half 180

0.36 Shot accuracy 0.40

10 Shots from outside the box 2

15 Shots inside the box 3

8/1173% Tackles 13/2162%

628 Total passes 304

Line-ups

Coventry

Starting XI
#	Player	number
19	Carl Rushworth	19
3	Jay Rhys Dasilva	3
15	Liam Kitching	15
26	Luke Matthew Woolfenden	26
27	Milan van Ewijk	27
6	Matt Grimes	6
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	7
10	Ephron Jardell Mason-Clark	10
16	Frank Onyeka	16
23	Solomon Brandon Michael Clarke Thomas-Asante	23
9	Ellis Reco Simms	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Ben Wilson	13
20	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	20
21	Jake Bidwell	21
8	Jamie Allen	8
14	Romain Ess	14
28	Joshua Elliot Eccles	28
29	Victor Torp	29
11	Haji Wright	11
24	Jahnoah Guevara Markelo	24

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Preston

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Daniel Iversen	1
2	Pol Valentín Sancho	2
14	Jordan Ben Storey	14
16	Andrew Martyn Hughes	16
26	Thierry Small	26
42	Odeluga Joshua Offiah	42
4	Benjamin Whiteman	4
8	Alistair Edward McCann	8
21	Alfie Devine	21
9	Daniel David Jebbison	9
28	Milutin Osmajić	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	David Cornell	13
3	Andrija Vukčević	3
6	Liam James Lindsay	6
15	Jordan Andrew Thompson	15
23	Andrew Moran	23
34	Kitt Nelson	34
44	Bradley Potts	44
17	Lewis Norman Dobbin	17
24	Michael Smith	24