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

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

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: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-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.