Championship
·Matchday 34
Featured match
- J. Rudoni 30'
- B. Thomas 37'
- W. Keane 82'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Coventry beat Preston 2-1. Scorers for Coventry: J. Rudoni 30', B. Thomas 37'. Scorers for Preston: W. Keane 82'.
Coventry
Preston
- Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 4 minutes
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90+4'
B. Sheaf Out: T. Sakamoto · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: B. Sheaf comes on for T. Sakamoto
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89'
J. Allen Out: J. Eccles · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: J. Allen comes on for J. Eccles
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82'
W. Keane 2-1 Goal · Assist: B. Potts · Preston B. Potts provides, W. Keane finishes for Preston (2-1)
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72'
W. Keane Out: S. Greenwood · Preston Substitution for Preston: W. Keane comes on for S. Greenwood
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71'
J. Paterson Out: E. Mason-Clark · Coventry Substitution for Coventry: J. Paterson comes on for E. Mason-Clark
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65'
R. Brady Out: K. Kesler-Hayden · Preston Substitution for Preston: R. Brady comes on for K. Kesler-Hayden
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65'
L. Lindsay Yellow card · Preston L. Lindsay of Preston is booked
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46'
B. Potts Out: R. Ledson · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Potts comes on for R. Ledson
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46'
E. Riis Out: J. Meghoma · Preston Substitution for Preston: E. Riis comes on for J. Meghoma
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46'
L. Lindsay Out: L. Gibson · Preston Substitution for Preston: L. Lindsay comes on for L. Gibson
- Half-time 2 - 0
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37'
B. Thomas 2-0 Goal · Assist: M. Grimes · Coventry Goal for Coventry! B. Thomas turns in the pass from M. Grimes (2-0)
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30'
J. Rudoni 1-0 Goal · Assist: E. Mason-Clark · Coventry E. Mason-Clark provides, J. Rudoni finishes for Coventry (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Coventry
Preston
WLLWW
Last 5 matches LDWDD
5Position20
69Pts50
1.3Goals scored per match1
1.1Goals conceded per match0.7
4Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Coventry3-4-2-1
Preston3-5-2
16
6.9
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
19
6.7
Gibson
46'
L. Gibson
- 46'Out
10
7.0
Mason-Clark
71'
E. Mason-Clark
- 71'Out
- 90+4'Out
5
7.6
Rudoni
30'
J. Rudoni
- 30'Goal
- 89'Out
Coventry3-4-2-1
Coach: F. Lampard
Starting XI
- 1GK Oliver Dovin 6.7
- 4DF B. Thomas37' 8.0
- 15DF L. Kitching 6.9
- 21DF J. Bidwell 6.6
- 27MF M. van Ewijk 6.6
- 28MF J. Eccles89' 7.3
- 6MF M. Grimes 7.5
- 5MF J. Rudoni30' 7.6
- 7FW T. Sakamoto90+4' 7.3
- 10FW E. Mason-Clark71' 7.0
- 9FW E. Simms 7.0
Substitutes
- 12FW J. Paterson71' 6.6
- 8MF J. Allen89' 6.5
- 14MF B. Sheaf90+4'
- 22DF J. Latibeaudiere
- 3DF Jay Dasilva
- 40GK B. Collins
- 2DF L. Binks
- 37FW N. Bassette
- 23FW Brandon Thomas-Asante
Preston3-5-2
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 7.9
- 2DF R. Porteous 7.3
- 19DF L. Gibson46' 6.7
- 16DF A. Hughes 6.9
- 29MF K. Kesler-Hayden65' 6.5
- 18MF R. Ledson46' 6.5
- 22MF S. Þórðarson 7.3
- 8MF A. McCann 7.2
- 3MF J. Meghoma46' 6.2
- 20FW S. Greenwood72' 6.5
- 28FW M. Osmajić 6.3
Substitutes
- 6DF L. Lindsay46'65' 6.6
- 9FW E. Riis46' 6.7
- 44MF B. Potts46' 7.2
- 11MF R. Brady65' 6.7
- 7FW W. Keane72'82' 7.5
- 12FW C. Evans
- 26DF P. Bauer
- 37DF C. McGhee
- 13GK D. Cornell
Coventry
Preston
52%
48%
17
Shots
7
9
On target
3
5
Off target
1
10
Corners
3
10
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
4
0
Yellow cards
1
2
Saves
7
360
Passes
344
80%
Pass accuracy
78%
1.78
Expected goals
0.97
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leeds
|
46 | 95 | 30 | 95:30 | +65 | 100 |
| 2 |
Burnley
|
46 | 69 | 16 | 69:16 | +53 | 100 |
| 3 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 63 | 36 | 63:36 | +27 | 90 |
| 4 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 58 | 44 | 58:44 | +14 | 76 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 64 | 58 | 64:58 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 55 | 59:55 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 53 | 48 | 53:48 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 47 | 49 | 47:49 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 57 | 47 | 57:47 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 64 | 56 | 64:56 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 60 | 69 | 60:69 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 71 | 68 | 71:68 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 61 | 53:61 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 53 | 63 | 53:63 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 58 | 71 | 58:71 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 49 | 65 | 49:65 | -16 | 53 |
| 18 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 45 | 62 | 45:62 | -17 | 51 |
| 19 |
Derby
|
46 | 48 | 56 | 48:56 | -8 | 50 |
| 20 |
Preston
|
46 | 48 | 59 | 48:59 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 |
Hull City
|
46 | 44 | 54 | 44:54 | -10 | 49 |
| 22 |
Luton
|
46 | 45 | 69 | 45:69 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 51 | 88 | 51:88 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 48 | 73 | 48:73 | -25 | 44 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Coventry wins0Draws2
Preston wins5Last meetings
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19 October 2024 · Championship
Preston
1-0
Coventry
-
23 February 2024 · Championship
Coventry
0-3
Preston
-
4 November 2023 · Championship
Preston
3-2
Coventry
-
28 February 2023 · Championship
Preston
0-0
Coventry
-
31 August 2022 · Championship
Coventry
0-1
Preston
-
26 February 2022 · Championship
Coventry
1-1
Preston
-
20 October 2021 · Championship
Preston
2-1
Coventry