Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry — EFL Championship, 21 Oct 2025
Coventry beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 21 October 2025 at Fratton Park, Portsmouth. B. Thomas-Asante, MaKenzie Kirk got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Portsmouth have won 2 and Coventry 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-130'assist: Ellis Simms
- Half-time0-1
- 50'Foul
- 0-256'assist: Ellis Simms
- 63'
- 64'
- 64'
- 74'
- 74'—out: MaKenzie Kirk
- 75'out: J. Allen
- 80'
- 85'Foul
- 88'
- 88'
- 1-290'assist: Terry Devlin
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Portsmouth
- 7.3MaKenzie KirkF
- 7.3Zachary SwansonD
- 7.0Josef BursikG
- 7.0John SwiftM
- 6.9Marlon PackM
- 6.9Andre DozzellM
- 6.9Josh KnightD
- 6.9Terry DevlinM
- 6.7Conor ChaplinM
- 6.7Regan PooleD
- 6.7Adrian SegecicM
- 6.6Connor OgilvieD
- 6.6Hayden MatthewsD
- 6.3Florian BianchiniF
- 6.2Yang Min-hyeokM
- 6.2Colby BishopF
Coventry
- 7.9Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
- 7.3Liam KitchingD
- 7.3Bobby ThomasD
- 7.2Matt GrimesM
- 7.2Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 7.2Ellis SimmsF
- 7.0Milan van EwijkM
- 6.9Carl RushworthG
- 6.7Jay DasilvaM
- 6.7Ephron Mason-ClarkF
- 6.5Luke WoolfendenD
- 6.3Jamie AllenM
- 6.2Jake BidwellD
- 6.2Kaine Kesler-HaydenD
- 6.2Victor TorpM
Line-ups
Coventry3-4-3
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PortsmouthJohn Michael Lewis Mousinho
Substitutes
- 30B. KillipG
- 16Luke Le RouxM
- 24Terry Devlin64'M6.9
- 11F. Bianchini74'F6.3
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 17Ibane BowatD
- 10Adrian Segecic64'M6.7
- 25MaKenzie Kirk90'74'F7.3
- 14Hayden Matthews80'D6.6
CoventryFrank James Lampard Junior
Substitutes
- 11Haji WrightF
- 21J. Bidwell88'D6.2
- 28J. EcclesM
- 8J. Allen75'M6.3
- 13B. WilsonG
- 7T. Sakamoto63'M7.2
- 33M. BrauD
- 20K. Kesler-Hayden88'D6.2
- 54K. AndrewsM
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
0.63Expected goals (xG)2.41
15Total shots19
5Shots on target7
6Shots off target7
4Blocked shots5
6Corners5
2Offsides4
5Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves4
-0.23Goals prevented-0.23
461Total passes346
365Accurate passes257
79%Pass accuracy74%
Portsmouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaKenzie Kirk | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Zachary Swanson | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Josef Bursik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| John Swift | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Marlon Pack | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Andre Dozzell | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Josh Knight | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Terry Devlin | 26 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Chaplin | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Regan Poole | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Adrian Segecic | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Connor Ogilvie | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Hayden Matthews | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Florian Bianchini | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Yang Min-hyeok | 64 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Colby Bishop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 90 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Liam Kitching | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 27 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 7.2 |
| Ellis Simms | 90 | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 88 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jay Dasilva | 88 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 63 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jamie Allen | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Bidwell | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 11 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Victor Torp | 75 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
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