Coventry 3-1 Watford — EFL Championship, 25 Oct 2025
Coventry beat Watford 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 25 October 2025 at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. B. Thomas-Asante, J. Allen, T. Sakamoto, Imrân Louza got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Coventry have won 2 and Watford 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'assist: T. Sakamoto
- 2-07'
- 3-042'
- 44'Professional foul last man
- 45+1'
- 45+3'Argument
- Half-time3-0
- 46'
- 52'
- 62'Foul
- 64'
- 65'
- 3-169'Penalty
- 73'
- 73'
- 76'Foul
- 82'
- 85'Foul
- 85'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Coventry
- 9.3Carl RushworthG
- 8.9Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 8.6Liam KitchingD
- 7.9Matt GrimesM
- 7.9Jamie AllenM
- 6.9Milan van EwijkD
- 6.9Brandon Thomas-AsanteM
- 6.7Bobby ThomasD
- 6.6Kaine Kesler-HaydenD
- 6.5Haji WrightF
- 6.3Luke WoolfendenD
- 6.3Josh EcclesM
- 6.3Ellis SimmsF
- 6.3Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 6.0Jay DasilvaD
Watford
- 8.3Imrân LouzaM
- 7.2Hector KyprianouM
- 7.0VivaldoF
- 7.0Rocco VataM
- 7.0Matthew PollockD
- 6.9Jeremy NgakiaD
- 6.7Moussa SissokoF
- 6.7Kwadwo BaahM
- 6.6Nestory IrankundaF
- 6.6Edouard KayembeM
- 6.3Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.3Thomas InceM
- 6.2Kévin KebenD
- 5.9Egil SelvikG
- 5.7Marc BolaD
- 4.9James AbankwahD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CoventryFrank James Lampard Junior
Substitutes
- 26Luke Woolfenden62'52'D6.3
- 21J. BidwellD
- 28J. Eccles73'M6.3
- 13B. WilsonG
- 9Ellis Simms73'F6.3
- 33M. BrauD
- 20K. Kesler-Hayden82'D6.6
- 54K. AndrewsM
- 50G. ShepherdM
WatfordPaulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
- 6Matthew Pollock45+1'D7.0
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 7Thomas Ince85'M6.3
- 5Hector Kyprianou46'M7.2
- 22James MorrisD
- 3M. AlleyneD
- 9Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 66Nestory Irankunda90+2'64'F6.6
- 18V. Semedo65'F7.0
Team statistics
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.3 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.9 |
| Liam Kitching | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 8.6 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.9 |
| Jamie Allen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 82 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Bobby Thomas | 52 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Haji Wright | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 38 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Josh Eccles | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ellis Simms | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Vivaldo | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Rocco Vata | 85 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Matthew Pollock | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 64 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Thomas Ince | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Marc Bola | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
| James Abankwah | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
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