Bristol City 0-2 Coventry — EFL Championship, 7 Mar 2026
Coventry beat Bristol City 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 7 March 2026 at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol. T. Sakamoto, Haji Wright got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol City have won 1 and Coventry 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Ashton Gate Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 29'Foul
- 0-137'assist: Jay Dasilva
- 43'Professional foul last man
- 45'Time wasting
- 0-245'
- 45+1'
- 45+7'Argument
- Half-time0-2
- 46'
- 46'
- 56'Foul
- 56'Foul
- 62'
- 62'out: G. Earthy
- 63'
- 77'
- 77'
- 78'Foul
- 79'out: Samuel Bell
- 84'
- 90+6'Foul
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Bristol City
- 7.5Tomi HorvatF
- 7.3Jason KnightM
- 7.2Scott TwineM
- 7.2George TannerD
- 6.9Mark SykesM
- 6.9Noah EileD
- 6.9Radek VítekG
- 6.6Neto BorgesD
- 6.6Max BirdM
- 6.5Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.5Samuel BellF
- 6.3George EarthyM
- 6.3Sinclair ArmstrongF
- 6.0Emil RiisF
- 5.9Cameron PringM
- 5.9Adam RandellM
Coventry
- 8.9Carl RushworthG
- 8.2Jay DasilvaD
- 7.6Matt GrimesM
- 7.5Haji WrightF
- 7.3Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 7.3Luke WoolfendenD
- 7.2Josh EcclesM
- 7.2Milan van EwijkD
- 7.0Victor TorpM
- 6.9Liam KitchingD
- 6.9Jake BidwellD
- 6.9Frank OnyekaM
- 6.7Ellis SimmsF
- 6.5Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
- 6.2Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 6.0Joel LatibeaudiereD
Line-ups
Coventry4-2-3-1
Bristol City3-4-1-2
Substitutes
Bristol CityRoy Hodgson
Substitutes
- 6Max Bird62'M6.6
- 40S. MorsyM
- 13Joseph LumleyG
- 11Delano Burgzorg63'F6.5
- 10Scott Twine46'M7.2
- 44G. Earthy62'M6.3
- 20Samuel Bell79'F6.5
- 24S. NaylorD
- 46M. ThelwellD
CoventryFrank Lampard
Substitutes
- 16F. Onyeka77'M6.9
- 15L. Kitching45+1'D6.9
- 21J. Bidwell46'D6.9
- 13B. WilsonG
- 23B. Thomas-Asante84'F6.5
- 9Ellis Simms77'F6.7
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 24J. MarkeloF
- 14R. EsseM
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
1.91Expected goals (xG)1.50
24Total shots10
6Shots on target7
8Shots off target3
10Blocked shots0
11Corners3
3Offsides0
9Fouls6
4Yellow cards2
1Red cards1
5Goalkeeper saves6
1.12Goals prevented1.12
488Total passes341
418Accurate passes269
86%Pass accuracy79%
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomi Horvat | 63 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jason Knight | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Scott Twine | 45 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| George Tanner | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Mark Sykes | 62 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Noah Eile | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Radek Vítek | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Neto Borges | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Max Bird | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 27 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Samuel Bell | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| George Earthy | 28 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Sinclair Armstrong | 62 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Emil Riis | 79 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Cameron Pring | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Adam Randell | 56 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Haji Wright | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Josh Eccles | 77 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Victor Torp | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Liam Kitching | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jake Bidwell | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Frank Onyeka | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ellis Simms | 13 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 44 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | 43 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
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