Coventry 1-2 Southampton — EFL Championship, 14 Mar 2026
Southampton beat Coventry 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 14 March 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. Flynn Downes, Kuryu Matsuki, Victor Torp got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Coventry have won 0 and Southampton 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-148'
- 53'Foul
- 57'
- 62'
- 67'out: Shea Charles
- 67'
- 77'out: Victor Torp
- 77'out: R. Esse
- 80'Foul
- 0-285'assist: James Bree
- 86'Foul
- 86'Argument
- 1-290'Penalty
- 90+1'Time wasting
- 90+6'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Coventry
- 7.6Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 7.5Victor TorpM
- 7.5Matt GrimesM
- 7.3Jay DasilvaD
- 7.0Luke WoolfendenD
- 7.0Carl RushworthG
- 6.9Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 6.9Josh EcclesM
- 6.9Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
- 6.5Milan van EwijkD
- 6.5Ellis SimmsF
- 6.3Romain EsseM
- 6.3Liam KitchingD
- 6.3Haji WrightF
- 6.2Frank OnyekaM
Southampton
- 8.0Kuryu MatsukiM
- 7.9Daniel PeretzG
- 7.9Flynn DownesM
- 7.3Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 7.3Ryan ManningD
- 7.3James BreeD
- 6.9Caspar JanderM
- 6.6Jack StephensD
- 6.6Cameron BraggM
- 6.6Finn AzazM
- 6.2Cyle LarinF
- 6.0Cameron ArcherF
- 5.9Shea CharlesM
Line-ups
Coventry4-2-3-1
Coach: Frank Lampard
- 11Haji Wright62'F6.3
- 16F. Onyeka77'M6.2
- 26Luke Woolfenden80'D7.0
- 15L. KitchingD6.3
- 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM7.6
- 3Jay DasilvaD7.3
- 6M. GrimesM7.5
- 28J. Eccles57'M6.9
- 7T. Sakamoto77'M6.9
- 27Milan van EwijkD6.5
- 19C. RushworthG7.0
Substitutes
- 29Victor Torp90'77'M7.5
- 21J. BidwellD
- 13B. WilsonG
- 23B. Thomas-Asante57'F6.9
- 9Ellis Simms86'62'F6.5
- 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 24J. MarkeloF
- 14R. Esse77'M6.3
- 9Cyle Larin67'F6.2
- 5Jack StephensD6.6
- 3Ryan ManningD7.3
- 14James BreeD7.3
- 4Flynn Downes48'M7.9
- 41D. PeretzG7.9
- 6Taylor Harwood-BellisD7.3
- 10Finn AzazM6.6
- 20C. JanderM6.9
- 48C. Bragg67'M6.6
- 27Kuryu Matsuki85'90+6'M8.0
Substitutes
- 28O. RomeuM
- 15Nathan Wood-Gordon90+6'D
- 25George LongG
- 19Cameron Archer86'67'F6.0
- 23Samuel EdozieM
- 18Tom FellowsM
- 24Shea Charles67'M5.9
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 49N. OyekunleF
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
2.62Expected goals (xG)1.98
20Total shots8
6Shots on target3
9Shots off target3
5Blocked shots2
7Corners5
3Offsides4
13Fouls13
3Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves5
1.07Goals prevented1.07
434Total passes336
363Accurate passes265
84%Pass accuracy79%
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Victor Torp | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Josh Eccles | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 33 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6.5 |
| Ellis Simms | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Romain Esse | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Kitching | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Haji Wright | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Frank Onyeka | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuryu Matsuki | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 8.0 |
| Daniel Peretz | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Flynn Downes | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ryan Manning | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| James Bree | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Caspar Jander | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jack Stephens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Cameron Bragg | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Finn Azaz | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Cyle Larin | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Cameron Archer | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Shea Charles | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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