Coventry vs Stoke City

1–0Full-time

DDWWLWGoals 22-9

LDWLLLGoals 8-19

The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · Capacity 32,609 · grass · Referee: J. Brooks

Match events

30'Ben Sheaf
53'Jake Clarke-Salter
60'Sam Clucas (J. Allen)
60'D'Margio Wright-Phillips (Jaden Philogene-Bidace)
65'G. Hamer (Callum O'Hare)
65'J. Shipley (M. Waghorn)
68'V. Gyökeres (Ben Sheaf)
75'James Chester (N. Powell)
88'Phil Jagielka
90'Josh Eccles (Julien Da Costa)

Lineups

3-4-2-1

3-5-2

M. RobinsCoach

M. O'Neill

Bench (7)

Match trends

Coventry have averaged 2.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Stoke City have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

4Coventry wins

1Draws

3Stoke City wins

7-9Goals

2–1Feb 28, 2026, 3:00 PM

1–0Jan 10, 2026, 3:00 PM

0–1Nov 8, 2025, 3:00 PM

3–2Mar 8, 2025, 12:30 PM

1–0Aug 10, 2024, 11:30 AM

0–1Feb 17, 2024, 3:00 PM

0–0Nov 11, 2023, 3:00 PM

0–4Apr 1, 2023, 2:00 PM

Pre-match comparison

2.2Goals scored per game0.8

0.9Goals conceded per game1.9

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Brooks

4.17Yellow cards / game

0.08Red cards / game

0.33Penalties scored / game

Based on 24 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Coventry

0-15'

50%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

16.7%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

16.7%

76-90+'

16.7%

Stoke City

0-15'

12.5%

16-30'

12.5%

31-45'

12.5%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

62.5%

Match statistics

44%Possession56%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target0

14Total shots7

6Shots off target2

4Blocked shots5

11Shots inside the box2

3Shots outside the box5

5Corners5

3Offsides0

6Fouls9

2Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

0Goalkeeper saves3

434Total passes552

337Accurate passes442

78%Pass accuracy80%

Player ratings

1J. AllenCoventry7.5
2Dominic HyamCoventry7.3
3Jake Clarke-SalterCoventry🟨7.2
4J. BrownStoke City7.2
5Ben SheafCoventry🅰️ 1🟨7.2
6J. BidwellCoventry7.0

Box score

Coventry

28Josh EcclesM · 89'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles3

Duels58%

38

38G. HamerM · 65'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels20%

3Jake Clarke-SalterD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes45%

Tackles2

Duels64%

27

27J. BidwellM · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes19%

Tackles2

Duels71%

1Simon MooreG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels100%

5

5K. McFadzean (C)D · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes41%

Tackles1

Duels33%

8

8J. AllenF · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles2

Duels43%

26

26J. ShipleyF · 65'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes18%

Tackles1

Duels33%

17

17V. GyökeresF · 90'

⚽ 16.9

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Shots4/5 on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels54%

14Ben SheafM · 90'

🅰️ 1🟨7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes44%

Tackles4

Duels47%

15Dominic HyamD · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes51%

Tackles1

Duels70%

Bench (7)

22Josh ReidD

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30

30F. TavaresF

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29Julien Da CostaD · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels100%

9

9M. WaghornF · 25'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels29%

10Callum O'HareM · 25'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels50%

13Ben WilsonG

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4

4M. RoseD

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Stoke City

42Lewis BakerM · 90'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes41%

Tackles—

Duels33%

5James Chester (C)D · 75'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes59%

Tackles—

Duels50%

19Phil JagielkaD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels56%

13

13J. BonhamG · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels100%

2Tommy SmithM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes44%

Tackles3

Duels50%

7Sam ClucasM · 60'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels0%

23Thomas InceM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels50%

14

14J. TymonM · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles4

Duels50%

18

18J. BrownF · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles2

Duels59%

24Taylor Harwood-BellisD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes66%

Tackles2

Duels63%

32D'Margio Wright-PhillipsF · 60'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles2

Duels50%

Bench (7)

4

4J. AllenM · 30'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes24%

Tackles1

Duels50%

8

8M. VrančićM

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47Jaden Philogene-BidaceM · 30'

6.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles2

Duels29%

29

29F. FieldingG

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10Tyrese CampbellF

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25

25N. PowellM · 15'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels0%

3Morgan FoxD

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