Match summary
Before kickoff, Coventry City (1st, 74 pts) were 25 points ahead of Preston North End (14th, 49 pts). Before kickoff, Preston North End were 14th in the table but 23rd on points from the last five league games.
Coventry City vs Preston North EndResult, Lineups & H2H
- Sakamoto17'
- Thomas-Asante34'
- Grimes50'(P)
The Coventry Building Society Arena
Coventry City vs Preston North End in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Coventry City extended their winning run in the Championship (England) to 6 matches.Run from 2026-02-16; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Coventry City5W 0D 0L
Coventry CityPreston North End
15Pointsof 152
11Goals scored4
3Goals conceded9
2Clean sheets0
5Scored in a row1
6Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win5
0Conceded in a row5
Head to head21 meetings · Sep 2009 – Dec 2025
- Coventry City wins
- 1
- Draws
- 8
- Preston North End wins
- 12
2.62goals per meeting
62%both teams scored
43%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsCoventry City 1W 1D 3L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City2-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-3Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-2Coventry City
Show all 21 meetings
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-0Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City0-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-0Coventry City
- League OnePreston North End1-0Coventry City
- League OneCoventry City0-2Preston North End
- League OnePreston North End1-1Coventry City
- League OneCoventry City4-4Preston North End
- League OnePreston North End2-2Coventry City
- League OneCoventry City1-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-1Coventry City
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipCoventry City1-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-2Coventry City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 440 earlier results
Coventry CityPreston North End
#1Position#14
74Points36 v 36 games49
+36Goal difference-1
2.06Scored per gameleague avg 1.291.17
1.06Conceded per game1.19
#1Form table position#23
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Coventry CityPreston North End
- Substitution · Coventry City · Jahnoah Markelo · InOut: Brandon Thomas-Asante79'
- 73'Substitution · Preston North End · Andrija Vukcevic · InOut: Thierry Small
- Substitution · Coventry City · Josh Eccles · InOut: Ephron Mason-Clark66'
- 65'Substitution · Preston North End · Andrew Moran · InOut: Alfie Devine
- 65'Substitution · Preston North End · Brad Potts · InOut: Pol Valentín
- Substitution · Coventry City · Romain Esse · InOut: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto61'
- Substitution · Coventry City · Kaine Kesler-Hayden · InOut: Milan van Ewijk61'
- Substitution · Coventry City · Victor Torp · InOut: Frank Onyeka61'
- Penalty · Coventry City · Matt Grimes3-0 · Penalty50'
- 46'Substitution · Preston North End · Lewis Dobbin · InOut: Daniel Jebbison
- 46'Substitution · Preston North End · Jordan Andrew Thompson · InOut: Alistair Edward McCann
- Goal · Coventry City · Brandon Thomas-Asante2-034'
- Goal · Coventry City · Tatsuhiro Sakamoto1-017'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Coventry CityPreston North End
67%Ball Possession33%
25Shots Total5
9Shots On Target2
8Corners1
9Fouls9
2Offsides3
2Saves6
628Passes304
8Shots Off Target3
139Attacks66
62Dangerous Attacks20
15Shots Inside Box3
10Shots Outside Box2
3Goals0
8Free Kicks9
8Shots Blocked0
5Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
11Tackles21
560Accurate Passes225
0Injuries1
29Total Crosses11
12Accurate Crosses3
8Interceptions12
49Duels Won45
6Big Chances Created1
4Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 115(90%) | 1 | 3/3 | |
| 7.6 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 21(100%) | 2 | 8/10 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(93%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.6 | 61' | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 21(71%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 79(90%) | - | 5/5 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 79(96%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.9 | 66' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 14(71%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 65(91%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 6.9 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 43(86%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.9 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(92%) | 1 | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/6 | 12(83%) | - | 5/12 | |
| 6.8 | 29' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 36(95%) | 3 | 5/7 | |
| 6.6 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(92%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| 6.5 | 79' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 22(57%) | - | 3/17 | |
| 6.5 | 24' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 20(90%) | - | 1/2 |
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