Watford vs Coventry City 02/05/2026
Match summary
1ST HALF
Ellis Simms(Jake Bidwell)
19'
Joel Latibeaudiere
25'
25'
Imrân Louza
Ellis Simms(Josh Eccles)
43'
2ND HALF
Ellis Simms(Victor Torp)
58'
62'
Marc Bola
S. Goglichidze
62'
Edoardo Bove
G. Chakvetadze
62'
J. Grieves
N. Mendy
Romain Esse
70'
Milan Van Ewijk
70'
Kaine Kesler
70'
Jamie Allen
70'
Josh Eccles
70'
Romain Esse
E. Mason-Clark
70'
78'
N. Irankunda
Ellis Simms
Haji Wright
79'
82'
M. Doumbia
Imrân Louza
82'
Tom Ince
82'
O. Maamma
Victor Torp(Jamie Allen)
85'
B. Thomas-Asante
Miguel Brau
87'
Match statistics
43%Possession57%
388Passes Attempted498
327Completed Passes439
0Corners6
18Throw-ins11
13Shots On Target18
Line-ups
Watford
Formation
3-5-2 Attack
#1Selvik
#6Pollock
#3Goglichidze
#25Abankwah
#10Louza
#39Kayembe Kayembe
#23Mendy
#42Maamma
#2Ngakia
#8Chakvetadze
#66Irankunda
Starting XI
E. Selvik #1 | |
Mattie Pollock #6 | |
S. Goglichidze #3 | 62' |
J. Abankwah #25 | |
Imrân Louza #10 | 82' 25' |
Edo Kayembe #39 | |
N. Mendy #23 | 62' |
O. Maamma #42 | 82' |
Jeremy Ngakia #2 | |
G. Chakvetadze #8 | 62' |
N. Irankunda #66 | 78' |
Substitutes
 Nathan Baxter #12 | |
 Marc Bola #16 | 62' |
 Kévin Keben #4 | |
 Edoardo Bove #15 | 62' |
 Pierre Ekwah #17 | |
 M. Doumbia #20 | 82' |
 J. Grieves #43 | 62' |
 Tom Ince #7 | 82' |
 L. Kjerrumgaard #9 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Edward Still
Coventry City
Formation
4-2-3-1
#19Rushworth
#22Latibeaudière
#26Woolfenden
#21Bidwell
#20Kesler Hayden
#6Grimes
#29Torp Overgaard
#28Eccles
#23Thomas-Asante
#14Kouakou Esse
#9Simms
Starting XI
Carl Rushworth #19 | |
Joel Latibeaudiere #22 | 25' |
Luke Woolfenden #26 | |
Jake Bidwell #21 | 🎯19' |
Kaine Kesler #20 | 70' |
Matt Grimes #6 | |
Victor Torp #29 | ⚽85' 🎯58' |
Josh Eccles #28 | 70' 🎯43' |
B. Thomas-Asante #23 | 87' |
Romain Esse #14 | 70' 70' |
Ellis Simms #9 | 79' ⚽58' ⚽43' ⚽19' |
Substitutes
 Ben Wilson #13 | |
 Miguel Brau #33 | 87' |
 Liam Kitching #15 | |
 Bobby Thomas #4 | |
 Milan Van Ewijk #27 | 70' |
 Jamie Allen #8 | 🎯85' 70' |
 E. Mason-Clark #10 | 70' |
 Frank Onyeka #16 | |
 Haji Wright #11 | 79' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Frank Lampard
Watford
Formation
3-5-2 Attack#1Selvik
#6Pollock
#3Goglichidze
#25Abankwah
#10Louza
#39Kayembe Kayembe
#23Mendy
#42Maamma
#2Ngakia
#8Chakvetadze
#66Irankunda
Starting XI
E. Selvik #1 | |
Mattie Pollock #6 | |
S. Goglichidze #3 | 62' |
J. Abankwah #25 | |
Imrân Louza #10 | 82' 25' |
Edo Kayembe #39 | |
N. Mendy #23 | 62' |
O. Maamma #42 | 82' |
Jeremy Ngakia #2 | |
G. Chakvetadze #8 | 62' |
N. Irankunda #66 | 78' |
Substitutes
Nathan Baxter #12 | |
Marc Bola #16 | 62' |
Kévin Keben #4 | |
Edoardo Bove #15 | 62' |
Pierre Ekwah #17 | |
M. Doumbia #20 | 82' |
J. Grieves #43 | 62' |
Tom Ince #7 | 82' |
L. Kjerrumgaard #9 |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Edward Still
Coventry City
Formation
4-2-3-1#19Rushworth
#22Latibeaudière
#26Woolfenden
#21Bidwell
#20Kesler Hayden
#6Grimes
#29Torp Overgaard
#28Eccles
#23Thomas-Asante
#14Kouakou Esse
#9Simms
Starting XI
Carl Rushworth #19 | |
Joel Latibeaudiere #22 | 25' |
Luke Woolfenden #26 | |
Jake Bidwell #21 | 🎯19' |
Kaine Kesler #20 | 70' |
Matt Grimes #6 | |
Victor Torp #29 | ⚽85' 🎯58' |
Josh Eccles #28 | 70' 🎯43' |
B. Thomas-Asante #23 | 87' |
Romain Esse #14 | 70' 70' |
Ellis Simms #9 | 79' ⚽58' ⚽43' ⚽19' |
Substitutes
Ben Wilson #13 | |
Miguel Brau #33 | 87' |
Liam Kitching #15 | |
Bobby Thomas #4 | |
Milan Van Ewijk #27 | 70' |
Jamie Allen #8 | 🎯85' 70' |
E. Mason-Clark #10 | 70' |
Frank Onyeka #16 | |
Haji Wright #11 | 79' |
Will not play
No injuries reported
Manager
Frank Lampard
Head-to-head
32 matches
Watford
14
Wins
9
Draws
9
Wins
Coventry City
Championship2025 • 2 matchesChampionship2024 • 2 matchesChampionship2023 • 2 matchesChampionship2022 • 1 matchChampionship2021 • 1 matchLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 42 | 84:42 | 85 |
2 |  | 41 | 71:42 | 75 |
3 |  | 42 | 56:47 | 73 |
4 |  | 42 | 73:50 | 72 |
5 |  | 42 | 62:42 | 72 |
6 |  | 42 | 64:60 | 68 |
7 |  | 42 | 63:60 | 64 |
8 |  | 42 | 61:53 | 63 |
9 |  | 42 | 55:50 | 58 |
10 |  | 42 | 52:51 | 58 |
11 |  | 42 | 58:63 | 58 |
12 |  | 42 | 52:51 | 57 |
13 |  | 42 | 50:53 | 57 |
14 |  | 42 | 50:54 | 57 |
15 |  | 42 | 51:52 | 56 |
16 |  | 42 | 49:46 | 55 |
17 |  | 42 | 59:59 | 54 |
18 |  | 42 | 39:51 | 49 |
19 |  | 42 | 43:57 | 48 |
20 |  | 43 | 38:53 | 48 |
21 |  | 42 | 42:56 | 46 |
22 |  | 42 | 41:54 | 44 |
23 |  | 42 | 54:64 | 41 |
24 |  | 42 | 25:82 | -4 |
Promotion
Playoff
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Ruebyn Ricardo
Venue:
Vicarage Road Stadium
Capacity:
19 920
Watford vs Coventry City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Coventry City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.