Championship 25/26 · 11 Mar 2026

Coventry City 3–0 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Coventry City favourites at 76%.

Coventry City won and made the better chances: 4.2 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matt Grimes, 61.1 in 90′.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	1	0.79	61.1
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	–	58.6
Romain Esse Midfielder	29	0	0.62	49.2
Jahnoah Markelo Forward	11	0	–	48.7
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0.30	48.5
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	61	1	0.13	44.6
Ellis Simms Forward	90	0	0.94	41.2
Victor Torp Midfielder	29	0	0.05	41.1
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender	29	0	–	39.8
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	0	–	39.6
Luke Woolfenden Defender	90	0	–	35.5
Josh Eccles Midfielder	24	0	0.49	33.8
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	79	1	0.61	31.2
Frank Onyeka Midfielder	61	0	0.04	30.3
Milan van Ewijk Defender	61	0	–	23.8
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	66	0	0.23	23.1

Player	Min	xG	Score
Jordan Storey Defender	90	–	51.9
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	–	47.2
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	45	–	39.3
Ali McCann Midfielder	45	–	38.7
Alfie Devine Midfielder	65	0.04	37.3
Daniel Jebbison Forward	45	–	35.7
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0.05	35.7
Pol Valentín Defender	65	0.02	34.2
Andrew Hughes Defender	90	–	33.9
Brad Potts Midfielder	25	–	33.6
Milutin Osmajić Forward	90	0.22	33.5
Lewis Dobbin Forward	45	0.12	33.4
Andrew Moran Midfielder	25	–	27.9
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	–	26.8
Thierry Small Midfielder	73	–	26.0
Andrija Vukčević Defender	17	–	24.1