Championship 25/26 · 2 May 2026

Watford 0–4 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot saw it as open: Watford 35%, the draw 27%, Coventry City 38%.

Coventry City won a close one on the chances: 0.9 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ellis Simms, 68.2 in 79′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Mamadou Doumbia Forward	8	–	47.5
Nampalys Mendy Midfielder	62	–	46.5
Matthew Pollock Defender	90	–	46.0
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder	62	–	39.5
Imrân Louza Midfielder	82	–	38.7
Edo Kayembe Midfielder	90	0.18	34.8
James Abankwah Defender	90	–	34.5
Marc Bola Defender	28	–	34.0
Edoardo Bove Midfielder	28	–	33.5
Egil Selvik Goalkeeper	90	–	31.1
Nestory Irankunda Forward	90	0.76	30.6
Othmane Maamma Midfielder	82	0.11	29.8
Jack Grieves Midfielder	28	–	29.4
Saba Goglichidze Defender	62	–	25.3
Jeremy Ngakia Defender	90	0.22	21.2
Tom Ince Midfielder	8	–	15.5

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Ellis Simms Forward	79	3	0	0.39	68.2
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.1
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	–	49.3
Milan van Ewijk Defender	20	0	0	–	47.5
Victor Torp Midfielder	90	1	1	0.08	44.7
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Defender	70	0	0	0.01	39.7
Luke Woolfenden Defender	90	0	0	–	39.4
Romain Esse Midfielder	70	0	0	0.05	38.5
Jake Bidwell Defender	90	0	1	0.05	38.2
Jamie Allen Midfielder	20	0	1	–	37.5
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward	87	0	0	0.19	36.5
Josh Eccles Midfielder	70	0	1	0.10	36.2
Joel Latibeaudiere Defender	90	0	0	–	35.4
Haji Wright Forward	11	0	0	–	35.0
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	20	0	0	0.06	20.6
Miguel Ángel Brau Defender	3	0	0	–	0.0