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Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Coventry
6-4-0
2-0
Final
Blackburn
2-1-6
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BLK
53%Possession47%
14Shots17
5On target3
2Corners7
3Saves3
7Fouls15
18'Sondre TronstadBLK56'Ryan HedgesBLK
Team1H2HT
COV022
BLK000

Who won: Coventry 2-0

Coventry City beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Victor Torp (57') and Brandon Thomas-Asante (59').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  3. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.

  4. 90'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton is caught offside.

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    S. McLoughlin

  7. 90'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wharton.

    M. Gueye

  8. 89'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Allen.

  9. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Torp

    Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Victor Torp.

    K. Andrews

  10. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Sakamoto

    Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.

    K. Kesler Hayden

  11. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.

  12. 82'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carl Rushworth.

    E. Simms

  13. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Miller

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Lewis Miller because of an injury.

    K. Montgomery

  14. 79'

    Free kick won

    Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).

  16. 79'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  17. 77'

    Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).

  18. 77'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).

    B. Thomas-Asante

  19. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Mason-Clark

    Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.

    J. Allen

  20. 71'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Henriksson

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sidnei Tavares replaces Axel Henriksson.

    S. Tavares

  21. 68'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.

    L. Kitching

  22. 67'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.

  23. 67'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Makhtar Gueye.

  24. 65'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.

  25. 64'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a headed pass.

    D. De Neve

Leaders

COVBLK
Total Shots
Brandon Thomas-Asante
5
Yuki Ohashi
6
Accurate Passes
Matt Grimes
58
Sondre Tronstad
43
Saves
Carl Rushworth
3
Balazs Toth
3

Season seriesCOV leads series 3-0-2

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