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Watford vs Coventry City

League One
Watford
14-15-17
0-4
Final
Coventry
28-11-7
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCOV
43%Possession57%
13Shots18
4On target7
0Corners6
3Saves3
16Fouls10
25'Joel LatibeaudiereCOV25'Imran LouzaWAT78'Nestory IrankundaWAT
Team1H2HT
WAT000
COV224

Who won: Coventry 4-0

Coventry City beat Watford 4-0 on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Coventry: Ellis Simms (19', 43', 58') and Victor Torp (85').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.3Ellis SimmsF
  2. 28.1Carl RushworthG
  3. 37.9Victor TorpRM
  4. 47.6Jake BidwellLB
  5. 57.4Josh EcclesAM
  6. 66.8Luke WoolfendenCD-R
  7. 76.8Kaine Kesler HaydenRB
  8. 86.6Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-L
  9. 96.4Matt GrimesLM
  10. 106.3Joel LatibeaudiereCD-L
  11. 116.3Jamie AllenSUB
  12. 126.2Romain EsseAM-R

Team stats

WATCOV
16Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
5Offsides1
0Corner Kicks6
3Saves3
43.4Possession56.6
13SHOTS18
4ON GOAL7
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
327Accurate Passes439
388Passes498
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
0Accurate Crosses3
6Crosses18
0.0Cross %0.2
42Long Balls45
20Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots6
13Effective Tackles12
16Tackles21
0.8Tackle %0.6
7Interceptions6
22Effective Clearances18
22Clearances18

Player of the game

Ellis Simms

COV · 3 G

9.3

Deserved to win

11%
WAT · 0.13 xG
75%
Draw
14%
COV · 0.17 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

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

    Free kick won

    Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  6. 88'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.

    J. Bidwell

  7. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Thomas-Asante

    Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

    M. Brau

  8. GOAL85'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    V. Torp · ast J. Allen

    Goal! Watford 0, Coventry City 4. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Allen following a fast break.

    WAT 0 - 4 COV
  9. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).

  10. 84'

    Free kick won

    James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Louza

    Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Imrân Louza.

    M. Doumbia

  12. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Maamma

    Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Othmane Maamma.

    T. Ince

  13. 81'

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Abankwah.

  14. 81'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.

    E. Mason-Clark

  15. 80'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  16. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Simms

    Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.

    H. Wright

  17. 78'

    Delay in match because of an injury Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).

  18. 78'

    Yellow card

    Nestory Irankunda (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    N. Irankunda

  19. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).

  20. 77'

    Free kick won

    Carl Rushworth (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 77'COV

    Free kick won

    Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).

  23. 75'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

    N. Irankunda

  24. 73'COV

    Free kick won

    Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  25. 72'

    Free kick won

    Marc Bola (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Leaders

WATCOV
Total Shots
Nestory Irankunda
6
Brandon Thomas-Asante
4
Accurate Passes
Imran Louza
67
Matt Grimes
85
Saves
Egil Selvik
3
Carl Rushworth
3

Season seriesCOV leads series 3-0-2

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