Watford 0-4 Coventry City · Championship
Watford lost to Coventry City 0-4 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Watford and Coventry City met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Watford did not score. Coventry City: E. Simms 19', 43', 58'; V. Torp 85'.
How the match went
Coventry City saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Watford had 13 shots with 4 on target, Coventry City 18 with 7 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 0 to Watford and 6 to Coventry City. Watford conceded 16 fouls, Coventry City 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Watford, 1 for Coventry City).
Line-ups
Watford started in a 3-5-1-1: Egil Selvik, James Abankwah, Matthew Pollock, Saba Goglichidze, Jeremy Ngakia, Nampalys Mendy, Imrân Louza, Edo Kayembe, Othmane Maamma, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Nestory Irankunda.
Coventry City started in a 4-2-3-1: Carl Rushworth, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Joel Latibeaudiere, Luke Woolfenden, Jake Bidwell, Victor Torp, Matt Grimes, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Josh Eccles, Romain Esse, Ellis Simms.
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