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England · Championship
Watford
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Full time 0-4 HT 0-2
Coventry
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Date2 May 2026VenueVicarage RoadRoundRegular Season - 46Match pageFull

Match overview

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Watford face Coventry in Championship in England. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 2 May 2026 at 14:30 at Vicarage Road.

Use the sections below to compare form, standings, previous meetings, lineups, events and match statistics.

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Watford vs Coventry

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League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Championship · Season 2025

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Watford logo ChampionshipWatford #16
Played46 Points57 GD-12 W-D-L14-15-17
L L L L L Position 16 of 24
Coventry logo ChampionshipCoventry #1
Played46 Points95 GD+52 W-D-L28-11-7
D D W W W 1–2: Promotion

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 24 May 2026, 00:00.

Key match trends

Coventry are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
4 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.

Head-to-head summary

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Watford wins

2

Draws

4

Coventry wins

4

Average goals

3.1

Both scored

70%

Over 2.5 goals

70%

First-half goals

1.2

Meetings analysed

10

Watford logo

Watford

Rating 5.6/10

Played

6

Goals

9

Conceded

6

Both scored

50%

Clean sheets

2

Points rate

5.6/10

Coventry logo

Coventry

Rating 7.8/10

Played

6

Goals

14

Conceded

4

Both scored

67%

Clean sheets

2

Points rate

7.8/10

Match predictions

Watford vs Coventry

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Recent form comparison

Watford form rating: 5.6/10. Coventry form rating: 7.8/10.

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Previous meetings

10 meetings with an average of 3.1 goals.

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Team selections

Lineup information is available for at least one club. Confirm the final starting elevens close to kickoff.

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Form, standings, H2H, lineups, events and statistics are shown whenever they are available for this fixture.

Match trends

Recent patterns around this fixture

  • Coventry are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
  • 4 of the last 10 meetings between these two have ended level.
Match note: Team news, injuries, venue changes and confirmed lineups can change the outlook before kickoff. Check official club or competition channels for late updates.
Watford0-4Coventry
44%Ball Possession56%
Comparison
13Total Shots18
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4Shots on Goal7
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5Shots off Goal5
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4Blocked Shots6
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12Shots inside box7
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1Shots outside box11
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0Corner Kicks6
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5Offsides1
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15Fouls10
Comparison
2Yellow Cards1
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3Goalkeeper Saves3
Comparison
390Total passes485
Comparison
328Passes accurate426
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84%Passes %88%
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1.26Expected goals0.93
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0.67goals_prevented0.67
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Ratings

Top performers

Ellis SimmsEllis Simms79 minutes9.9
Victor TorpVictor Torp92 minutes8.3
Carl RushworthCarl Rushworth92 minutes8.0
Matt GrimesMatt Grimes92 minutes7.9
Egil SelvikEgil Selvik92 minutes7.5
Jake BidwellJake Bidwell92 minutes7.5
Kaine Kesler-HaydenKaine Kesler-Hayden70 minutes7.3
Joel LatibeaudiereJoel Latibeaudiere92 minutes7.3
CoachEdward Still Formation4-2-3-1
Egil Selvik1 Egil Selvik
Saba Goglichidze3 Saba Goglichidze
Matthew Pollock6 Matthew Pollock
James Abankwah25 James Abankwah
Jeremy Ngakia2 Jeremy Ngakia
Nampalys Mendy23 Nampalys Mendy
Imrân Louza10 Imrân Louza
Othmane Maamma42 Othmane Maamma
Giorgi Chakvetadze8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
Nestory Irankunda66 Nestory Irankunda
Edo Kayembe39 Edo Kayembe
Egil SelvikG · #1
Jeremy NgakiaD · #2
James AbankwahD · #25
Matthew PollockD · #6
Saba GoglichidzeD · #3
Imrân LouzaM · #10
Nampalys MendyM · #23
Nestory IrankundaM · #66
Giorgi ChakvetadzeM · #8
Othmane MaammaM · #42
Edo KayembeF · #39
Squad depth

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter#12 · G
Marc Bola#16 · D
Kévin Keben Biakolo#4 · D
Edoardo Bove#15 · M
Tom Ince#7 · M
Jack Grieves#43 · F
Pierre Ekwah#17 · M
Mamadou Doumbia#20 · F
Luca Kjerrumgaard#9 · F
CoachFrank Lampard Formation4-2-3-1
Carl Rushworth19 Carl Rushworth
Jake Bidwell21 Jake Bidwell
Luke Woolfenden26 Luke Woolfenden
Joel Latibeaudiere22 Joel Latibeaudiere
Kaine Kesler-Hayden20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Matt Grimes6 Matt Grimes
Victor Torp29 Victor Torp
Romain Esse14 Romain Esse
Josh Eccles28 Josh Eccles
Brandon Thomas-Asante23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
Ellis Simms9 Ellis Simms
Carl RushworthG · #19
Kaine Kesler-HaydenD · #20
Joel LatibeaudiereD · #22
Luke WoolfendenD · #26
Jake BidwellD · #21
Victor TorpM · #29
Matt GrimesM · #6
Brandon Thomas-AsanteM · #23
Josh EcclesM · #28
Romain EsseM · #14
Ellis SimmsF · #9
Squad depth

Substitutes

Ben Wilson#13 · G
Miguel Ángel Brau#33 · D
Liam Kitching#15 · D
Bobby Thomas#4 · D
Milan van Ewijk#27 · D
Jamie Allen#8 · M
Frank Onyeka#16 · M
Ephron Mason-Clark#10 · F
Haji Wright#11 · F
WatfordMatch eventsCoventry
  1. GOALE. SimmsJ. Bidwell
    19'
  2. YELLOW CARDI. Louza
    25'🟨
  3. YELLOW CARDJ. Latibeaudiere
    25'🟨
  4. GOALE. SimmsJ. Eccles
    43'
  5. HT · 0-2
  6. GOALE. SimmsV. Torp
    58'
  7. SUBSTITUTIONG. ChakvetadzeE. Bove
    62'
  8. SUBSTITUTIONN. MendyJ. Grieves
    62'
  9. SUBSTITUTIONS. GoglichidzeM. Bola
    62'
  10. SUBSTITUTIONR. EsseE. Mason-Clark
    70'
  11. SUBSTITUTIONJ. EcclesJ. Allen
    70'
  12. SUBSTITUTIONK. Kesler-HaydenM. van Ewijk
    70'
  13. YELLOW CARDN. Irankunda
    78'🟨
  14. SUBSTITUTIONE. SimmsH. Wright
    79'
  15. SUBSTITUTIONO. MaammaT. Ince
    82'
  16. SUBSTITUTIONI. LouzaM. Doumbia
    82'
  17. GOALV. TorpJ. Allen
    85'
  18. SUBSTITUTIONB. Thomas-AsanteM. Brau
    87'
  19. FT · 0-4
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