Watford vs Coventry City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Watford are hosting Coventry City
at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 2': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp.
- 4': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 4': Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
- 6': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 7': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 7': Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
- 10': Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
- 11': Hand ball by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 13': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 19': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 0. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
- 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 23': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
- 26': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 32': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 32': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 33': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
- 37': Hand ball by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 37': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 37': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Penalty Coventry City. Josh Eccles draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by Daniel Bachmann (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
- 45'+3': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 45'+6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Coventry City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Liam Kelly.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
- 48': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 48': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
- 49': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 50': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
- 57': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf replaces Victor Torp.
- 58': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Kasey Palmer.
- 59': Hand ball by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
- 61': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 63': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 63': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
- 65': Attempt saved. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
- 65': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
- 70': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
- 72': Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 2. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 74': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haji Wright.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
- 75': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
- 76': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Ismaël Koné.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo following a corner.
- 78': Offside, Watford. Matheus Martins is caught offside.
- 79': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
- 81': Delay in match (Watford).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 83': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
- 83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
- 84': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Yáser Asprilla.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Ellis Simms.
- 88': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
- 88': Haji Wright (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
- 90': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 2.
Statistics
 COV |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.1 | Possession | 57.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 362 |
| 339 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 29 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,907
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 18,907
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | +29 | 53 |
| 2 | Burnley | 26 | +22 | 52 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 26 | +19 | 52 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 26 | +17 | 50 |
Line-Ups
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt  |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 6 | Jamal Lewis |
| 45 | Ryan Andrews |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 11 | Ismaël Koné |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
| 16 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 18 | Yáser Asprilla |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Bradley Collins (GK) |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 15 | Liam Kitching |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 29 | Victor Torp |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 45 | Kasey Palmer |
| 21 | Jake Bidwell |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 9 | Ellis Simms |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
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