Coventry vs Preston

Championship 11 Mar 2026, 20:00
Coventry
Coventry
3–0
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 L. Smith Round 37

Match report

Coventry cruised past Preston 3-0 in the Championship on 11 March 2026.

Coventry dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 25 shots to Preston's 5.

The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena, with L. Smith in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 25 - 5 On target 9 - 2 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 9 - 9
10
Player of the match
Matt Grimes
Coventry · 1 goal
8 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1 goal
8 Carl Rushworth captained the side
8 Liam Kitching 78 passes (96% accurate)
8 Jay Dasilva 79 passes (90% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–3 12–2
Shots On Goal 5–1 4–1
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 5–1 3–0
Attacks 67–37 72–29
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
139 Attacks 66
62 Dangerous Attacks 20
9 On Target 2
16 Off Target 3
25 Shots Total 5
9 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 3
8 Shots Blocked 0
15 Shots Inside Box 3
10 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 9
8 Corners 1
2 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Saves 6
630 Passes Total 296
563 Passes Accurate 223
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 26 L. Woolfenden 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
16 F. Onyeka 6 M. Grimes
7 T. Sakamoto 23 B. Thomas-Asante 10 E. Mason-Clark
9 E. Simms
Preston · 5-3-2
1 D. Iversen
2 P. Valentín 42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 16 A. Hughes 26 T. Small
8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine
28 M. Osmajić 9 D. Jebbison
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 29 Victor Torp
  • 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • 14 Romain Esse
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 24 Jahnoah Markelo
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 11 Haji Wright
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 17 Lewis Dobbin
  • 23 Andrew Moran
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 34 Kitt Nelson
  • 24 Michael Smith
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ A. McCann Preston
  • 46' ↑ L. Dobbin ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 61' ↑ V. Torp ↓ F. Onyeka Coventry
  • 61' ↑ K. Kesler-Hayden ↓ M. van Ewijk Coventry
  • 61' ↑ R. Esse ↓ T. Sakamoto Coventry
  • 65' ↑ B. Potts ↓ P. Valentin Preston
  • 65' ↑ A. Moran ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 66' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry
  • 73' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ T. Small Preston
  • 79' ↑ J. Markelo ↓ B. Thomas-Asante Coventry
Head-to-head
Coventry 2 2 draws 7 Preston
2026-03-11 Coventry vs Preston 3 - 0
2025-12-09 Preston vs Coventry 1 - 1
2025-02-22 Coventry City vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-10-19 Preston North End vs Coventry City 1 - 0
2024-02-23 Coventry City vs Preston North End 0 - 3
2023-11-04 Preston North End vs Coventry City 3 - 2
Recent form
Coventry D D D W L
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry vs Preston?
Coventry won 3-0 against Preston on 11 March 2026.
Who won Coventry vs Preston?
Coventry won the match 3-0.
Where was Coventry vs Preston played?
The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.
Who had more possession in Coventry vs Preston?
Coventry had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.