Coventry City FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Coventry City FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena.
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 George Byrne
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Portsmouth FC H 5–1 W 17 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D 11 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–0 D 06 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–0 D 03 Apr Derby County FC H 3–2 W 21 Mar Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–5 L 18 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W 14 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W 11 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W 06 Apr Oxford United FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Coventry City FC Portsmouth FC #1 Position #18 95 Points 55 46 Played 46 28 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 14 / 13 / 19 97 Scored 49 45 Conceded 64 +52 GD -15 2.07 PPG 1.20 61% Win % 30% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season22% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this seasonCoventry City FC are 1st (95 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Coventry Building Society Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andre Dozzell suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 12' Goal! Haji Wright scores his 18 goal in 403 matches.
- 17' It’s high time John Mousinho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 22' Carl Rushworth has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Colby Bishop made 5 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
- 40' Coventry City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ephron Mason-Clark scoring 2 goals.
- 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Coventry City FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 46' The whistle greets Madiodio Dia as he departs to be replaced by Conor Shaughnessy.
- 47' GOAL! Ephron Mason-Clark scores on 47.
- 50' Goal! Regan Poole scores his 8 goal in 22 matches.
- 55' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Jay Dasilva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' Coventry City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 62' Luke le Roux has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ebou Adams on 62 minute.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Victor Torp. He replaces Frank Onyeka on 64 minute.
- 69' Goal! Adrian Segecic scores his 20 goal in 212 matches.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Milan van Ewijk by Kaine Kesler on 75 minute.
- 76' Ephron Mason-Clark with the second goal in the match!
- 77' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Conor Chaplin is replaced by Harvey Blair on 77 minute.
- 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
- 84' The Portsmouth FC manager makes a substitution. Colby Bishop departs to be replaced by Jacob Brown.
- 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 362 games and scored 460 goals.
- Full Time. Coventry City FC beats Portsmouth FC
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Coventry City FC
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Jay Dasilva ↓ Jake Bidwell 64'
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Haji Wright ↓ Ellis Simms 75'
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Frank Onyeka ↓ Victor Torp 64'
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Milan van Ewijk ↓ Kaine Kesler 75'
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Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑ 64'
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Jake Bidwell ↑ 64'
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Ellis Simms ↑ 75'
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Victor Torp ↑ 64'
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Kaine Kesler ↑ 75'
Coach Frank LampardPortsmouth FC
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Conor Chaplin ↓ Harvey Blair 77'
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Ebou Adams ↓ Luke le Roux 62'
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Colby Bishop ↓ Jacob Brown 84'
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Millenic Alli ↓ Josh Murphy 62'
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Jacob Brown ↑ 84'
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Josh Murphy ↑ 62'
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Conor Shaughnessy ↑ 46'
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Luke le Roux ↑ 62'
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Harvey Blair ↑ 77'
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Head to Head
Coventry City FC Form
2026-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-04-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-11 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2026-04-06 Hull City AFC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC W 2026-03-21 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Coventry City FC WPortsmouth FC Form