Coventry vs Sheffield Utd 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Coventry City

49': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
60': Bobby Thomas
90'+5': Brandon Thomas-Asante

FT
3 - 1

Sheffield United

25': Sam McCallum

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Sheffield United at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
25': Goal! Coventry City 0, Sheffield United 1. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Mee with a headed pass following a corner.
27': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
37': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Josh Eccles.
45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Adam Davies replaces Michael Cooper because of an injury.
49': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 1. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
60': Goal! Coventry City 2, Sheffield United 1. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
67': Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Thomas Cannon.
67': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces Jairo Riedewald.
68': Ben Mee (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Mark McGuinness.
76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
88': Victor Torp (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
90'+5': Goal! Coventry City 3, Sheffield United 1. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haji Wright following a fast break.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 29,589

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+26	Coventry City	14	31	1
+12	Stoke City	14	27	3
+5	Middlesbrough	14	26	2
-3	Millwall	14	24	4

Full Table

Statistics

SHU		COV
14	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
13	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	4
42.3	Possession	57.7
11	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
171	Accurate Passes	280
255	Passes	363
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
34	Crosses	27
0.1	Cross %	0.0
54	Long Balls	57
24	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	7
14	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	7
52	Effective Clearances	48
52	Clearances	48

Line-Ups

Coventry City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
19	Carl Rushworth (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
3	Jay Da Silva
27	Milan van Ewijk
6	Matt Grimes
28	Josh Eccles
29	Victor Torp
11	Haji Wright
23	Brandon Thomas-Asante
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Substitutes:

Jamie Allen, Kai Andrews, Luke Woolfenden, Ephron Mason-Clark, Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ellis Simms, Jake Bidwell, Kaine Kesler Hayden.

Sheffield United (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Michael Cooper (GK)
15	Ben Mee
25	Mark McGuinness
44	Jairo Riedewald
3	Sam McCallum
2	Japhet Tanganga
42	Sydie Peck
10	Callum O'Hare
19	Chiedozie Ogbene
23	Tyrese Campbell
7	Thomas Cannon