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EFL Championship · Wed 11 Mar 2026 · Coventry Building Society Arena (CBS Arena)

  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 17'
  • Brandon Thomas-Asante 34'
  • Matt Grimes 50' (pen)

    The story

    Coventry City beat Preston North End 3-0 at Coventry Building Society Arena (CBS Arena) in EFL Championship, matchday 37.

    The goals came from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (17'), Brandon Thomas-Asante (34') and Matt Grimes (50', pen).

    It was 2-0 at half-time.

    Coventry City had 68% of the ball and 25 shots to Preston North End's 5.

    Written from the match data (Statorium).

    Match stats

    Coventry City Preston North End

    68%Possession32%
    25Shots5
    9On target2
    8Corners1
    9Fouls9
    2Offsides3
    0Yellow cards0
    0Red cards0

    Statorium.

    Key moments

    1. 17' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Goal · Coventry City 1-0
    2. 34' Brandon Thomas-Asante Goal · Coventry City 2-0
    3. 50' Matt Grimes Penalty · Coventry City 3-0

    Line-ups

    Coventry City

    1. Carl RushworthGoalkeeper
    2. Jay DasilvaDefender
    3. Milan van Ewijkoff 61'Defender
    4. Liam KitchingDefender
    5. Luke WoolfendenDefender
    6. Matt GrimesMidfielder
    7. Frank Onyekaoff 61'Midfielder
    8. Tatsuhiro Sakamotooff 61'Midfielder
    9. Ellis SimmsForward
    10. Brandon Thomas-Asanteoff 79'Forward
    11. Ephron Mason-Clarkoff 66'Forward

    Subs used: Victor Torp (61'), Romain Esse (61'), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (61'), Josh Eccles (66'), Jahnoah Markelo (79')

    Preston North End

    1. Daniel IversenGoalkeeper
    2. Odeluga OffiahDefender
    3. Thierry Smalloff 73'Defender
    4. Jordan StoreyDefender
    5. Pol Valentínoff 65'Defender
    6. Andrew HughesDefender
    7. Alfie Devineoff 65'Midfielder
    8. Ali McCannoff 46'Midfielder
    9. Ben WhitemanMidfielder
    10. Daniel Jebbisonoff 46'Forward
    11. Milutin OsmajicForward

    Subs used: Lewis Dobbin (46'), Jordan Thompson (46'), Andrew Moran (65'), Brad Potts (65'), Andrija Vukcevic (73')

    Full timeline

    Every goal and card (3)
    1. 17' ⚽ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    2. 34' ⚽ Brandon Thomas-Asante
    3. 50' ⚽ Matt Grimes (pen)

    Head to head

    1Coventry City wins2Draws3Preston North End wins

    Last 6 meetings

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