Coventry City vs Southampton

Coventry City 4-3-3

C Rushworth

M van Ewijk

J Da Silva

M Grimes

L Woolfenden

L Kitching

T Sakamoto

F Onyeka

H Wright

J Eccles

E Mason-Clark

Southampton 4-5-1

D Peretz

J Bree

R Manning

C Bragg

T Harwood-Bellis

J Stephens

K Matsuki

C Jander

C Larin

F Downes

F Azaz

Match Timeline

Coventry Southampton

KOHTFT

Goal Card Sub

COV

Key Stats

SOU

57%

COV

43%

SOU

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Corners

Saves

Commentary

Full Commentary

90'

Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.

90'

Goal! Coventry City 1, Southampton 2. Victor Torp (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

90'

Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

COV

Match Statistics

SOU

57%

Possession

43%

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

433

Passes

338

80%

Pass Accuracy

80%

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Saves

Coventry City 4-3-3

Starting XI

Southampton 4-5-1

19 C Rushworth G

27 M van Ewijk RB

3 J Da Silva LB

6 M Grimes LM

26 L Woolfenden CD-R

15 L Kitching CD-L

7 T Sakamoto AM-R

16 F Onyeka RM

11 H Wright F

28 J Eccles AM

10 E Mason-Clark AM-L

41 D Peretz G

14 J Bree RB

3 R Manning LB

48 C Bragg DM

6 T Harwood-Bellis CD-R

5 J Stephens CD-L

27 K Matsuki RM

20 C Jander CM-R

9 C Larin F

4 F Downes CM-L

10 F Azaz LM

Substitutes

13 B Wilson SUB

23 B Thomas SUB

20 K Kesler Hayden SUB

24 J Markelo SUB

22 J Latibeaudiere SUB

9 E Simms SUB

21 J Bidwell SUB

14 R Esse SUB

29 V Torp SUB

25 G Long SUB

17 J Quarshie SUB

15 N Wood SUB

18 T Fellows SUB

28 O Romeu SUB

49 N Oyekunle SUB

23 S Edozie SUB

19 C Archer SUB

24 S Charles SUB

Full Commentary

90+6'

Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.

90+2'

Goal! Coventry City 1, Southampton 2. Victor Torp (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

90+1'

Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

86'

Ellis Simms (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

86'

Cameron Archer (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

85'

Goal! Coventry City 0, Southampton 2. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.

80'

Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

77'

Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.

77'

Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.

67'

Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Cyle Larin because of an injury.

67'

Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Cameron Bragg.

62'

Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.

57'

Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Josh Eccles.

53'

Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

48'

Goal! Coventry City 0, Southampton 1. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.

Head to Head

Coventry 0 wins

1 draws 2 matches

Southampton 1 wins

14 Mar 2026 Coventry 1 - 2 Southampton Championship 20 Dec 2025 Southampton 1 - 1 Coventry Championship

Match Info

Stadium The Coventry Building Society Arena

Date Sat, 14 Mar 2026

Kickoff 12:30

Location Coventry

Attendance 31,281

Coverage Paramount+

Championship Standings

#	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Miss Valley St	38	+38	77
1	Coventry	37	+39	77
2	Idaho	38	+22	70
2	Boro	37	+22	69
3	Iowa St	37	+28	68
3	Millwall	37	+10	68
4	Morehead St	38	+9	68
4	Ipswich	36	+26	65
5	C Arkansas	38	+3	63
5	Hull	37	+6	63
6	FDU	37	+10	60
6	Wrexham	36	+8	57
7	La Salle	37	+12	57
7	Southampton	36	+11	54
8	Purdue FW	37	+6	54
8	Derby	37	+6	54
9	Morgan St	38	+0	53
9	Watford	36	+4	52
10	NJIT	37	+2	52
10	Birmingham	37	+0	52

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