Coventry vs Blackburn

18 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • V. Torp 57’
  • B. Thomas-Asante 60’

Match summary

Coventry beat Blackburn 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

V. Torp put Coventry ahead in the 57th minute and B. Thomas-Asante made it 2-0 in the 60th minute.

Blackburn can feel hard done by, creating 1.14 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Coventry's 0.82 from 14.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
14 Shots 17
5 Shots on target 3
2 Corners 7
408 Passes 360
74.0% Pass accuracy 75.0%
16 Tackles 16
7 Fouls 15
0 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 5

Key events

Coventry Blackburn
Kick-off
M. EphronShot on target
4’
18’
S. Trondstad
40’
A. HenrikssonShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
B. Thomas-AsanteShot on target
47’
50’
Y. OhashiShot on target
56’
R. Hedges
56’
Y. OhashiShot on target
V. TorpRight foot shot1-0 (Coventry)
57’
B. Thomas-Asante2-0 (Coventry)
59’
62’
D. D. NeveR. Hedges
E. SimmsH. Wright
62’
63’
A. KargboA. Guðjohnsen
63’
M. GueyeY. Ohashi
71’
S. TavaresA. Henriksson
J. AllenM. Ephron
72’
B. Thomas-AsanteShot on target
77’
80’
K. MontgomeryL. Miller
K. AndrewsV. Torp
87’
K. Kesler-HaydenT. Sakamoto
87’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.82 1.14 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), 1-0 57’ 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 2-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.82 1.14 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), 1-0 Torp 57’ 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 2-0 Thomas-Asante 60’
Coventry 0.82 xGBlackburn 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Coventry attacking 
12’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 68’ L. Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 7’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ D. D. Neve (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ E. Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 44’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ M. Grimes (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ L. Miller (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 5’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 12’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 68’ L. Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 7’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ D. D. Neve (Blackburn), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ M. Gueye (Blackburn), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 46’ A. Henriksson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ E. Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 47’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ M. Grimes (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ L. Miller (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Coventry 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rushworth
Ewijk
Thomas
Kitching
Dasilva
Torp 87’
Grimes
Sakamoto 87’
Thomas-Asante
Ephron 72’
Wright 62’
Blackburn 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Tóth
Miller 80’
Wharton
McLoughlin
Alebiousu
Trondstad
Gardner-Hickman
Hedges 62’
Henriksson 71’
Ohashi 63’
Guðjohnsen 63’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
C. Rushworth
90′ – – –
Defenders4 players
M. v. Ewijk
90′ – – –
B. Thomas
90′ – – –
L. Kitching
90′ – – – 5 3 44 1 – – –
J. Dasilva
90′ – – –
Midfielders8 players
V. Torp Taken off
87′ 1 – – – –
M. Grimes
90′ – – 68 – – 4 1 8 – 2 –
T. Sakamoto Taken off
87′ – – – – –
B. Thomas-Asante
90′ 1 – – – –
M. Ephron Taken off
72′ – – – – –
J. Allen Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 13 – – 1 – 1 – – –
K. Andrews Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 2 – – 1 – 2 – – –
K. Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 5 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
H. Wright Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
E. Simms Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – 0.05 – – 3 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Coventry win 64% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.33
Blackburn win 14% Avg odds 6.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Coventry DDWWW
Blackburn LWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 0-2 Coventry, 21 Jan 25 Next meeting: Blackburn 1-1 Coventry, 17 Apr 26  All Coventry vs Blackburn meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.