Coventry vs Portsmouth

21 April 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Haji Wright 12’
Ephron Mason-Clark 47’, 76’
Regan Poole 50’ (og)
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 90+1’

Adrian Segečić 69’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Portsmouth. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Haji Wright put Coventry ahead with a header in the 12th minute. In the second half, Ephron Mason-Clark made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, Poole's own goal made it 3-0 in the 50th minute, Adrian Segečić pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 69th minute, Mason-Clark made it 4-1 in the 76th minute, and Kaine Kesler-Hayden made it 5-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Portsmouth's 0.10 from 4.

Match stats

71% Possession 29%

15 Shots 4

6 Shots on target 2

2 Corners 1

605 Passes 245

84.8% Pass accuracy 66.5%

12 Tackles 17

4 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 1

5 Offsides 1

Key events

Coventry Portsmouth

Kick-off

Haji WrightHeader

1-0

12’

30’

Conor ChaplinShot on target

35’

Madiodio Dia

Half-time1-0

46’

Conor ShaughnessyMadiodio Dia

Ephron Mason-ClarkRight foot shot

2-0

47’

Second half underway

Regan PooleOwn goal

3-0

50’

62’

Josh MurphyMillenic Alli

62’

Luke Le RouxEbou Adams

Victor TorpFrank Onyeka

64’

Brandon Thomas-AsanteRomain Esse

64’

Jake BidwellJay DaSilva

64’

69’

Adrian SegečićLeft foot shot

3-1

Ellis SimmsHaji Wright

75’

Kaine Kesler-HaydenMilan van Ewijk

75’

Ephron Mason-ClarkLeft foot shot

4-1

76’

77’

Harvey BlairConor Chaplin

84’

Jacob BrownColby Bishop

Kaine Kesler-HaydenRight foot shot

5-1

90+1’

Brandon Thomas-AsanteShot on target

90+5’

Full-time5-1

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.

Coventry 2.92 xGPortsmouth 0.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Portsmouth attacking Coventry attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Coventry 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Carl Rushworth	90′						–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Milan van Ewijk Taken off	75′								–	–	–
Bobby Thomas	90′								–	–	–
Liam Kitching	90′	1	3	–	4	2	80	–	–	–	–
Jay DaSilva Taken off	64′								–	–	–
Jake Bidwell Came on as a substitute	26′								–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute	15′	–	1	–	–	–	5	–	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Frank Onyeka Taken off	64′	–	–		–	–						–
Matt Grimes	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Romain Esse Taken off	64′	–	–	17	–	–	3	–	4	–	–	–
Jack Rudoni	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Ephron Mason-Clark	90′	2	–	30	–	–	–	–	4	1	1	–
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–		–	–						–

Forwards3 players


Haji Wright Taken off	75′	1	–	5	1	1.66	–	–	4	1	11	–
Brandon Thomas-Asante Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1		0.05	–	–				–
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Nicolas Schmid	90′	2	5	36	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jordan Lee Williams	90′	3	2	–	5	1	20	–	–	–	–
Regan Poole	90′	1	–	–	1	–	21	–	–	–	–
Madiodio Dia Taken off	45′	3	1	–	3	–	17	2	–	–
Connor Ogilvie	90′	–	–	–	3	3	24	–	–	–	–
Conor Shaughnessy Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	1	1	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ebou Adams Taken off	62′	–	–	13	–	–	4	1	4	2	–	–
Andre Dozzell	90′	–	–	21	–	–	3	1	3	2	–	–
Adrian Segečić	90′	1	–	12	1	–	1	–	4	–	1	–
Conor Chaplin Taken off	77′	–	–	25	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–
Millenic Alli Taken off	62′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
Josh Murphy Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	9	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Luke Le Roux Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	10	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Colby Bishop Taken off	84′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	21	–
Harvey Blair Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	–	0.02	–	–	1	–	–	–
Jacob Brown Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 62% Avg odds 1.52

Draw 22% Avg odds 4.27

Portsmouth win 16% Avg odds 5.71

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

Form going into the game

Coventry W W D D D

Portsmouth D D W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry, 21 Oct 25 All Coventry vs Portsmouth 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.