Derby vs Coventry

16 August 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Anthony Backhouse

Full time 3 – 5

Half-time: 2–2

  • C. Elder 12’
  • C. Morris 45+2’ (pen)
  • E. Adams 50’
  • B. Thomas 7’
  • H. Wright 25’ (pen)
  • B. Thomas-Asante 72’
  • M. Ephron 75’
  • V. Torp 79’

Match summary

Coventry came from behind to win 5-3 away at Derby. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, B. Thomas put Coventry ahead with a header in the 7th minute, C. Elder equalised with a direct free kick in the 12th minute, H. Wright put Coventry back in front from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, and C. Morris equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, E. Adams put Derby in front in the 50th minute, B. Thomas-Asante equalised in the 72nd minute, M. Ephron put Coventry back in front with a header in the 75th minute, and V. Torp made it 3-5 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 3.33 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Derby's 1.43 from 13.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
13 Shots 20
4 Shots on target 10
6 Corners 5
308 Passes 352
76.9% Pass accuracy 79.8%
17 Tackles 16
14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 5
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Derby Coventry
Kick-off
7’
B. ThomasHeader0-1 (Coventry)
C. ElderFree Kick1-1 (Derby)
12’
25’
H. WrightPenalty1-2 (Coventry)
31’
V. TorpShot on target
R. NyambeShot on target
39’
45+1’
B. Thomas
M. Clarke
45+1’
C. MorrisPenalty2-2 (Derby)
45+2’
Half-time2-2
Second half underway
E. AdamsRight foot shot3-2 (Derby)
50’
55’
M. Grimes
58’
M. EphronShot on target
60’
V. TorpShot on target
61’
H. WrightShot on target
R. Nyambe
62’
72’
B. Thomas-AsanteRight foot shot3-3 (Coventry)
72’
B. ThomasShot on target
75’
M. EphronHeader3-4 (Coventry)
76’
H. Wright
79’
V. TorpRight foot shot3-5 (Coventry)
A. WeimannK. Jackson
81’
J. WardD. Ozoh
81’
B. ClarkD. Batth
81’
83’
M. v. Ewijk
K. GoudmijnL. Thompson
84’
D. BrownR. Nyambe
89’
90+1’
E. SimmsH. Wright
90+1’
K. Kesler-HaydenM. Ephron
90+5’
J. AllenV. Torp
90+7’
R. RodriguesB. Thomas-Asante
90+9’
C. Rushworth
Full-time3-5

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 3.33 7’ B. Thomas (Coventry), 0-1 7’ 12’ C. Elder (Derby), 1-1 12’ 25’ H. Wright (Coventry), 1-2 25’ 45+2’ C. Morris (Derby), 2-2 45+2’ 50’ E. Adams (Derby), 3-2 50’ 72’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 3-3 72’ 75’ M. Ephron (Coventry), 3-4 75’ 79’ V. Torp (Coventry), 3-5 79’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 3.33 7’ B. Thomas (Coventry), 0-1 Thomas 7’ 12’ C. Elder (Derby), 1-1 Elder 12’ 25’ H. Wright (Coventry), 1-2 Wright 25’ 45+2’ C. Morris (Derby), 2-2 Morris 45+2’ 50’ E. Adams (Derby), 3-2 Adams 50’ 72’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 3-3 Thomas-Asante 72’ 75’ M. Ephron (Coventry), 3-4 Ephron 75’ 79’ V. Torp (Coventry), 3-5 Torp 79’
Derby 1.43 xGCoventry 3.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Derby attacking 
72’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 25’ H. Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ C. Morris (Derby), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ B. Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 57’ J. Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 75’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 50’ E. Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+9’ M. Clarke (Derby), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 34’ L. Thompson (Derby), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ B. Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ C. Morris (Derby), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+9’ C. Morris (Derby), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ B. Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ V. Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ M. Ephron (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ J. Ward (Derby), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ J. Dasilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+9’ K. Goudmijn (Derby), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ C. Elder (Derby), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 46’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ V. Torp (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ K. Goudmijn (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+8’ E. Adams (Derby), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ E. Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ R. Nyambe (Derby), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ M. Grimes (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), set piece, 0.97 xG, goal 25’ H. Wright (Coventry), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ C. Morris (Derby), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 7’ B. Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.32 xG, goal 57’ J. Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 75’ M. Ephron (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 50’ E. Adams (Derby), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 61’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+9’ M. Clarke (Derby), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 34’ L. Thompson (Derby), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 72’ B. Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ C. Morris (Derby), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+9’ C. Morris (Derby), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ B. Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ V. Torp (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ M. Ephron (Coventry), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 57’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ V. Torp (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 14’ H. Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ J. Ward (Derby), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ J. Dasilva (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+9’ K. Goudmijn (Derby), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ C. Elder (Derby), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, goal 60’ V. Torp (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ K. Goudmijn (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ E. Adams (Derby), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+8’ E. Adams (Derby), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ R. Nyambe (Derby), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ M. Grimes (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Derby 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Zetterström
Sanderson
Batth 81’
Clarke
Nyambe 89’
Thompson 84’
Ozoh 81’
Elder
Adams
Morris
Jackson 81’
Coventry 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Rushworth
Ewijk
Thomas
Kitching
Dasilva
Torp 90’
Grimes
Thomas-Asante 90’
Rudoni
Ephron 90’
Wright 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. W. Zetterström
90′ 5 5 32 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
D. Sanderson
90′ 1 – – 3 1 29 2 – – –
D. Batth Taken off
81′ 1 – – 9 6 27 1 – – –
M. Clarke
90′ 2 – – 4 2 38 – – – –
J. Ward Came on as a substitute
9′ 2 – – 4 1 11 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
R. Nyambe Taken off
89′ – – 27 – – 3 – 8 1 – –
L. Thompson Taken off
84′ – – 29 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
D. Ozoh Taken off
81′ – – 18 – – 2 1 3 2 – –
C. Elder
90′ 1 – 23 2 – 1 – 4 – – –
B. Clark Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 3 1 – 1 – 2 2 – –
K. Goudmijn Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 7 – – 1 – 1 – – –
D. Brown Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
E. Adams
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.17 – – 3 2 29 –
C. Morris
90′ 1 – 3 1 0.91 – – 6 1 17 –
K. Jackson Taken off
81′ – – – – – – 1 4 3 14 –
A. Weimann Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
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

Derby win 27% Avg odds 3.48
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Coventry win 43% Avg odds 2.19

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

Form going into the game

Derby LWWDL
Coventry WLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Derby 2-0 Coventry, 11 Mar 25 Next meeting: Coventry 3-2 Derby, 03 Apr 26  All Derby vs Coventry 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.