Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

4 October 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 0 – 5

Half-time: 0–3

B. Thomas-Asante 3’, 33’
H. Wright 45+6’
E. Simms 68’
T. Sakamoto 75’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 5-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday. Coventry led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, B. Thomas-Asante put Coventry ahead from a corner in the 3rd minute, Thomas-Asante made it 0-2 in the 33rd minute, and H. Wright made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, E. Simms made it 0-4 in the 68th minute and T. Sakamoto made it 0-5 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 5.02 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.11 from 9.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

9 Shots 21

0 Shots on target 10

13 Corners 8

402 Passes 384

79.4% Pass accuracy 80.2%

12 Tackles 20

9 Fouls 3

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Coventry

Kick-off

3’

B. Thomas-AsanteRight foot shot

0-1

3’

B. ThomasShot on target

33’

B. Thomas-AsanteRight foot shot

0-2

44’

M. EphronShot on target

D. Iorfa

45+5’

45+6’

H. WrightRight foot shot

0-3

Half-time0-3

Second half underway

53’

L. WoolfendenL. Kitching

54’

E. SimmsM. Ephron

61’

B. Thomas-AsanteShot on target

62’

J. Dasilva

63’

K. Kesler-HaydenM. v. Ewijk

63’

J. BidwellJ. Dasilva

G. BrownD. Iorfa

65’

C. McNeillB. Cadamarteri

65’

66’

T. SakamotoShot on target

68’

E. SimmsLeft foot shot

0-4

74’

K. AndrewsH. Wright

75’

T. SakamotoRight foot shot

0-5

86’

E. SimmsShot on target

I. UgboJ. Lowe

89’

J. ThorntonS. Ingelsson

89’

Full-time0-5

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.

Sheffield Wednesday 1.11 xGCoventry 5.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Coventry attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday 3-5-2 Starting XI

Coventry 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


E. Horvath	90′	4	5	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


D. Iorfa Taken off	65′	2	–	–	6	4	28	2	–	–	–
E. Weaver	90′	3	–	–	9	5	44	1	–	–	–
M. Lowe	90′	1	1	–	3	2	57	1	–	–	–
G. Brown Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	3	1	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


L. Palmer	90′	–	–	31	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	–
Y. Valery	90′	–	–	35	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–
S. Ingelsson Taken off	89′	–	–	30	1	–	2	–	3	1	–	–
B. Bannan	90′	–	–	71	2	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
H. Amass	90′	–	–	36	–	–	2	–	6	1	–	–
J. Thornton Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


J. Lowe Taken off	89′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	7	1	23	–
B. Cadamarteri Taken off	65′	–	–	1	–	0.03	–	–	1	–	5	–
C. McNeill Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	1	–	0.12	–	–	1	–	8	–
I. Ugbo Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	1	–	0.03	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


C. Rushworth	90′						–	–	–

Defenders7 players


M. v. Ewijk Taken off	63′								–	–	–
B. Thomas	90′								–	–	–
L. Kitching Taken off	53′	1	–	–	4	2	32	–	–	–	–
J. Dasilva Taken off	90′								–	–	–
L. Woolfenden Came on as a substitute	37′								–	–	–
K. Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute	27′								–	–	–
J. Bidwell Came on as a substitute	27′								–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


J. Allen	90′	–	1	33	2	–	3	1	3	–	–	–
M. Grimes	90′	–	–		–	–						–
T. Sakamoto	90′	1	–		–	–						–
B. Thomas-Asante	90′	2	–		–	–						–
M. Ephron Taken off	54′	–	–	13	–	–	3	–	5	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


H. Wright Taken off	74′	1	–	4	1	2.04	–	–	8	2	12	–
E. Simms Came on as a substitute	36′	1	–	3		0.98	–	–				–
K. Andrews Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	5	–

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

Sheffield Wednesday win 19% Avg odds 4.86

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.03

Coventry win 58% Avg odds 1.63

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield Wednesday L L W D D

Coventry D D D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Coventry, 15 Feb 25 Next meeting: Coventry 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday, 11 Apr 26 All Sheffield Wednesday 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.