Football
Coventry City vs Watford. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 2nd September 2023.
The Coventry Building Society ArenaAttendance: Attendance24,539.
Match ends, Coventry City 3, Watford 3.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Watford 3.
Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross following a set piece situation.
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Kasey Palmer.
Goal! Coventry City 3, Watford 3. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haji Wright.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
Goal! Coventry City 2, Watford 3. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Matheus Martins.
Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Francisco Sierralta.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Milan van Ewijk.
Substitution, Coventry City. Yasin Ayari replaces Josh Eccles.
Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
Own Goal by Wesley Hoedt, Watford. Coventry City 2, Watford 2.
Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
Goal! Coventry City 1, Watford 2. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru following a fast break.
Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva because of an injury.
Offside, Coventry City. Matt Godden is caught offside.
Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Watford 1.
First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Watford 1.
Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
Goal! Coventry City 1, Watford 1. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
Goal! Coventry City 0, Watford 1. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Penalty saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Ryan Porteous (Watford) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ken Sema.
Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Haji Wright.
Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
Hand ball by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.