Coventry v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Coventry 3–1 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Coventry · Sheffield Utd · Head-to-head

Coventry 3–1 Sheffield Utd — Coventry won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Coventry beat Sheffield Utd 3–1 in the Championship on Tuesday 4 November. Coventry have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions. Sheffield Utd have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Coventry came from behind: Sheffield Utd led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Sam McCallum (25’, assisted by B. Mee); Coventry: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (49’, assisted by Bobby Thomas), Bobby Thomas (60’) and B. Thomas-Asante (90’, assisted by H. Wright).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Coventry 1.96, Sheffield Utd 0.92, from 17 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

James Linington, England showed five yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Coventry: Jay Dasilva (27’), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (37’) and V. Torp (88’); Sheffield Utd: Sam McCallum (11’) and B. Mee (68’).

What it changes

Coventry stay first after this result (14 league matches played).

Sheffield Utd stay 22nd after this result (14 league matches played).

It is Coventry’s first win over Sheffield Utd since 19 October 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Sheffield Utd have lost their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bobby Thomas (Coventry) 9.9, Sam McCallum (Sheffield Utd) 6.3 and Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

Coventry next host Fulham on 24 October 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Coventry: Coventry v Fulham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Coventry 3–1 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Coventry 2 · draws 2 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Coventry 4W 0D 1L · Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L

Coventry 3–1 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 6.13

Corners

against 6.5 / 3.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 3.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.38

Cards

against 2 / 2.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Coventry for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	2.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.25 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.38 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.88 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: James Linington, England — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 20.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.18 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.18

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Mason-Clark n 8	72	2.3 7/6	1.4 6/3	—
J. Eccles n 8	32	2.1 5/1	3.2 4/4	—
H. Wright n 8	62.1	1.3 6/1	1.1 4/2	—
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	85.1	1.2 6/3	1.6 7/3	—
Liam Kitching n 8	85.4	1.1 6/1	0.3 1/1	—

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	29.9	5.3 7/5	2.6 5/2
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	85.1	3.3 7/7	1.6 5/3
H. Wright n 8	62.1	2.2 6/4	1.1 4/2
V. Torp n 8	71.9	1.6 5/3	0.8 4/1
J. Rudoni n 8	75.4	1.5 6/3	1 5/2

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	29.9	0.8 2/0	0.8 1/1
B. Thomas-Asante n 8	85.1	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
H. Wright n 8	62.1	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
T. Sakamoto n 8	76.6	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
V. Torp n 8	71.9	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Kesler-Hayden n 8	33.4	4 5/3
Miguel Brau n 8	42.4	2.9 4/3
M. Grimes n 8	90	2.8 8/6
J. Eccles n 8	32	2.5 4/1
M. van Ewijk n 8	85.4	2.4 8/7

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alex Matos n 8	50.9	2.7 7/5	3.3 6/4	—
R. Oné n 8	26.9	2.5 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
T. Davies n 8	25	2.3 2/2	2.7 4/2	—
A. Brooks n 8	46.6	2.2 6/2	0.5 2/0	—
G. Hamer n 8	81.8	2.1 8/6	1.4 4/3	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Campbell n 8	70.3	1.6 7/3	0.6 4/0
G. Hamer n 8	81.8	1.5 6/3	0.6 4/0
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	52	1.5 5/2	0 0/0
C. O'Hare n 8	84.4	1.2 7/2	0.9 6/1
T. Cannon n 8	27.4	1.2 3/0	0.8 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Chong n 8	29.4	0.8 1/1	0.8 2/0
C. O'Hare n 8	84.4	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
T. Campbell n 8	70.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
H. Burrows n 8	52.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Brooks n 8	46.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Riedewald n 8	44.3	4.1 6/4
F. Seriki n 8	28.8	3.9 5/1
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	52	3.2 7/5
T. Davies n 8	25	3.2 5/2
S. McCallum n 8	51	2.2 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Coventry		Sheffield Utd
58%	Possession	42%
1.96	Expected goals (xG)	0.92
17	Shots	11
8	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	6
13	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	13
4	Offsides	3
5	Fouls	14
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	5
363	Passes	255
77%	Pass accuracy	67%

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Rushworth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. van Ewijk	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
B. Thomas	90	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	8.2
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.7
J. Dasilva	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. Grimes	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
T. Sakamoto	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.3
H. Wright	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.9
B. Thomas-Asante	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
V. Torp	89	0	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.6
J. Eccles	45	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	6.5
E. Mason-Clark sub	45	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.6
J. Allen sub	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.6
B. Mee	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	Y	6.7
S. McCallum	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	1	1	2	5	0	7
C. O'Hare	90	0	0	2	1	1	3	0	6.9
T. Campbell	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
M. McGuinness	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Ogbene	76	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Riedewald	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Cannon	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
M. Cooper	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Davies sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.9
T. Davies sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Ings sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Seriki sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Brooks sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Coventry v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CoventryWWWWL

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLWWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Coventry 2 · 2 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3 goals/game

2025-03-28 Sheffield Utd 3–1 Coventry
2024-11-23 Coventry 2–2 Sheffield Utd
2022-12-26 Sheffield Utd 3–1 Coventry
2022-10-19 Coventry 1–0 Sheffield Utd
2022-03-12 Coventry 4–1 Sheffield Utd
2021-11-20 Sheffield Utd 0–0 Coventry

League standing · 2025/26

Coventry#1 pos95 pts46 pl+52 GD

Sheffield Utd#13 pos60 pts46 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Coventry scored2.11

Sheffield Utd scored1.43

Coventry conceded0.98

Sheffield Utd conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Coventry and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 6 meetings, Coventry won 2, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Coventry and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Coventry 4W 0D 1L; Sheffield Utd 2W 0D 3L.

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