Thursday , 2 July 2026

Coventry City FC vs Manchester United FC, FA Cup 2023-24 SEMI FINALS

FA Cup · 2023-24
Coventry City FC
5 – 7
2 – 4 pen
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Sun 21 Apr 2024 · 14:30 UTC Coventry Building Society Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 23' Scott McTominay
0–2 45+1' Harry Maguire
0–3 58' Bruno Fernandes
Ellis Simms 71' 1–3
Callum O'Hare 79' 2–3
Haji Wright pen 90+5' 3–3
Bobby Thomas 82' Y
Y 86' Andre Onana
Jay Dasilva 111' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Coventry City FC vs Manchester United FC — FA Cup at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Head-to-Head

1
Coventry City FC 1 games · Avg 12.0 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Manchester United FC H 5–7 L
13 Apr Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
09 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
01 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
29 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Coventry City FC A 7–5 W
13 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D
07 Apr Liverpool FC H 2–2 D
04 Apr Chelsea FC A 3–4 L
30 Mar Brentford FC A 1–1 D
17 Mar Liverpool FC H 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Coventry Building Society Arena will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Manchester United FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Omari Forson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Alejandro Garnacho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 20' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' Goal! Scott McTominay scores his 40 goal in 409 matches.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ellis Simms made 319 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 43' Bradley Collins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' What a strike from Harry Maguire! The score is 0-2.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' The travelling Manchester United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' Goal! Bruno Fernandes scores his 140 goal in 121 matches.
  • 63' The whistle greets Josh Eccles as he departs to be replaced by Victor Torp.
  • 66' Antony is replacing Alejandro Garnacho for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 71' Goal! Ellis Simms scores his 52 goal in 319 matches.
  • 72' Christian Eriksen is replacing Kobbie Mainoo for the Manchester United FC side.
  • 77' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' GOAL! Callum O'Hare scores on 79. Assisted by Ellis Simms
  • 80' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jay Dasilva is hanging Jake Bidwell on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' Bobby Thomas was booked on 82.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Andre Onana. He receives a card.
  • 90' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Rashford departs to be replaced by Amad Diallo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-7.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Fernandes 1
Callum O'Hare 1
Haji Wright 1
Ellis Simms 1
Harry Maguire 1
Scott McTominay 1

Head to Head

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC

Coventry City FC Form

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC L 2024-04-13 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-04-06 Coventry City FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2024-04-01 Coventry City FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2024-03-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Coventry City FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2024-04-21 Coventry City FC 5–7 Manchester United FC W 2024-04-13 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-04-07 Manchester United FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2024-04-04 Chelsea FC 4–3 Manchester United FC L 2024-03-30 Brentford FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2024-03-17 Manchester United FC 4–3 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.66 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.15 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 92% + Both teams to score 88%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC34% Draw21% Manchester United FC45%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes88% 0% No12%
Avg goals/match: 5.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 92%
8%
± 3.5 81%
19%
± 4.5 67%
33%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Manchester United FC
66%
Coventry City FC or Manchester United FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC30% Draw30% Manchester United FC40%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–7 not predicted
5 – 7
Actual
2 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 3
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
2 – 4
4.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 4
3.7%
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%
4 – 3
3.2%
1 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 10% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 14% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 16% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 14% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.