Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Andrew Hughes 31' Y
Joshua Earl 63' Y
Sean Maguire 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Referee Lewis Smith

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Derby County FC A 1–0 W
18 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Barnsley FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Luton Town FC A 0–3 L
09 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
19 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
16 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
12 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
08 Dec Luton Town FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Coventry City FC.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Daniel Johnson makes it 1-0.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 383 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 28' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Andrew Hughes was booked on 31.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' Sean Maguire is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' Alan Browne makes way for Brad Potts at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 59' Maxime Biamou gets the nod from Coventry City FC. He replaces Ben Sheaf and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Ryan Ledson on, Paul Gallagher off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Joshua Earl. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Joshua Earl departs to be replaced by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Ryan John Giles is replaced by Sam McCallum on 71 minute.
  • 76' Kyle McFadzean has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' England international Declan Rudd has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Sean Maguire. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. Preston North End FC beats Coventry City FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 4
Daniel Johnson 3
Alan Browne 2
Haji Wright 2
Will Keane 2
Patrick Bauer 1
Tyler Walker 1
Fabio Tavares 1

Head to Head

2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2020-12-18 Preston North End FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2020-12-15 Barnsley FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-12 Luton Town FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2020-12-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2020-12-16 Coventry City FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2020-12-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-08 Coventry City FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 63% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC59% Draw26% Coventry City FC15%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Coventry City FC
41%
Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC40% Draw50% Coventry City FC10%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 0
7%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 19% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 27% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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