Saturday , 14 November 2026

Preston North End FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Preston North End FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 4 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Haji Wright
Duane Holmes 38' 1–1
Alan Browne pen 41' 2–1
Milutin Osmajic 71' 3–1
3–2 83' Haji Wright
Y 40' Kyle McFadzean
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 46' Y
Robbie Brady 90' Y
Y 90' Jake Bidwell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

7
3
2
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W
28 Oct Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Southampton FC H 2–2 D
21 Oct Millwall FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct Ipswich Town FC A 2–4 L
04 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
30 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
25 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
07 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
04 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Coventry City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Coventry City FC backline.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Liam Lindsay, a Scotland , has 55 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' What a moment for Haji Wright! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 38' Duane Holmes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
  • 40' Kyle McFadzean is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Alan Browne gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 46' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Eccles is hanging Kyle McFadzean on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Jamie Allen by Callum O'Hare on 60 minute.
  • 65' Jay Dasilva has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ched Evans comes on to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 71' Milutin Osmajic does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 76' Robbie Brady has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kian Best on 76 minute.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' Magnificent from Haji Wright! That is 35 goals in 417 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Milan van Ewijk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matt Godden at the 83 minute mark.
  • 84' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Milutin Osmajic exits the field as Will Keane enters on 84.
  • 89' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Robbie Brady will be fuming at that decision.
  • It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Coventry City FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 4
Daniel Johnson 3
Will Keane 2
Alan Browne 2
Haji Wright 2
Jack Rudoni 1
Sean Maguire 1
Bobby Thomas 1

Head to Head

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC 2023-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–0 Coventry City FC 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2022-02-26 Coventry City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2021-10-20 Preston North End FC 2–1 Coventry City FC

Preston North End FC Form

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC W 2023-10-28 Hull City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2023-11-04 Preston North End FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-10-25 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2023-10-07 Coventry City FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC51% Draw26% Coventry City FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Coventry City FC
49%
Preston North End FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC34% Draw46% Coventry City FC20%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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