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24/01/2026, Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England
Championship, English Football League

Stoke Vs Coventry

Stoke play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Wulf (GK) , J Cooper (CB) , C MacBride (CB) , W MacFarlane (CB) , J Begg (RB) , M Pritchard (LB) , L Wright (CDM) , R Davis (CAM) , G Albano (RM) , C McAleese (LM) , C Ballan (ST) And the subs are: E Power (GK) , G Sauvage (CB) , B Chisholm (CM) , I Hyland (CM) , O Ezeugo (ST)

Coventry play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J McAlister (GK) , W Hearn (CB) , R Sundquist (CB) , G Monahan (CB) , L Goudey (RB) , O McClennen (LB) , J McCartney (CDM) , R McIver (CAM) , D Mewies (RM) , A Clery (LM) , R McCracken (ST) And the subs are: J Mirrlees (CB) , B Cornog (CB) , R Najarro (CM) , J McNicol (CM) , A McSorley (ST)

Welcome to Britannia Stadium in Stoke, England where Stoke City will face Coventry.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 30000.

1' - Stoke kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - William MacFarlane plays the ball to Michael Pritchard.  Michael Pritchard finds Leighton Wright with a short pass.  Joseph McCartney tackles Leighton Wright and the ball goes loose.  Coventry launch a counter attack.  Joseph McCartney brings the ball forward, outpacing Charles MacBride.  

4' - Joseph McCartney spots a run from Robert McCracken.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Robert McCracken has strayed offside!  

9' - Gus Albano sees Rodric Davis making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

12' - Robert McCracken hits the ball long to Geoff Monahan.  Geoff Monahan passes the ball to Rich McIver.  Rich McIver tries to beat Michael Pritchard using his ball skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Rich McIver who takes the ball forward!  

14' - Jake Begg tackles Rich McIver and takes the ball.  Jake Begg spots a run from Colombo Ballan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Colombo Ballan runs on to the ball.  Colombo Ballan fires a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a good goal from Colombo Ballan for Stoke!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

15' - Coventry kick the ball off for the restart.  

19' - Owen McClennen tackles Colombo Ballan and takes possession.  Owen McClennen plays the ball to Dom Mewies.  Dom Mewies sees Robert McCracken making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Robert McCracken is able to take the ball.  Robert McCracken attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

22' - Dai Wulf passes a long ball to Rodric Davis.  Rodric Davis hits the ball long to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright sees a run from Gus Albano.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Gus Albano is caught offside!  

25' - Colombo Ballan dispossesses Robert McCracken and takes the ball.  Colombo Ballan attempts to use his skills to beat Wayne Hearn and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

33' - Geoff Monahan finds Owen McClennen with a long ball.  Owen McClennen speeds past Charles McAleese.  

36' - Rodric Davis sees a run from Charles McAleese.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Charles McAleese is able to control the ball.  Charles McAleese attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but John McAlister deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Stoke.  Colombo Ballan gets ready to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Leon Goudey.  

40' - Leon Goudey plays a long pass to Rasmus Sundquist.  Rasmus Sundquist finds Anthony Clery with a long ball.  Anthony Clery curls in a cross and finds Dom Mewies.  Dom Mewies flicks a header attempting to beat the keeper...but its over!

42' - Dai Wulf finds Charles MacBride with a long ball.  Charles MacBride spots a run from Gus Albano.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Gus Albano is able to take the ball.  Gus Albano attempts the cutback, the ball falling to Rodric Davis.  Rodric Davis looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Coventry kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Owen McClennen passes the ball to Geoff Monahan.  Geoff Monahan passes the ball to Joseph McCartney.  Joseph McCartney sees a run from Robert McCracken.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Robert McCracken has strayed offside!  

54' - Colombo Ballan passes to William MacFarlane.  William MacFarlane plays the ball to Charles MacBride.  Charles MacBride plays the ball to Colombo Ballan.  Colombo Ballan sees a run from Rodric Davis.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Rodric Davis is able to control the ball.  Rodric Davis tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and Rodric Davis scores!  That's a good goal from the Stoke player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

54' - Coventry kick the ball off for the restart.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles McAleese is going to be taken off.  Bruce Chisholm joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Anthony Clery shoots from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

61' - Dai Wulf plays a short pass to Charles MacBride.  Charles MacBride finds Leighton Wright with a long ball.  Leighton Wright slides the ball to Rodric Davis.  Rodric Davis attempts to beat Joseph McCartney using his skills, but is illegally impeded.    The referee pulls out the yellow card to book Joseph McCartney.  That will be a freekick for Stoke.  

62' - Colombo Ballan prepares to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Wayne Hearn.  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gus Albano will come off.  Ian Hyland joins the game from the bench.  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Wayne Hearn is going to be taken off.  John Mirrlees joins the game from the bench.  

70' - Rich McIver hits a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...and Rich McIver scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Coventry player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

70' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dom Mewies is going to be taken off.  Rodrigo Najarro is going to be brought on.  

73' - Charles MacBride chips a long ball to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper sees a run from Rodric Davis.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Rodric Davis is caught offside!  

76' - Rodrigo Najarro attempts to hit a long range shot...and its in! Its a goal for Coventry!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

77' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  William MacFarlane is going to be taken off.  Gareth Sauvage joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert McCracken is going to be taken off.  Adam McSorley is going to be brought on.  

81' - Leighton Wright chips a long ball to Gareth Sauvage.  Gareth Sauvage slides the ball to Colombo Ballan.  Colombo Ballan uses his pace to beat Geoff Monahan.  

81' - Colombo Ballan crosses the ball, but opposing player Geoff Monahan takes possession.  

84' - Geoff Monahan finds John Mirrlees with a long ball.  John Mirrlees sees Adam McSorley making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Adam McSorley runs on to the ball.  Adam McSorley looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

87' - Dai Wulf passes to Colombo Ballan.  Colombo Ballan whips in a cross, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

91' - John Mirrlees successfully tackles Rodric Davis and takes the ball.  John Mirrlees slides the ball to Joseph McCartney.  Joseph McCartney tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Coventry.  Anthony Clery will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, finding Adam McSorley.  Adam McSorley gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is offtarget!



The match has ended Stoke City 2 - 2 Coventry.