Football
Watford vs Coventry City. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 9th March 2024.
Vicarage RoadAttendance: Attendance18,907.
Match ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 2.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 2.
Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
Haji Wright (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Ellis Simms.
Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Yáser Asprilla.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Watford).
Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Watford. Matheus Martins is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Ismaël Koné.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross.
Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haji Wright.
Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 2. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
Offside, Watford. Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
Attempt saved. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
Hand ball by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Kasey Palmer.
Substitution, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf replaces Victor Torp.
Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze because of an injury.
Second Half begins Watford 1, Coventry City 1.
Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Liam Kelly.
First Half ends, Watford 1, Coventry City 1.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Offside, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis is caught offside.
Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
Penalty conceded by Daniel Bachmann (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Coventry City. Josh Eccles draws a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Watford 1, Coventry City 0. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
Liam Kelly (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
Attempt blocked. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Hand ball by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp.
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.