Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 31 August 2022

Result

Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End

Championship · Wednesday 31 August 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Coventry City 0-1 Preston North End: match report

Coventry City were beaten by Preston North End 0-1 in the Championship on Wednesday 31 August 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Emil Riis of Preston North End in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Coventry City received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Coventry City were 24th on 1 point from 3 and Preston North End 13th on 8 points from 6. Coventry City went on to finish that season 5th with 75 points, and Preston North End 12th with 63.

Coventry City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Preston North End in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Freddie Woodman of Preston North End (8.4), ahead of Ben Whiteman (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Coventry City wins, 3 draws and 7 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Jordan StoreyPreston North End
  • 36'Yellow card · Ben WilsonCoventry City
  • 73'Goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 0-1
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Coventry City 0, draws 3, Preston North End 7.

Team news

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Coventry City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Ben Wilson, Michael Rose, Kyle McFadzean, Callum Doyle, Josh Eccles, Jamie Allen, Ben Sheaf, Jake Bidwell, Martyn Waghorn, Viktor Gyökeres, Matty Godden

Preston North End line-up (3-4-1-2)

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, G. Cunningham, Ben Whiteman, Brad Potts, Ben Woodburn, Ali McCann, Robbie Brady, Ched Evans, Troy Parrott