Derby County 3-5 Coventry City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 16 August 2025

Result

Derby County 3-5 Coventry City

Championship · Saturday 16 August 2025, 11:30 UTC · half-time 2-2

Derby County · Coventry City · Championship predictions

Derby County 3-5 Coventry City: match report

Derby County were beaten by Coventry City 3-5 in the Championship on Saturday 16 August 2025. It was 2-2 at half-time.

Bobby Thomas opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Derby County's goals came from Callum Elder (12'), Carlton Morris (45+2', penalty) and Ebou Adams (50'). Coventry City scored through Bobby Thomas (7'), Haji Wright (25', penalty), Brandon Thomas-Asante (72'), Ephron Mason-Clark (75') and Victor Torp (79').

Discipline: Derby County received 2 yellow cards; Coventry City received 5 yellow cards.

Derby County went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Coventry City 1st with 95.

Derby County lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Coventry City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City (8.0), ahead of Victor Torp (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Derby County wins, 4 draws and 3 for Coventry City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

7'Goal · Bobby ThomasCoventry City · 0-1
12'Goal · Callum ElderDerby County · 1-1
25'Penalty goal · Haji WrightCoventry City · 1-2
45+1'Yellow card · Matt ClarkeDerby County
45+1'Yellow card · Bobby ThomasCoventry City
45+2'Penalty goal · Carlton MorrisDerby County · 2-2
50'Goal · Ebou AdamsDerby County · 3-2
55'Yellow card · Matt GrimesCoventry City
62'Yellow card · Ryan NyambeDerby County
72'Goal · Brandon Thomas-AsanteCoventry City · 3-3
75'Goal · Ephron Mason-ClarkCoventry City · 3-4
76'Yellow card · Haji WrightCoventry City
79'Goal · Victor TorpCoventry City · 3-5
83'Yellow card · Milan van EwijkCoventry City
90+9'Yellow card · Carl RushworthCoventry City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Derby County 3, draws 4, Coventry City 3.

Derby County 2-0 Coventry CityChampionship · 11 Mar 2025
Coventry City 1-2 Derby CountyChampionship · 6 Nov 2024
Derby County 1-1 Coventry CityChampionship · 19 Mar 2022
Coventry City 1-1 Derby CountyChampionship · 23 Oct 2021
Coventry City 1-0 Derby CountyChampionship · 6 Mar 2021
Derby County 1-1 Coventry CityChampionship · 1 Dec 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Curtis NelsonDerby County · injury (Torn Knee Ligaments)
Lars-Jørgen SalvesenDerby County · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Oliver DovinCoventry City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Sondre LangåsDerby County · injury (Knee Surgery)
Kane WilsonDerby County · injury (Knee Surgery)

Derby County line-up (3-4-1-2)

Jacob Widell Zetterström, Dion Sanderson, Danny Batth, Matt Clarke, Ryan Nyambe, Liam Thompson, David Ozoh, Callum Elder, Ebou Adams, Carlton Morris, Kayden Jackson

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

Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching, Jay Dasilva, Victor Torp, Matt Grimes, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Haji Wright