Coventry City
2020–21 season
ManagerShaun Rowbotham
StadiumRicoh Arena
EFL CupFirst round
vs. Accrington Stanley
Top goalscorerLeague: 4 Marcus Maddison
All: 4 Marcus Maddison
Biggest win5–0 vs. Aston Villa (H)
Biggest defeat2–0 vs. Nottingham Forest (H)

Competitions

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EFL Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bournemouth (C, P) 46 26 9 11 75 44 +31 87 Promotion to Premier League
2 Swansea City (P) 46 25 10 11 76 43 +33 85
3 Derby County (X) 46 24 12 10 65 43 +22 84 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 Nottingham Forest (X) 46 22 12 12 58 39 +19 78
5 Coventry City (O) 46 23 8 15 85 59 +26 77
6 Sunderland (X) 46 21 10 15 56 51 +5 73
7 Leeds United 46 19 15 12 58 46 +12 72
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 13 14 56 46 +10 70
9 Reading 46 17 19 10 51 44 +7 70
10 Brentford 46 17 18 11 58 46 +12 69
11 Aston Villa 46 19 12 15 56 51 +5 69
12 Hull City 46 18 13 15 51 45 +6 67
13 Norwich City 46 18 8 20 48 58 −10 62
14 Middlesbrough 46 16 11 19 51 49 +2 59
15 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 20 13 45 44 +1 59
16 Fulham 46 15 14 17 53 55 −2 59
17 Barnsley 46 15 13 18 54 69 −15 58
18 Cardiff City 46 15 11 20 52 69 −17 56
19 Charlton Athletic 46 13 9 24 48 76 −28 48
20 Sheffield United 46 12 11 23 56 72 −16 47
21 Birmingham City 46 11 13 22 47 66 −19 46
22 Bristol City (R) 46 12 10 24 47 67 −20 46 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Bolton Wanderers (R) 46 10 13 23 45 63 −18 43
24 Oxford United (R) 46 2 17 27 42 86 −44 23
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place and may still qualify for automatic promotion
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 23 8 15 85 59  +26 77 12 3 8 46 30  +16 11 5 7 39 29  +10

Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAAH
ResultLWLLWWWLWLWWWLLDDWLDWWWDDLWLWDWWWLWDLDLWWWWLLW
Position20101620148710897445889691097667778666425345576444555
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers
8 August 2020 Middlesbrough A L 0–1
15 August 2020 Cardiff City H W 3–0 Morris (2) 10', 25', Leko 32'
19 August 2020 Reading A L 1–2 Jones 41'
22 August 2020 Bolton Wanderers H L 0–1
29 August 2020 Norwich City A W 3–1 M. Clarke 28', Maguire 57', Maddison 81'
12 September 2020 Barnsley H W 3–1 Maddison (2) 27', 61', L. Thompson 87'
15 September 2020 Fulham A W 4–1 Maguire 15', Grant 25', Moyano 43', Dicko 86'
20 September 2020 Bournemouth H L 1–2 Morris 23'
26 September 2020 Birmingham City A W 3–1 Maguire 22', Vela 31', Huws 88'
3 October 2020 Nottingham Forest H L 0–2
17 October 2020 Leeds United A W 3–1 Ponticelli 14', J. Clarke 59', McNulty 79' (pen.)
20 October 2020 Aston Villa H W 5–0 Knasmüllner 15', de Groot (2) 38', 49', Chong 74', Maddison 77'
24 October 2020 Sunderland A W 4–0 Vela (2) 30', 53', McNulty 41', Huws 90'
31 October 2020 Derby County H L 2–3 Maguire (2) 25', 68'
7 November 2020 Sheffield United A L 0–2
15 November 2020 Brentford H D 2–2 Bayliss 2', Chong 79'
21 November 2020 Oxford United A D 1–1 Chong 59'
28 November 2020 Bristol City A W 3–1 Ponticelli (3) 51', 61', 85'
5 December 2020 Charlton Athletic H L 2–3 Maguire 37', Maddison 71'
12 December 2020 Sheffield Wednesday A D 1–1 Huws 2'
16 December 2020 Hull City H W 2–1 Maguire 9', Donohue 85'
19 December 2020 Queens Park Rangers A W 2–1 Bayliss 11', Leko 60'
26 December 2020 Swansea City H W 2–1 Chong 42', M. Clarke 82'
29 December 2020 Aston Villa A D 1–1 Grant 34'
2 January 2021 Leeds United H D 0–0
4 January 2021 Barnsley A L 1–2 Chong 25'
16 January 2021 Norwich City H W 3–1 Bennett 41', Bayliss 55', Rice 81'
23 January 2021 Sheffield Wednesday H L 1–2 Gilbey 50'
26 January 2021 Charlton Athletic A W 1–0 Gilbey 10'
3 February 2021 Derby County A D 1–1 Bayliss 61'
6 February 2021 Sunderland H W 2–1 Morris 25', Gilbey 61'
13 February 2021 Brentford A W 2–1 Maddison 2', Huws 78'
20 February 2021 Sheffield United H W 1–0 Vela 57'
27 February 2021 Bournemouth A L 1–2 Morris 57'
6 March 2021 Fulham H W 3–0 Maguire 33', Gilbey 37', Bayliss 68'
16 March 2021 Reading H D 1–1 Grant 43'
20 March 2021 Queens Park Rangers H L 1–3 Knasmüllner 79'
3 April 2021 Hull City A D 1–1 Maddison 57'
10 April 2021 Birmingham City H L 0–1
13 April 2021 Bolton Wanderers A W 3–1 Ponticelli 25', Leko 62', Kelly-Evans 74'
17 April 2021 Swansea City A W 2–0 Jones 41', McNulty 70'
19 April 2021 Bristol City H W 6–4 Ponticelli (2) 20', 58', McNulty (2) 27', 75', Whiteman 39', Leko 72'
27 April 2021 Oxford United H W 2–0 Leko 60', Eastwood 68' (o.g.)
1 May 2021 Cardiff City A L 1–2 Hazard 67'
4 May 2021 Nottingham Forest A L 5–0
8 May 2021 Middlesbrough H W 4–1 Leko (2) 26', 38', Chong 71', McNulty 80'
Play-offs
20 May 2021 Nottingham Forest H W 3–2 McNulty (2) 16', 85', Chong 32'
24 May 2021 Nottingham Forest A W 2–1 Vela 33', Bayliss 77'
7 June 2021 Derby County N W 6–1 Grant (3) 8' (pen.), 33', 49', Maguire (3) 45', 73', 77'

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers
9 January 2021 Rochdale A W 3–0 McNulty (2) 5', 74', Chong 45'
30 January 2021 Swansea City A L 0–3

EFL Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers
11 August 2020 Accrington Stanley A L 2–2 (4–3 p) Baldock 13', Kingsley 66'

UEFA Europa League

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League table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Toulouse (A) 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 11
  Lazio (A) 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
  Brøndby (E) 6 2 2 2 8 9 –1 8
  Coventry City (E) 6 1 2 3 10 15 –5 5

Results

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Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Scorers
17 September 2020   Toulouse H D 2–2 McNulty 13', Gilbey 90'
1 October 2020   Lazio H L 1–2 Vela 59'
22 October 2020   Brøndby A W 4–1 Maddison (3) 5', 54', 90', Morris 49'
5 November 2020   Lazio A L 0–3
26 November 2020   Toulouse A L 1–5 Maguire 41'
10 December 2020   Brøndby H D 2–2 Bayliss 41', Leko 53'

Squad information

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Appearances

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Championsip FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1   Rodrigo Marquez GK 18 0 0 1 19
2   Cameron Borthwick-Jackson CB 8 0 0 0 8
3   Josh Clarke RB 24 2 0 2 28
4   Dion Donohue LB 29 0 0 4 33
5   Ouasim Bouy CB 29 2 1 3 35
6   Julio Moyano RB 13 0 0 3 16
7   Marcus Maddison CAM 20 0 1 4 25
8   Jorge Grant LM 24 0 0 4 28
9   Mason Bennett RW 19 0 0 3 22
10   Marc McNulty ST 27 1 0 2 30
11   Jodi Jones RM 9 0 0 1 10
12   Lee Burge GK 5 1 0 0 6
13   Jordan Ponticelli ST 9 1 0 2 12
14   Christoph Knasmüllner CAM 15 1 0 2 18
15   Lewis Cox LB 3 0 0 0 3
16   Carlton Morris ST 17 1 1 1 20
17   Matthew Clarke CB 32 1 0 3 36
18   Cameron Richardson GK 10 1 1 1 13
19   Alex Gilbey CM 22 0 0 1 23
20   Josh Vela CAM 23 1 0 5 29
21   Jordon Thompson CB 20 2 1 3 26
22   Tahith Chong LW 22 1 1 4 28
23   Emyr Huws CM 22 1 1 2 26
24   Devon Kelly-Evans LM 5 1 0 0 6
25   George Baldock RWB 18 0 1 1 20
26   Thibault Vigne LM 5 2 0 0 7
27   Dean Henderson GK 15 0 0 4 19
28   Jeff Meirson LB 4 0 0 0 4
29   Benjamin Whiteman CDM 24 1 1 4 30
30   Tom Bayliss CM 26 0 0 3 29
31   Juan Sánchez Miño LB 3 1 0 0 4
32   Kylian Hazard LW 8 0 0 0 8
33   Frank de Groot RM 10 0 1 1 12
35   Declan Rice CB 24 1 1 1 27
36   Louis Thompson CM 17 2 1 2 22
37   Jonathan Leko RW 15 2 0 2 19
38   Seán Maguire ST 13 0 0 2 15
Left before the end of the season
12   Tom Davies CB 3 0 0 0 3
15   Dominic Hyam CB 10 1 0 4 15
24   Nouha Dicko ST 3 0 0 2 5
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 18 0 1 3 22
34   Breno Fernandes LW 2 0 0 0 2

Goalscorers

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Europa League Total
10   Marc McNulty ST 8 2 0 1 11
7   Marcus Maddison CAM 7 0 0 3 10
38   Seán Maguire ST 8 0 0 1 9
22   Tahith Chong LW 7 1 0 0 8
37   Jonathan Leko RW 7 0 0 1 8
13   Jordan Ponticelli ST 7 0 0 0 7
30   Tom Bayliss CM 6 0 0 1 7
16   Carlton Morris ST 5 0 0 1 6
20   Josh Vela CAM 5 0 0 1 6
19   Alex Gilbey CM 4 0 0 1 5
23   Emyr Huws CM 4 0 0 0 4
8   Jorge Grant LM 3 0 0 0 3
11   Jodi Jones RM 2 0 0 0 2
14   Christoph Knasmüllner CAM 2 0 0 0 2
17   Matthew Clarke CB 2 0 0 0 2
33   Frank de Groot RM 2 0 0 0 2
3   Josh Clarke RB 1 0 0 0 1
4   Dion Donohue LB 1 0 0 0 1
6   Julio Moyano RB 1 0 0 0 1
9   Mason Bennett RW 1 0 0 0 1
24   Nouha Dicko ST 1 0 0 0 1
24   Devon Kelly-Evans LM 1 0 0 0 1
25   George Baldock RWB 0 0 1 0 1
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 0 0 1 0 1
29   Benjamin Whiteman CDM 1 0 0 0 1
32   Kylian Hazard LW 1 0 0 0 1
35   Declan Rice CB 1 0 0 0 1
36   Louis Thompson CM 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 90 3 2 10 105

Yellow cards

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Europa League Total
29   Benjamin Whiteman CDM 4 0 0 1 5
3   Josh Clarke RB 4 0 0 0 4
5   Ouasim Bouy CB 3 0 0 1 4
35   Declan Rice CB 2 1 0 0 3
20   Josh Vela CAM 1 0 0 1 2
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 2 0 0 0 2
36   Louis Thompson CM 1 0 0 1 2
37   Jonathan Leko RW 1 1 0 0 2
4   Dion Donohue LB 1 0 0 0 1
7   Marcus Maddison CAM 1 0 0 0 1
8   Jorge Grant LM 1 0 0 0 1
10   Marc McNulty CF 1 0 0 0 1
14   Christoph Knasmüllner CAM 1 0 0 0 1
15   Lewis Cox LB 1 0 0 0 1
15   Dominic Hyam CB 0 0 0 1 1
16   Carlton Morris CF 0 0 0 1 1
19   Alex Gilbey CM 1 0 0 0 1
22   Tahith Chong LW 1 0 0 0 1
23   Emyr Huws CM 1 0 0 0 1
24   Devon Kelly-Evans LM 1 0 0 0 1
30   Tom Bayliss CM 0 0 0 1 1
31   Juan Sánchez Miño LB 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 29 2 0 7 38

Red cards

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Championship FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Europa League Total
12   Lee Burge GK 0 1 0 0 1
20   Josh Vela CAM 1 0 0 1 1
26   Tobias Vigne LM 0 1 0 0 1
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 2 0 0 4

Suspensions served

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Date suspended Reason Match missed
19   Alex Gilbey CM 15 September 2020 Too many yellows Bournemouth (H)
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 16 December 2020 Sent off vs. Hull City (H) Queens Park Rangers (A)
20   Josh Vela CAM 26 December 2020 Too yellows vs. Swansea City (H) Aston Villa (A)
12   Lee Burge GK 9 January 2021 Sent off vs. Rochdale (A) Norwich City (H)
26   Tobias Vigne LM 9 January 2021 Sent off vs. Rochdale (A) Norwich City (H)
5   Ouasim Bouy CB 20 February 2021 Too many yellows Bournemouth (A)
29   Benjamin Whiteman CDM 3 April 2022 Too many yellows Birmingham City (H)
35   Declan Rice CB 17 April 2022 Too many yellows Bristol City (H)

Penalties awarded

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Success
10   Marc McNulty ST 17 October 2020 Leeds United Yes
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 5 November 2020 Lazio No
28   Stephen Kingsley LB 16 December 2020 Hull City No

Hat-tricks

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No. Nat. Player Pos. Date Opponents Result
7   Marcus Maddison CAM 22 October 2020 Brøndby 4–1
13   Jordan Ponticelli CF 28 November 2020 Bristol City 3–1

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 July 2020 AM   Christoph Knasmüllner Barnsley Free transfer
1 July 2020 ST   Seán Maguire Preston North End Free transfer
1 July 2020 ST   Carlton Morris Norwich City Free transfer
21 July 2020 CB   Matthew Clarke Portsmouth £4,250,000
27 July 2020 CM   Emyr Huws Ipswich Town £4,300,000
29 December 2020 LM   Thibault Vigne Youth system
1 January 2021 CB   Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Manchester United £1,250,000
20 January 2021 LB   Jeff Meirson   Real Betis £2,000,000
20 January 2021 LB   Juan Sánchez Miño   Saint-Étienne £1,700,000
29 January 2021 LW   Kylian Hazard Chelsea £700,000
28 March 2022 LB   Lewis Cox Youth system

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
1 July 2020 CB   Scott Cuthbert Free agent Released
1 July 2020 CM   Corry Evans Ipswich Town Free transfer
1 July 2020 ST   Alex Jones   SCR Altach Free transfer
1 July 2020 CM   Sean Murray Bolton Wanderers Free transfer
1 July 2020 ST   Danny Ward Middlesbrough Free transfer
12 July 2020 CB   Jack Baldwin Derby County £2,650,000
31 July 2020 RB   Jack Grimmer   Stade Rennais £870,000
31 August 2020 CB   Tom Davies Oxford United £600,000
1 January 2021 ST   Nouha Dicko Leeds United £3,300,000
16 January 2021 LB   Stephen Kingsley Fulham £9,500,000

Loans in

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Date From Position Nationality Name From Date Until
25 July 2020 LW   Tahith Chong Manchester United 30 June 2021

Loans out

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Date From Position Nationality Name To Date Until
22 July 2020 LM   Marcio Sepulveda Blackpool 30 June 2021
23 July 2020 LM   Jordan Shipley Rotherham United 30 June 2021
21 August 2020 LW   Breno Fernandes Millwall 30 June 2021
31 January 2021 CB   Dominic Hyam Nottingham Forest 1 January 2022