Match Stats

Coventry City vs Preston North End

44'Yellow 44'   Gustavo Hamer76'Yellow 76'   Fankaty Dabo76'Yellow 76'   Ryan Ledson80'Yellow 80'   Kyle McFadzean90'Yellow 90'   Ched Evans
Coventry City

Coventry City

  • W
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • W

0 - 1

Preston North End

Preston North End

  • L
  • D
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • 1st half score: 0 - 0
  • 2nd half score: 0 - 1
  • Date:24/4/2021
  • Time:14:00
  • Venue:St. Andrews Stadium
  • Referee:Andy Woolmer
Coventry City vs Preston North End - Match Preview
Coventry City vs Preston North End - Match Preview
Liam Kelly a doubt for Coventry ahead of Preston visit

In-form Coventry will check on the fitness of Liam Kelly ahead of their Sky Bet Championship clash with Preston.

The midfielder was forced off during the first half of Wednesday’s win over Stoke – their third victory in a row – after banging his knee against the post.

Boss Mark Robins said he had other walking wounded following the game, while Max Biamou and Viktor Gyokeres are both pushing to start after goalscoring appearances as substitutes.

Fankaty Dabo (hamstring) is nearing a return from a hamstring tear but Josh Pask (fractured cheekbone), Ben Sheaf (hip) and Jodi Jones (knee) all remain sidelined.

Preston have no new injury concerns but could still be without Daniel Johnson.

The midfielder has missed the last four matches with a calf injury and has suffered a setback in his recovery.

Interim boss Frankie McAvoy could stick with the same side after Tuesday’s impressive 3-0 victory over Derby.

Joe Rafferty (back), Patrick Bauer (Achilles) and Declan Rudd (knee) remain on the sidelines.

Place Team GP Won Draw Lost GF GA GD Points
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 39 97
2 Watford FC 46 27 10 9 63 30 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 -21 49
21 Derby County 45 11 10 24 33 55 -22 43
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 45 12 10 23 37 58 -21 40
England - Premier League
Qualification for Championship play-offs
England - League 1

Head to Head Comparison

11/03/2026
Coventry City3 - 0Preston North End
09/12/2025
Preston North End1 - 1Coventry City
22/02/2025
Coventry City2 - 1Preston North End
19/10/2024
Preston North End1 - 0Coventry City
23/02/2024
Coventry City0 - 3Preston North End
04/11/2023
Preston North End3 - 2Coventry City
28/02/2023
Preston North End0 - 0Coventry City
31/08/2022
Coventry City0 - 1Preston North End
26/02/2022
Coventry City1 - 1Preston North End
20/10/2021
Preston North End2 - 1Coventry City
29/12/2020
Preston North End2 - 0Coventry City

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Preston North End - Last 5 Matches

31/10/2026
Stoke City2 - 0Preston North End
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