Match report

Coventry Defeats Swansea 1-0 in Championship Clash

Coventry
Coventry
1–0
FT
Swansea
Swansea
Dec 26, 2025

Coventry secured a crucial victory over Swansea with a narrow 1-0 win at Highfield Road. Early on, Swansea faced setbacks as midfielder Mladen Stamenic received a yellow card for a foul. Coventry capitalized when Enda Mason-Clark netted the match-winning goal in the 44th minute. Despite several substitutions and efforts to level the score, Swansea could not find an equalizer.

Key Facts

  • • Coventry defeated Swansea 1-0 in a Championship fixture.
  • • Enda Mason-Clark scored Coventry's only goal in the 44th minute.
  • • Mladen Stamenic received a yellow card for Swansea in the 11th minute.
  • • Zoumana Camara Inoussa also received a yellow card for Swansea in the 63rd minute.

Lineups

Coventry

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 19 C. Rushworth (G)
  • 27 M. van Ewijk (D)
  • 26 L. Woolfenden (D)
  • 15 L. Kitching (D)
  • 21 J. Bidwell (D)
  • 29 V. Torp (M)
  • 6 M. Grimes (M)
  • 7 T. Sakamoto (M)
  • 5 J. Rudoni (M)
  • 10 E. Mason-Clark (M)
  • 9 E. Simms (F)

Substitutes

  • 13 B. Wilson
  • 8 J. Allen
  • 11 H. Wright
  • 20 K. Kesler-Hayden
  • 22 J. Latibeaudiere
  • 28 J. Eccles
  • 33 M. Brau
  • 41 C. Perry
  • 54 K. Andrews

Swansea

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 22 L. Vigouroux (G)
  • 30 E. Galbraith (D)
  • 5 B. Cabango (D)
  • 15 C. Burgess (D)
  • 14 J. Tymon (D)
  • 17 G. Franco (M)
  • 6 M. Stamenic (M)
  • 35 Ronald (M)
  • 20 L. Cullen (M)
  • 10 J. Eom (M)
  • 9 Z. Vipotnik (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 A. Fisher
  • 2 J. Key
  • 4 J. Fulton
  • 7 M. Widell
  • 8 M. Yalcouye
  • 16 I. Samuels-Smith
  • 24 B. Wales
  • 26 K. Casey
  • 27 Z. Inoussa

Timeline

  1. Swansea
    11' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    M. Stamenic

    Foul

  2. Coventry
    44' Coventry Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Mason-Clark
  3. Swansea
    59' Swansea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Z. Vipotnik · On: M. Widell
  4. Swansea
    59' Swansea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Eom · On: Z. Inoussa
  5. Swansea
    63' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    Z. Inoussa

    Foul

  6. Coventry
    67' Coventry subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Simms · On: H. Wright
  7. Coventry
    68' Coventry subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Rudoni · On: J. Eccles
  8. Swansea
    75' Swansea subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Gonçalo Franco · On: Jay Fulton
  9. Swansea
    75' Swansea subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Ronald · On: M. Yalcouye
  10. Coventry
    76' Coventry subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Milan van Ewijk · On: K. Kesler-Hayden
  11. Swansea
    80' Swansea subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Liam Cullen · On: B. Wales
  12. Coventry
    90'+2 Coventry subst · Substitution 4
    Off: E. Mason-Clark · On: M. Brau

Match Stats

Stat Coventry Swansea
Fouls 13 13
Pass Accuracy 80% 83%
Offsides 3 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 11
Corners 7 4
Total Passes 373 467
Yellow Cards 0 2
Blocked Shots 5 6
Shots on Target 7 2
xG 1.30 1.22
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 46% 54%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 298 388
Shots Inside Box 11 8
Saves 2 5
Shots Outside Box 5 3

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early yellow card to Mladen Stamenic in the 11th minute weakened Swansea's midfield control.
  • ▸ Enda Mason-Clark's goal in the 44th minute shifted momentum decisively towards Coventry, securing their lead.