Coventry vs Sheffield Wednesday

FA Cup » 2025-01-11

Ended
14 vs 13

2025-01-11 18:00

T. Kirk

The Coventry Building Society Arena - Coventry, West Midlands

Insights / Post Match

Coventry City have progressed from six of their seven FA Cup ties against Sheffield Wednesday, including a round four victory last season en route to the semi-final.

Sheffield Wednesday have been eliminated at the third round stage of the FA Cup for the first time since 2016-17 (losing 3-0 at Middlesbrough) having progressed from each of their previous six third round ties prior to today.

Coventry City (W4 D3) have gone seven consecutive FA Cup games without defeat, last enjoying a longer run without defeat in the competition between November 1962 – March 1963 (8).

Insights / Pre Match

Coventry have progressed from five of their six FA Cup ties against Sheffield Wednesday, including a round four victory last season en route to the semi-final.

Sheffield Wednesday won 2-1 away at Coventry in the Championship earlier this season, ending a 15-game winless run at the Sky Blues in all competitions.

Coventry have scored at least three goals in each of their last four FA Cup matches – only one team in the 21st century has scored 3+ goals in five consecutive games in the competition proper, with Tottenham doing so between January 2021 and February 2022.

Sheffield Wednesday have progressed from their last six FA Cup third round ties, last going out at this stage of the competition in 2016-17.

Coventry’s last four home games in the FA Cup have seen 25 goals scored, an average of just over six per game – 3-4 vs Wrexham, 6-2 vs Oxford United, 4-1 vs Sheffield Wednesday, 5-0 vs Maidstone United.

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