Simms Hat-trick Powers Coventry to 4–0 Rout of Watford on Final Day

Ellis Simms delivered a ruthless hat-trick as Coventry City cruised to a 4–0 victory over Watford FC on the final day of the Championship regular season, capping matchday 46 with a dominant away performance.

The visitors struck first on 19 minutes. Jake Bidwell advanced down the left and picked out Simms, who converted to give Coventry an early 1–0 lead. Watford’s frustration soon showed, with Imran Louza booked in the 25th minute, moments before Coventry’s Joel Latibeaudiere also saw yellow in a brief flashpoint.

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Coventry tightened their grip just before the interval. In the 43rd minute, Josh Eccles supplied Simms, who finished again to send the Sky Blues into half-time 2–0 up and firmly in control.

Any hopes of a Watford response after the break were quickly dashed. On 58 minutes, Victor Torp slipped Simms through and the striker completed his hat-trick with Coventry’s third of the afternoon, effectively settling the contest.

Watford managerially responded with a triple substitution on 62 minutes, introducing Jack Grieves, Edoardo Bove and Marc Bola, and later bringing on Tom Ince and Mamadou Doumbia. Nestor Irankunda was booked on 78 minutes as the hosts continued to struggle to contain Coventry’s attacks.

Coventry’s bench made its impact too. After a series of changes on 70 minutes, Jamie Allen came on and played a key role in the final goal. On 85 minutes, Allen teed up Torp, who struck Coventry’s fourth to complete a comprehensive away win. Simms was then withdrawn to applause, replaced by Haji Wright on 79 minutes.

Further detailed match statistics and full line-ups were not available at the time of writing. For more on the Championship and full match context, visit the Championship hub on Ballaxy or the dedicated match page.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D