Bristol City v Coventry City: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Bristol City host Coventry in the EFL Championship, with both sides looking to build on victories last time out.

The two sides have already met once this season, locking horns in the first round of the EFL Cup earlier this month. Coventry claimed the spoils on that occasion, securing a 1-0 victory at Ashton Gate courtesy of a second-half Ellis Simms strike.

Both Coventry and Bristol City were involved in high scoring wins in the last round of Championship fixtures as Bristol City beat Millwall 4-3, while Coventry won 3-2 at home to newly promoted Oxford United.

How to watch Bristol City v Coventry and TV channel

Bristol City v Coventry in the EFL Championship will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.

Bristol City v Coventry kick-off time, date and venue

Bristol City v Coventry will be played at Ashton Gate in Bristol, and kick-off is at 12:30 BST on Saturday 24th August.

Bristol City v Coventry stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Bristol City are unbeaten in their last six home matches at Ashton Gate, winning five and drawing once.

Coventry are without a win in their last four away matches, losing three times and only scoring one goal in that time.

Bristol City v Coventry head-to-head record (H2H)

Bristol City wins	25
Draws	25
Coventry wins	26

Bristol City v Coventry team news

Bristol City team news

Defender Rob Atkinson is nearing a return again after suffering a groin injury late in pre-season.

Ross McCrorie and Yu Hirakawa are both making progress in their returns to fitness but won't be fit for the visit of Coventry.

Coventry team news

American forward Haji Wright scored a brace on his first Championship start of the season and will likely partner Ellis Simms in attack again this time out.