Coventry City vs Fulham, 2026-27 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFulham out of relegation zone by beating Coventry
Oscar Bobb's first Premier League goal for Fulham earned a 1-0 win over Coventry that lifted the Cottagers clear of the relegation zone.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by David Affengruber.
- 3': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
- 10': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 10': Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo García (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 13': Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 13': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 18': Josh King (Fulham) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 18': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 19': Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 20': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo García (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh King.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 27': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 32': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by David Affengruber (Fulham).
- 35': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 35': Shea Charles (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Shea Charles (Fulham).
- 36': Shea Charles (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 40': Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
- 40': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Offside, Fulham. Oscar Bobb is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
- 45': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
- 45': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Fulham 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 50': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Hugo Larsson.
- 53': Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 56': Attempt missed. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Calvin Bassey (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Coventry City. Stephen Mfuni replaces Bobby Thomas because of an injury.
- 61': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 62': Attempt missed. Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 63': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 63': Substitution, Fulham. Sander Berge replaces Hugo Larsson.
- 66': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 67': Attempt missed. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Frank Onyeka replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sidiki Cherif.
- 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 69': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
- 69': Offside, Fulham. Shea Charles is caught offside.
- 71': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 71': Attempt saved. Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Gonzalo García.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. César Palacios replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 74': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
- 74': Shea Charles (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 77': Offside, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
- 79': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jack Rudoni.
- 80': Goal! Coventry City 0, Fulham 1. Oscar Bobb (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh King following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Kenny Tete replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 81': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Josh King.
- 82': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 82': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
- 87': Foul by Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City).
- 87': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
- 88': Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 89': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
- 90'+3': Shea Charles (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenny Tete following a fast break.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Fulham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Fulham 1.
Statistics
 FUL |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 583 | Accurate Passes | 279 |
| 646 | Passes | 352 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 35 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,449
Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 31,449
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | +16 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Coventry City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Carl Rushworth (GK) |
| 2 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 5 | Jack Rudoni |
| 6 | Matt Grimes |
| 8 | Caleb Yirenkyi |
| 49 | Sidiki Cherif |
| 23 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 7 | Tatsuhiro Sakamoto |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 22 | David Affengruber |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson  |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 24 | Josh King |
| 15 | Hugo Larsson |
| 19 | Shea Charles |
| 7 | Gonzalo García |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 14 | Oscar Bobb |
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