English League Championship

Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 41': Jamie Allen
FT
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers
  • Red Card 85': Jake Garrett

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Coventry City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Vale.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 12': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 12': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
  • 20': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 20': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 27': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a through ball.
  • 32': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 32': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
  • 39': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 39': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare tries a through ball, but Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. George Hirst replaces Jack Vale.
  • 46': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 46': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 56': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Hand ball by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Rose.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 64': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 67': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
  • 68': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
  • 76': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 76': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Adam Wharton.
  • 80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sammie Szmodics.
  • 81': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
  • 85': Callum Doyle (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
  • 88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Scott Wharton.
  • 90': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 90': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by George Hirst (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Tyler Walker (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 2
62.8 Possession 37.2
9 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
554 Accurate Passes 286
635 Passes 365
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 0
10 Crosses 14
0.6 Cross % 0.0
70 Long Balls 44
44 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 5
18 Effective Tackles 11
25 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 26
8 Effective Clearances 11
8 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,530

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

COV Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
3 Callum Doyle
2 Jonathan Panzo
4 Michael Rose
14 Ben Sheaf
38 Gustavo Hamer
27 Jake Bidwell
28 Josh Eccles
17 Viktor Gyökeres
10 Callum O'Hare
8 Jamie Allen
Coventry City Substitutes:
Tyler Walker, Ryan Howley, Jack Burroughs, Kasey Palmer, Todd Kane, Fabio Tavares, Simon Moore.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK) Yellow Card
4 Daniel Ayala Yellow Card
16 Scott Wharton Yellow Card
5 Dominic Hyam Yellow Card
36 Adam Wharton
6 Tyler Morton
2 Callum Brittain
27 Lewis Travis
29 Jack Vale
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
8 Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Aynsley Pears, George Hirst, Jake Garrett, Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Bradley Dack, Tyrhys Dolan.

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