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

· English League Championship

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Coventry City are hosting Cardiff City 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.
1': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City).
2': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
7': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
8': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
8': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
10': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
10': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
11': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Rubin Colwill is caught offside.
12': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
12': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
17': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
23': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
24': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City).
24': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a set piece situation.
26': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Harris.
31': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
32': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Jamie Allen is caught offside.
33': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
33': Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
35': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
37': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
38': Hand ball by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
41': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
45': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+2': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
45'+2': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
50': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
50': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
55': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
55': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
56': Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
60': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
60': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Jamie Allen is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Fankaty Dabo.
62': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
63': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
63': Ryan Allsop (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Rubin Colwill.
67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Jaden Philogene.
69': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Tom Sang replaces Mahlon Romeo because of an injury.
71': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
71': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
71': Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
73': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Ben Sheaf.
75': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
75': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
75': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
79': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
79': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
83': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson replaces Callum O'Dowda.
86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
89': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
90'+1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Todd Kane (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
90'+4': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
90'+6': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Cédric Kipré is caught offside.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		COV
9	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
2	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
42.5	Possession	57.5
6	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
294	Accurate Passes	422
394	Passes	514
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	8
8	Crosses	23
0.4	Cross %	0.3
76	Long Balls	51
27	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	12
29	Effective Clearances	5
29	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 21,421

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

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
23	Fankaty Dabo
17	Viktor Gyökeres
45	Kasey Palmer
8	Jamie Allen

Coventry City Substitutes:

Todd Kane, Jack Burroughs, Martyn Waghorn, Simon Moore, Fabio Tavares, Liam Kelly, Ryan Howley.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Allsop (GK)
23	Cedric Kipre
38	Perry Ng
11	Callum O'Dowda
2	Mahlon Romeo
35	Andy Rinomhota
8	Joe Ralls
6	Ryan Wintle
29	Mark Harris
27	Rubin Colwill
25	Jaden Philogene

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Gavin Whyte, Thomas Sang, Jack Simpson, Isaak Davies, Sheyi Ojo, Romaine Sawyers, Rohan Luthra.

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