Coventry City vs Middlesbrough, 2022-23 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Coventry City

FT
0 - 0
1st Leg

Middlesbrough

Coventry and Middlesbrough draw 0-0 in playoff first leg

Coventry City were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Championship semifinal playoff on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Middlesbrough. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Cameron Archer is caught offside.
2': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
8': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City).
13': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a through ball.
15': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
15': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Alex Mowatt (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
24': Attempt blocked. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
24': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
27': Hand ball by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
29': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
30': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
30': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
33': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
34': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
34': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
40': Attempt blocked. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
40': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
40': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
41': Offside, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom tries a through ball, but Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
42': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
43': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
47': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
50': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
51': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
52': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
53': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
53': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
54': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
54': Hand ball by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
55': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
56': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
58': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
64': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Isaiah Jones.
68': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
68': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
72': Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
72': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
79': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
79': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
84': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
84': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
90': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.

Statistics

MID		COV
6	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	2
60.4	Possession	39.6
5	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	0
0.4	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
485	Accurate Passes	284
564	Passes	355
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
10	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	66
21	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	3
17	Tackles	6
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	6
20	Effective Clearances	11
20	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 28,874

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
3	Callum Doyle
16	Luke McNally
38	Gustavo Hamer
28	Josh Eccles
6	Liam Kelly
27	Jake Bidwell
7	Brooke Norton-Cuffy
24	Matthew Godden
17	Viktor Gyökeres

Coventry City Substitutes:

Ben Sheaf, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Fankaty Dabo, Jonathan Panzo, Simon Moore, Sean Maguire, Jamie Allen.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
26	Darragh Lenihan
17	Paddy McNair
3	Ryan Giles
14	Tommy Smith
29	Chuba Akpom
4	Alex Mowatt
30	Hayden Hackney
10	Cameron Archer
8	Riley McGree
2	Isaiah Jones

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Marcus Forss, Dael Fry, Liam Roberts, Anfernee Dijksteel, Matt Crooks, Daniel Barlaser, Marc Bola.

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