Cardiff City vs Coventry City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
About
Cardiff City are hosting Coventry City
at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 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.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
- 8': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 0. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 10': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
- 19': Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 32': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
- 33': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 35': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
- 39': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
- 43': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 45': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Godden.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1.
- 48': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 50': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 51': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 51': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Milan van Ewijk because of an injury.
- 56': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 56': Luis Binks (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Coventry City 1. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 65': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Karlan Grant (Cardiff City).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Iké Ugbo.
- 71': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 72': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
- 73': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kitching replaces Luis Binks.
- 73': Substitution, Coventry City. Yasin Ayari replaces Liam Kelly.
- 74': Offside, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 76': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
- 77': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 77': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
- 82': Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Matt Godden (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Joe Ralls.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Ollie Tanner because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Kasey Palmer.
- 83': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
- 84': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Coventry City 1. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng with a through ball.
- 86': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
- 86': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
- 88': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 89': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Offside, Cardiff City. Kion Etete is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3': Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Goal! Cardiff City 3, Coventry City 2. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ebou Adams replaces Manolis Siopis.
- 90'+8': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
- 90'+8': Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+9': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 3, Coventry City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 3, Coventry City 2.
Statistics
 COV |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 589 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 681 | Passes | 377 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 19 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 13 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,297
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,297
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 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jak Alnwick (GK) |
| 5 | Mark McGuinness |
| 4 | Dimitrios Goutas |
| 17 | Jamilu Collins  |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 23 | Manolis Siopis |
| 6 | Ryan Wintle |
| 12 | Ike Ugbo |
| 16 | Karlan Grant |
| 32 | Ollie Tanner |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 2 | Luis Binks |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 45 | Kasey Palmer |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
| 24 | Matthew Godden |
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