English League Championship

Coventry City vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Preston North End
    • 67': Alan Browne (P)

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Preston North End at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 2': Julien Da Costa (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 5': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Daniel Iversen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 9': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
    • 9': Sam McCallum (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
    • 10': Julien Da Costa (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Foul by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
    • 16': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
    • 19': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Biamou.
    • 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 25': Hand ball by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 28': Offside, Coventry City. Julien Da Costa tries a through ball, but Maxime Biamou is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 28': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
    • 34': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Storey with a headed pass.
    • 38': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Rose with a headed pass.
    • 39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Matty James (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 41': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 43': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 43': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Matty James (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 48': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Maguire with a headed pass.
    • 56': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 56': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 58': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Michael Rose (Coventry City).
    • 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Gustavo Hamer.
    • 62': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Maxime Biamou.
    • 62': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 62': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 62': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 65': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
    • 65': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis Jakobsen replaces Sean Maguire.
    • 66': Penalty Preston North End. Ched Evans draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Penalty conceded by Ben Wilson (Coventry City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Goal! Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 72': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
    • 73': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Julien Da Costa.
    • 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Amadou Bakayoko replaces Callum O'Hare.
    • 75': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
    • 75': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 77': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 77': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 79': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 79': Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
    • 80': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 81': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty James with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko following a corner.
    • 84': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Michael Rose (Coventry City).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 87': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
    • 90'+3': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sam McCallum (Coventry City).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': Matty James (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Bayliss replaces Ched Evans because of an injury.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 3
    39.9 Possession 60.1
    10 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    136 Accurate Passes 231
    242 Passes 347
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    5 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    82 Long Balls 77
    26 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    14 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 14
    22 Effective Clearances 24
    22 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
    2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
    3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
    4 Millwall 39 +9 69
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean Yellow Card
    15 Dominic Hyam
    4 Michael Rose
    38 Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
    25 Matty James
    11 Callum O'Hare
    21 Sam McCallum
    29 Julien Da Costa
    9 Maxime Biamou
    12 Viktor Gyökeres
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Matthew Godden, Amadou Bakayoko, Jack Burroughs, Jordan Shipley, Tyler Walker, Fankaty Dabo, Marko Marosi, Jamie Allen, Josh Eccles.

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
    8 Alan Browne
    17 Benjamin Whiteman
    29 Tom Barkhuizen
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    24 Sean Maguire
    26 Ched Evans Yellow Card
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Anthony Gordon, Scott Sinclair, Connor Ripley, Brad Potts, Jayson Molumby, Tom Bayliss, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Paul Huntington, Greg Cunningham.

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