Coventry City vs Watford, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Coventry City are hosting Watford 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.
4': Attempt missed. Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
6': Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
7': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
7': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Offside, Coventry City. Sam McCallum tries a through ball, but Maxime Biamou is caught offside.
13': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
13': Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
15': Foul by Leo Østigard (Coventry City).
15': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
17': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Marko Marosi.
18': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
19': Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Maxime Biamou (Coventry City).
19': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Watford).
19': Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
22': Julien Da Costa (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
23': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
24': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
24': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt blocked. Julien Da Costa (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Østigard.
25': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
25': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
27': Offside, Coventry City. Jamie Allen tries a through ball, but Julien Da Costa is caught offside.
29': Foul by Maxime Biamou (Coventry City).
29': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Andre Gray (Watford).
29': Matty James (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Andre Gray (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Foul by Julien Da Costa (Coventry City).
30': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
32': Matty James (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
38': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
38': Leo Østigard (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tom Cleverley.
40': Attempt missed. Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julien Da Costa with a cross.
42': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
43': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare following a fast break.
45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Watford 0.
47': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
48': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
48': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
52': Attempt missed. Sam McCallum (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
52': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
52': Sam McCallum (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
58': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Rose.
60': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
60': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Michael Rose (Coventry City).
61': Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Pask replaces Julien Da Costa because of an injury.
67': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Andre Gray.
67': Attempt saved. Sam McCallum (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
68': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Adam Masina.
70': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
71': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford).
71': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Attempt saved. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
72': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
73': Substitution, Watford. Will Hughes replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
75': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
75': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
77': Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
80': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
81': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
81': Troy Deeney (Watford) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Pask.
83': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
85': Substitution, Watford. Stipe Perica replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
86': Substitution, Coventry City. Jordan Shipley replaces Callum O'Hare.
86': Substitution, Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Gustavo Hamer.
87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michael Rose.
87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jordan Shipley.
88': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
88': Maxime Biamou (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
90': Leo Østigard (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
90'+1': Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Jordan Shipley (Coventry City).
90'+2': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Stipe Perica (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Watford 0.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Watford 0.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Watford 0.

Statistics

WAT		COV
18	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	3
51.8	Possession	48.2
13	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
280	Accurate Passes	251
405	Passes	390
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	5
30	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
89	Long Balls	78
42	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	13
19	Effective Clearances	32
19	Clearances	32

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	40	+42	83
2	Millwall	40	+10	72
3	Middlesbrough	40	+21	71
4	Ipswich Town	38	+28	69

Full Table

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Marko Marosi (GK)
2	Leo Østigard
15	Dominic Hyam
4	Michael Rose
38	Gustavo Hamer
8	Jamie Allen
25	Matty James
21	Sam McCallum
29	Julien Da Costa
9	Maxime Biamou
11	Callum O'Hare

Coventry City Substitutes:

Wesley Jobello, Will Bapaga, Thomas Bilson, Josh Eccles, Jordan Shipley, Josh Pask, Viktor Gyökeres, Fabio Tavares, Kyle McFadzean.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
31	Francisco Sierralta
5	William Troost-Ekong
11	Adam Masina
3	Jeremy Ngakia
9	Troy Deeney
8	Tom Cleverley
14	Nathaniel Chalobah
18	Andre Gray
12	Ken Sema
23	Ismaïla Sarr

Watford Substitutes:

Philip Zinckernagel, Stipe Perica, Robert Elliot, João Pedro, Joseph Hungbo, Ben Wilmot, Will Hughes, Marc Navarro, Craig Cathcart.

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