English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 81': Britt Assombalonga
  • 90'+5': Djed Spence
FT
2 - 0
Coventry City

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Coventry City at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, 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.
    • 7': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 7': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 8': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 14': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Patrick Roberts is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 20': Foul by Sam McCallum (Coventry City).
    • 20': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 21': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 28': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 28': Sam McCallum (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anfernee Dijksteel.
    • 32': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jordan Shipley (Coventry City).
    • 34': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 34': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
    • 39': Hand ball by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 46': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 47': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 47': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 49': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Shipley.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Sam McCallum (Coventry City).
    • 57': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 64': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 64': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 65': Leo Østigard (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Leo Østigard (Coventry City).
    • 66': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Marcus Tavernier because of an injury.
    • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Browne replaces Patrick Roberts.
    • 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Ryan Giles.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djed Spence.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 78': Attempt saved. George Saville (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
    • 78': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Jordan Shipley.
    • 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Jamie Allen.
    • 81': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Coventry City 0. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Morsy with a through ball.
    • 83': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
    • 83': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Sam McCallum (Coventry City).
    • 87': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 87': Marcus Browne (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 90': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Leo Østigard (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 0. Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Browne.
    • 90'+5': Marko Marosi (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 1
    46.8 Possession 53.2
    3 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    240 Accurate Passes 312
    378 Passes 427
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    8 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    81 Long Balls 85
    32 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    12 Effective Tackles 2
    29 Tackles 6
    0.4 Tackle % 0.3
    17 Interceptions 18
    20 Effective Clearances 7
    20 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MID Middlesbrough (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
    6 Dael Fry
    17 Paddy McNair
    2 Anfernee Dijksteel
    16 Jonathan Howson
    22 George Saville
    5 Sam Morsy
    7 Marcus Tavernier
    29 Djed Spence Yellow Card
    9 Britt Assombalonga
    19 Patrick Roberts
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Marc Bola, Marvin Johnson, Dejan Stojanovic, Marcus Browne, Nathan Wood, Lewis Wing, Hayden Coulson.

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

    No. Name
    1 Marko Marosi (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    15 Dominic Hyam
    2 Leo Østigard
    14 Ben Sheaf
    38 Gustavo Hamer
    18 Ryan Giles
    21 Sam McCallum
    24 Matthew Godden
    26 Jordan Shipley
    8 Jamie Allen
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Tyler Walker, Callum O'Hare, Ben Wilson, Maxime Biamou, Jordan Thompson, Fankaty Dabo, Liam Kelly.

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