English League Championship

Coventry City vs Stoke City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 68': Viktor Gyökeres
FT
1 - 0
Stoke City

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Stoke City at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, 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': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
    • 2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 2': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 3': Simon Moore (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Brown.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 13': D'Margio Wright-Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
    • 14': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 14': Jack Bonham (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 17': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 30': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 30': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Foul by Phil Jagielka (Stoke City).
    • 39': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 40': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Stoke City 0.
    • 46': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 49': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City).
    • 53': Tom Ince (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
    • 56': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell tries a through ball, but Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
    • 59': Offside, Coventry City. Jamie Allen tries a through ball, but Josh Eccles is caught offside.
    • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
    • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Joe Allen replaces Sam Clucas.
    • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jordan Shipley.
    • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Gustavo Hamer.
    • 66': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Coventry City).
    • 66': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Goal! Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 71': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 71': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City).
    • 75': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces James Chester.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 79': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
    • 79': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Clarke-Salter tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
    • 87': Foul by Phil Jagielka (Stoke City).
    • 87': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Julien Da Costa replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nick Powell (Stoke City).
    • 90'+1': Julien Da Costa (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+4': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City).
    • 90'+5': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 0
    55.8 Possession 44.2
    7 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    442 Accurate Passes 338
    553 Passes 435
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    19 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 58
    22 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    16 Interceptions 13
    12 Effective Clearances 16
    12 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 16,860

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 36 +36 74
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Millwall 36 +9 65
    4 Ipswich Town 35 +26 64
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Simon Moore (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    3 Jake Clark-Salter Yellow Card
    15 Dominic Hyam
    38 Gustavo Hamer
    14 Ben Sheaf Yellow Card
    27 Jake Bidwell
    28 Josh Eccles
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    26 Jordan Shipley
    8 Jamie Allen
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Ben Wilson, Fabio Tavares, Michael Rose, Julien Da Costa, Callum O'Hare, Martyn Waghorn, Josh Reid.

    STK Stoke City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jack Bonham (GK)
    19 Phil Jagielka Yellow Card
    5 James Chester
    24 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    7 Sam Clucas
    23 Tom Ince
    42 Lewis Baker
    14 Josh Tymon
    2 Tommy Smith
    18 Jacob Brown
    32 D'Margio Wright-Phillips
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Nick Powell, Jaden Philogene, Frank Fielding, Joe Allen, Mario Vrancic, Morgan Fox, Tyrese Campbell.

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