English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 15': Viktor Gyökeres
  • Red Card 90'+2': Fankaty Dabo
FT
1 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Cardiff 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': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 7': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
    • 7': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
    • 10': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 11': Offside, Cardiff City. Dillon Phillips tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
    • 13': Offside, Cardiff City. Sean Morrison tries a through ball, but Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 15': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare following a fast break.
    • 17': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
    • 17': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 19': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Pack.
    • 20': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison with a headed pass.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
    • 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 30': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
    • 31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
    • 32': Offside, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo tries a through ball, but Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 43': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Mark Harris.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sam Bowen replaces Rubin Colwill.
    • 46': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
    • 51': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Will Vaulks (Cardiff City).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sam Bowen (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 54': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 54': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan following a corner.
    • 58': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City).
    • 60': Foul by James Collins (Cardiff City).
    • 60': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
    • 65': Hand ball by Sam Bowen (Cardiff City).
    • 68': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City).
    • 68': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Ian Maatsen.
    • 73': Foul by Todd Kane (Coventry City).
    • 73': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Todd Kane (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt missed. James Collins (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
    • 76': Hand ball by Sam Bowen (Cardiff City).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 76': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
    • 79': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 81': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.
    • 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 87': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 87': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Offside, Cardiff City. Marlon Pack tries a through ball, but Sean Morrison is caught offside.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Curtis Nelson is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
    • 90'+2': Marlon Pack (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the red card.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Todd Kane.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieffer Moore following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 3
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    48.6 Possession 51.4
    10 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    269 Accurate Passes 290
    407 Passes 436
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    26 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    92 Long Balls 78
    33 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    12 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    19 Interceptions 14
    22 Effective Clearances 26
    22 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 16,372

    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
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Simon Moore (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    3 Jake Clark-Salter
    15 Dominic Hyam
    38 Gustavo Hamer Yellow Card
    8 Jamie Allen
    10 Callum O'Hare
    18 Ian Maatsen
    23 Fankaty Dabo Red Card
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    9 Martyn Waghorn
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Ben Wilson, Tyler Walker, Jodi Jones, Michael Rose, Ben Sheaf, Todd Kane, Matthew Godden.

    CAR Cardiff City (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dillon Phillips (GK)
    5 Aden Flint
    16 Curtis Nelson
    4 Sean Morrison
    3 Joel Bagan
    38 Perry Ng
    6 Will Vaulks
    21 Marlon Pack
    29 Mark Harris
    27 Rubin Colwill
    10 Kieffer Moore Yellow Card
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Mark McGuinness, Sam Bowen, Alex Smithies, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Kieron Evans, Thomas Sang.

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