English League Championship

FT Sunday, May 14, 2023
Middlesbrough WWLLD 0
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Coventry City WDWWD 0
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1st Leg · Coventry Building Society Arena · 28,874 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Coventry and Middlesbrough draw 0-0 in playoff first leg

Coventry City were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Championship semifinal playoff on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
2
60.4
Possession
39.6
5
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
485
Accurate Passes
284
564
Passes
355
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
66
21
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
3
17
Tackles
6
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
6
20
Effective Clearances
11
20
Clearances
11

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

COV · 3-5-2

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 5Kyle McFadzeanCD
  3. 3Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 16Luke McNallyCD-R
  5. 38Gustavo HamerCM-L
  6. 28Josh EcclesCM-R
  7. 6Liam KellyAM
  8. 27Jake BidwellLM
  9. 7Brooke Norton-CuffyRM
  10. 24Matthew GoddenCF-L
  11. 17Viktor GyökeresCF-R

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zack SteffenG
  2. 26Darragh LenihanCD-L
  3. 17Paddy McNairCD-R
  4. 3Ryan GilesLB
  5. 14Tommy SmithRB
  6. 29Chuba AkpomAM
  7. 4Alex MowattLM
  8. 30Hayden HackneyRM
  9. 10Cameron ArcherF
  10. 8Riley McGreeAM-L
  11. 2Isaiah JonesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 66' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
  2. 68' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Isaiah Jones.
  3. 79' Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 83' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.

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