English League Championship

FT Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Coventry City DWWDD 1
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Middlesbrough WLLDD 0
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2nd Leg - Coventry City advance 1-0 on aggregate · Riverside Stadium · 32,154 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Coventry edge Middlesbrough to reach Championship playoff final

Coventry City edged Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough on Wednesday to reach the Championship playoff final with a 1-0 aggregate victory.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
6
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
0
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
0
32
Possession
68
11
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
210
Accurate Passes
531
297
Passes
613
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
8
Crosses
36
0.3
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
42
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
8
15
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
6
32
Effective Clearances
8
32
Clearances
8

Head to Head

COV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

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. 21Marcus ForssAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Isaiah JonesSUB
  2. 23Liam RobertsSUB
  3. 27Marc BolaSUB
  4. 7Daniel BarlaserSUB
  5. 6Dael FrySUB
  6. 25Matt CrooksSUB
  7. 15Anfernee DijksteelSUB

COV · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 5Kyle McFadzeanCD
  3. 3Callum DoyleCD-L
  4. 16Luke McNallyCD-R
  5. 14Ben SheafCM-L
  6. 38Gustavo HamerCM-R
  7. 6Liam KellyAM
  8. 27Jake BidwellLM
  9. 7Brooke Norton-CuffyRM
  10. 17Viktor GyökeresF
  11. 8Jamie AllenRCF

Substitutes

  1. 28Josh EcclesSUB
  2. 18Sean MaguireSUB
  3. 2Jonathan PanzoSUB
  4. 24Matthew GoddenSUB
  5. 1Simon MooreSUB
  6. 11Josh Wilson-EsbrandSUB
  7. 23Fankaty DaboSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Callum Doyle (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 1. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  6. 61' Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Marcus Forss.
  8. 67' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Alex Mowatt.
  9. 67' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Tommy Smith.
  10. 69' Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 70' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ben Sheaf.
  12. 73' Luke McNally (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 79' Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  15. 80' Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Jamie Allen.
  16. 83' Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 85' Substitution, Coventry City. Jonathan Panzo replaces Kyle McFadzean because of an injury.
  18. 86' Ben Wilson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 88' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Patrick McNair.

EFL Championship News

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