English FA Cup

Coventry City vs Maidstone United, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fifth Round

· English FA Cup
Coventry City
  • 9': Ellis Simms
  • 14': Ellis Simms
  • 35': Ellis Simms
  • 88': Fabio Tavares
  • 90'+2': Fabio Tavares
FT
5 - 0
Maidstone United

    Coventry City end 6th-tier Maidstone United's FA Cup run

    Coventry City's Ellis Simms struck a first-half hat trick as they beat visiting Maidstone United 5-0 to end the sixth-tier side's fairytale FA Cup run in the fifth round on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 5': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 5': Sam Bone (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Harry Kyprianou.
    • 8': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 9': Goal! Coventry City 1, Maidstone United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
    • 12': Offside, Maidstone United. Harry Kyprianou is caught offside.
    • 14': Goal! Coventry City 2, Maidstone United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Tavares.
    • 18': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Corne.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching with a headed pass.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Reiss Greenidge.
    • 22': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
    • 22': Lamar Reynolds (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by George Fowler (Maidstone United).
    • 24': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Liam Sole (Maidstone United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Fowler with a cross.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Manny Duku (Maidstone United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sole.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
    • 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Bone.
    • 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Raphe Brown.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Harry Kyprianou.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 31': Foul by Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong (Maidstone United).
    • 31': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 35': Goal! Coventry City 3, Maidstone United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 39': Offside, Maidstone United. Lamar Reynolds is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 42': Foul by George Fowler (Maidstone United).
    • 42': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
    • 43': Liam Sole (Maidstone United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Torp.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 45'+2': Manny Duku (Maidstone United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 3, Maidstone United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 3, Maidstone United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Haji Wright.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 51': Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lamar Reynolds (Maidstone United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Sole.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 58': Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 59': Corner, Maidstone United. Conceded by Victor Torp.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
    • 62': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Reiss Greenidge (Maidstone United).
    • 63': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Manny Duku.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
    • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Ellis Simms.
    • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
    • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Kasey Palmer.
    • 69': Substitution, Maidstone United. Gavin Hoyte replaces Raphe Brown.
    • 69': Substitution, Maidstone United. Chi Ezennolim replaces Harry Kyprianou.
    • 69': Substitution, Maidstone United. Bivish Gurung replaces Liam Sole.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 77': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chi Ezennolim.
    • 78': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Godden.
    • 79': Substitution, Maidstone United. Riley Court replaces Manny Duku.
    • 82': Foul by Lamar Reynolds (Maidstone United).
    • 82': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Offside, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, Maidstone United. Perri Iandolo replaces Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong.
    • 88': Goal! Coventry City 4, Maidstone United 0. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Godden with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Chi Ezennolim (Maidstone United).
    • 90'+1': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Coventry City 5, Maidstone United 0. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Coventry City 5, Maidstone United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 5, Maidstone United 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 4
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    10 Saves 0
    30.5 Possession 69.5
    3 SHOTS 26
    0 ON GOAL 15
    0.0 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    233 Accurate Passes 697
    337 Passes 794
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    80 Long Balls 41
    28 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    14 Effective Tackles 9
    24 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 6
    22 Effective Clearances 18
    22 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 26,857

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching
    4 Bobby Thomas
    21 Jake Bidwell
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere
    45 Kasey Palmer
    6 Liam Kelly
    29 Victor Torp
    9 Ellis Simms
    11 Haji Wright
    30 Fabio Tavares
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Matthew Godden, Luke Bell, Milan van Ewijk, Luis Binks, Josh Eccles, Dermi Lusala, Kai Andrews, Callum O'Hare, Jay Da Silva.

    MAID Maidstone United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lucas Caugnari (GK)
    4 Reiss Greenidge
    5 George Fowler
    14 Harry Kyprianou
    6 Raphe Brown
    15 Sam Bone
    8 Sam Corne
    10 Lamar Reynolds
    16 Liam Sole
    7 Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong
    11 Manny Duku
    Maidstone United Substitutes:
    Earle Harley, Bivesh Gurung, Riley Court, Chi Ezennolim, Perri Iandolo, Gavin Hoyte, Sam Smith.

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