English FA Cup

FT Monday, February 26, 2024
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Coventry City WWDWL 5
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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 21Jake BidwellLB
  5. 22Joel LatibeaudiereRB
  6. 45Kasey PalmerAM
  7. 6Liam KellyLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 11Haji WrightAM-L
  11. 30Fabio TavaresAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Matthew GoddenSUB
  2. 48Luke BellSUB
  3. 27Milan van EwijkSUB
  4. 2Luis BinksSUB
  5. 28Josh EcclesSUB
  6. 41Dermi LusalaSUB
  7. 54Kai AndrewsSUB
  8. 10Callum O'HareSUB
  9. 3Jay Da SilvaSUB

MAID · 4-4-2

  1. 1Lucas CaugnariG
  2. 4Reiss GreenidgeCD-L
  3. 5George FowlerCD-R
  4. 14Harry KyprianouLB
  5. 6Raphe BrownRB
  6. 15Sam BoneCM-L
  7. 8Sam CorneCM-R
  8. 10Lamar ReynoldsLM
  9. 16Liam SoleRM
  10. 7Jacob Berkeley-AgyepongCF-L
  11. 11Manny DukuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Earle HarleySUB
  2. 18Bivesh GurungSUB
  3. 13Riley CourtSUB
  4. 3Chi EzennolimSUB
  5. 19Perri IandoloSUB
  6. 2Gavin HoyteSUB
  7. 17Sam SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Haji Wright.
  5. 66' Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Ellis Simms.
  6. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
  7. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Kasey Palmer.
  8. 69' Substitution, Maidstone United. Gavin Hoyte replaces Raphe Brown.
  9. 69' Substitution, Maidstone United. Chi Ezennolim replaces Harry Kyprianou.
  10. 69' Substitution, Maidstone United. Bivish Gurung replaces Liam Sole.
  11. 78' Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
  12. 79' Substitution, Maidstone United. Riley Court replaces Manny Duku.
  13. 87' Substitution, Maidstone United. Perri Iandolo replaces Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.

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