English League Championship

Coventry City vs Preston North End, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 30': Jack Rudoni
  • 37': Bobby Thomas
FT
2 - 1
Preston North End
  • 82': Will Keane

About

Coventry City are hosting Preston North End at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 3': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 3': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Preston North End. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 5': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 7': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 7': Oliver Dovin (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Hand ball by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 14': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 14': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
  • 23': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a through ball.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 30': Goal! Coventry City 1, Preston North End 0. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  • 32': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 32': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
  • 36': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 37': Goal! Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 39': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 40': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
  • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Jayden Meghoma.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Lewis Gibson.
  • 46': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 46': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 49': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 51': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
  • 53': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 54': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
  • 56': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 58': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a headed pass.
  • 61': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Kaine Kesler-Hayden because of an injury.
  • 65': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 65': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 67': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Preston North End).
  • 69': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 70': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Paterson replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Sam Greenwood.
  • 72': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 75': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali McCann.
  • 82': Goal! Coventry City 2, Preston North End 1. Will Keane (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Porteous.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 85': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ali McCann.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 89': Offside, Preston North End. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  • 90': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Preston North End 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 2
48.4 Possession 51.6
7 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 287
344 Passes 360
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
12 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 50
25 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 10
47 Effective Clearances 23
47 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 26,493

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
3 Burnley 34 +34 68
4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Oliver Dovin (GK)
15 Liam Kitching
21 Jake Bidwell
4 Bobby Thomas
6 Matt Grimes
28 Josh Eccles
5 Jack Rudoni
27 Milan van Ewijk
9 Ellis Simms
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Coventry City Substitutes:
Bradley Collins, Ben Sheaf, Luis Binks, Jamie Allen, Jamie Paterson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Da Silva, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Norman Bassette.

PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
19 Lewis Gibson
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Ryan Porteous
8 Alistair McCann
18 Ryan Ledson
22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
3 Jayden Meghoma
29 Kaine Kesler Hayden
28 Milutin Osmajic
20 Sam Greenwood
Preston North End Substitutes:
Brad Potts, Cole Mcghee, David Cornell, Ched Evans, Robbie Brady, Liam Lindsay, Patrick Bauer, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Will Keane.

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