Coventry City vs Portsmouth, 2016-17 English Football League Cup, Football League Cup - First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Coventry City

60': Ryan Haynes
82': Vladimir Gadzhev
106': Andy Rose

FT - ET
3 - 2

Portsmouth

20': Curtis Main (P)
85': Kal Naismith

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Coventry City are hosting Portsmouth at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

20': Goal! Coventry City 0, Portsmouth 1. Curtis Main (Portsmouth) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
20': Vladimir Gadzhev (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Coventry City. Jodi Jones replaces George Thomas.
60': Goal! Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 1. Ryan Haynes (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Gareth Evans.
69': Substitution, Coventry City. Kyel Reid replaces Marcus Tudgay.
76': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Finch replaces Jordan Willis because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Portsmouth. Drew Talbot replaces Adam Buxton.
82': Goal! Coventry City 2, Portsmouth 1. Vladimir Gadzhev (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Lameiras.
83': Ben Stevenson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Portsmouth. Noel Hunt replaces Curtis Main.
85': Goal! Coventry City 2, Portsmouth 2. Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
86': Kal Naismith (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
106': Goal! Coventry City 3, Portsmouth 2. Andy Rose (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
120': Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.

Statistics

POR		COV
14	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	13
7	Saves	2
42	Possession	58
12	SHOTS	25
4	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
10	Accurate Crosses	25
11	Crosses	30
0.9	Cross %	0.8
22	Long Balls	2
22	Accurate Long Balls	2
1.0	Long Balls %	1.0
3	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
5	Effective Clearances	3
5	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 4,976

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
23	Reice Charles-Cook (GK)
18	Sam Rickett
29	Cian Harries
2	Jordan Willis
13	Vladimir Gadzhev
6	Andy Rose
24	Ryan Haynes
31	Ben Stevenson
20	Marcus Tudgay
27	George Thomas
8	Ruben Lameiras

Coventry City Substitutes:

Kwame Thomas, Kyel Reid, Dion Kelly-Evans, Lee Burge, Lewis Page, Jodi Jones, Jack Finch.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
35	Alex Bass (GK)
15	Adam Barton
2	Tom Davies
22	Kal Naismith
21	Adam Buxton
23	Kyle Bennett
30	Adam May
24	Amine Linganzi
14	Curtis Main
18	Ben Tollitt
26	Gareth Evans

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Noel Hunt, Jack Whatmough, Drew Talbot, Carl Baker, Michael Doyle, Conor Chaplin, Liam O'Brien.

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