Cardiff City vs Coventry City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Cardiff City are hosting Coventry City
at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 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.
- 3': Attempt saved. Max Watters (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 6': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
- 9': Attempt missed. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 10': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
- 10': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Shipley.
- 18': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
- 18': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan tries a through ball, but Max Watters is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Todd Kane with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Max Watters (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 34': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Simon Moore.
- 37': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jordan Hugill replaces Max Watters.
- 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Shipley.
- 41': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Coventry City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Coventry City 0.
- 47': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
- 47': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jordan Shipley (Coventry City).
- 48': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Eli King (Cardiff City).
- 54': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
- 55': Offside, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
- 55': Substitution, Cardiff City. Tommy Doyle replaces Eli King.
- 57': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Michael Rose.
- 57': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
- 57': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Aden Flint (Cardiff City).
- 58': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Aden Flint (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City).
- 60': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 61': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Todd Kane (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
- 63': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
- 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jordan Shipley.
- 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Todd Kane.
- 68': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Kane with a cross.
- 70': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 72': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 0. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
- 74': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
- 74': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Ian Maatsen replaces Todd Kane.
- 76': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
- 77': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
- 80': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Isaak Davies.
- 81': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
- 81': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
- 84': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
- 87': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Coventry City 0. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
- 89': Hand ball by Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
- 90'+3': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Coventry City).
- 90'+4': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 2, Coventry City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cardiff City 2, Coventry City 0.
Statistics
 COV |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 64.5 | Possession | 35.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 529 | Accurate Passes | 245 |
| 637 | Passes | 349 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 16 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,660
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 18,660
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Cardiff City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 5 | Aden Flint  |
| 2 | Mark McGuinness |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 3 | Joel Bagan |
| 17 | Cody Drameh |
| 15 | Ryan Wintle |
| 6 | Will Vaulks |
| 32 | Eli King |
| 39 | Isaak Davies |
| 23 | Max Watters |
Coventry City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 4 | Michael Rose |
| 15 | Dominic Hyam |
| 8 | Jamie Allen |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 27 | Jake Bidwell |
| 20 | Todd Kane |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 26 | Jordan Shipley |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
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