English League Championship

Coventry City vs Sheffield United, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 87': Martyn Waghorn (P)
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Sheffield United 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': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 1': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 2': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United).
    • 2': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Substitution, Sheffield United. James McAtee replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies because of an injury.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 28': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 31': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 32': Foul by Ben Osborn (Sheffield United).
    • 32': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 35': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
    • 36': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by James McAtee (Sheffield United).
    • 38': James McAtee (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
    • 39': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 39': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 42': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
    • 42': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City).
    • 43': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 45': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Chris Basham.
    • 45'+3': Hand ball by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 45'+4': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
    • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic following a corner.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
    • 48': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 48': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City).
    • 51': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United).
    • 52': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 56': Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Fankaty Dabo.
    • 58': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 58': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
    • 59': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
    • 59': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Matt Godden.
    • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Jamie Allen.
    • 68': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 69': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Adam Davies.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 76': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
    • 76': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Attempt saved. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James McAtee with a cross.
    • 78': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces Tommy Doyle.
    • 80': Offside, Sheffield United. John Fleck tries a through ball, but Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 82': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
    • 82': Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
    • 84': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Penalty Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Chris Basham (Sheffield United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 0. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 88': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Chris Basham.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 89': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by John Egan.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 90': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Martyn Waghorn because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Osborn with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
    • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 3
    52.3 Possession 47.7
    18 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    292 Accurate Passes 259
    417 Passes 390
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 1
    27 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    70 Long Balls 76
    20 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    23 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 10
    17 Effective Clearances 33
    17 Clearances 33

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 17,913

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    COV Coventry City (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean Yellow Card
    2 Jonathan Panzo
    4 Michael Rose
    8 Jamie Allen
    14 Ben Sheaf Yellow Card
    28 Josh Eccles
    27 Jake Bidwell Yellow Card
    23 Fankaty Dabo Yellow Card
    24 Matthew Godden
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Martyn Waghorn, Simon Moore, Callum Doyle, Fabio Tavares, Kasey Palmer, Todd Kane, Gustavo Hamer.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
    12 John Egan
    6 Chris Basham
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    23 Ben Osborn
    22 Tommy Doyle
    16 Oliver Norwood
    33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
    2 George Baldock
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    29 Iliman Ndiaye
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    John Fleck, Reda Khadra, Jack Robinson, Jordan Amissah, James McAtee, Rhian Brewster, Billy Sharp.

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