English League Championship

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

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Coventry City are hosting Cardiff City 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': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City).
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 8': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 8': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 10': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
  • 11': Offside, Cardiff City. Perry Ng tries a through ball, but Rubin Colwill is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 12': Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 24': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mark Harris.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 32': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Jamie Allen is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 33': Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
  • 35': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 37': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 38': Hand ball by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 45': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+2': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 50': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
  • 55': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 55': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  • 56': Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Jamie Allen is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Fankaty Dabo.
  • 62': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 63': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 63': Ryan Allsop (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sheyi Ojo replaces Rubin Colwill.
  • 67': Substitution, Cardiff City. Gavin Whyte replaces Jaden Philogene.
  • 69': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Tom Sang replaces Mahlon Romeo because of an injury.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 71': Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 73': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Ben Sheaf.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 75': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 75': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Jonathan Panzo (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 79': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 83': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Jack Simpson replaces Callum O'Dowda.
  • 86': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
  • 89': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Todd Kane (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
  • 90'+6': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Cédric Kipré is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
2 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
42.5 Possession 57.5
6 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
294 Accurate Passes 422
394 Passes 514
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
8 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.3
76 Long Balls 51
27 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 12
29 Effective Clearances 5
29 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 21,421

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
3 Burnley 16 +13 30
4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
3 Callum Doyle
2 Jonathan Panzo Yellow Card
4 Michael Rose
14 Ben Sheaf Yellow Card
38 Gustavo Hamer
27 Jake Bidwell
23 Fankaty Dabo
17 Viktor Gyökeres
45 Kasey Palmer
8 Jamie Allen

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ryan Allsop (GK)
23 Cedric Kipre Yellow Card
38 Perry Ng
11 Callum O'Dowda
2 Mahlon Romeo
35 Andy Rinomhota
8 Joe Ralls
6 Ryan Wintle
29 Mark Harris
27 Rubin Colwill
25 Jaden Philogene

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