English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 67': Viktor Gyökeres
FT
1 - 0
Millwall

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Millwall 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 blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 3': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Long.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Doyle following a corner.
    • 6': Foul by Luke McNally (Coventry City).
    • 6': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Offside, Millwall. George Honeyman tries a through ball, but Jake Cooper is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
    • 8': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
    • 9': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
    • 10': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Murray Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
    • 19': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
    • 19': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City).
    • 20': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Millwall. Murray Wallace tries a through ball, but Zian Flemming is caught offside.
    • 21': Offside, Millwall. Zian Flemming tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 25': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
    • 25': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
    • 27': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Billy Mitchell (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 40': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Jake Cooper (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
    • 45': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Millwall 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Millwall 0.
    • 47': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City).
    • 47': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
    • 48': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Kasey Palmer.
    • 49': Offside, Millwall. Dan McNamara tries a through ball, but George Honeyman is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 55': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
    • 55': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
    • 55': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': George Saville (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City).
    • 57': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
    • 58': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Hand ball by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 67': Goal! Coventry City 1, Millwall 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
    • 67': Substitution, Millwall. Andreas Voglsammer replaces George Honeyman.
    • 67': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Millwall. Oliver Burke replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 74': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 75': Substitution, Millwall. Romain Esse replaces Tom Bradshaw.
    • 76': Substitution, Millwall. Jamie Shackleton replaces George Saville.
    • 77': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Charlie Cresswell (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Voglsammer with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Oliver Burke (Millwall) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dan McNamara with a cross.
    • 83': Substitution, Millwall. Scott Malone replaces Murray Wallace.
    • 85': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jamie Shackleton (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Voglsammer (Millwall).
    • 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kelly replaces Gustavo Hamer.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Scott Malone (Millwall) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Shackleton with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Oliver Burke (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Cooper with a headed pass.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Shackleton.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Burroughs replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Ben Wilson (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Romain Esse (Millwall).
    • 90'+6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Scott Malone.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Millwall 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Millwall 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 1
    56.8 Possession 43.2
    11 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    363 Accurate Passes 249
    458 Passes 353
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    25 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    76 Long Balls 60
    37 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 15
    17 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 8
    8 Effective Clearances 19
    8 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 16,446

    EFL Championship Standings

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

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    3 Callum Doyle
    16 Luke McNally
    28 Josh Eccles Yellow Card
    38 Gustavo Hamer
    27 Jake Bidwell
    7 Brooke Norton-Cuffy Yellow Card
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    45 Kasey Palmer
    8 Jamie Allen
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Sean Maguire, Ryan Howley, Liam Kelly, Tyler Walker, Michael Rose, Simon Moore, Jack Burroughs.

    MIL Millwall (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 George Long (GK)
    5 Jake Cooper Yellow Card
    15 Charlie Cresswell
    3 Murray Wallace
    2 Dan McNamara
    10 Zian Flemming
    23 George Saville Yellow Card
    8 Billy Mitchell Yellow Card
    9 Tom Bradshaw
    19 Duncan Watmore
    39 George Honeyman
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Bartosz Bialkowski, Andreas Voglsammer, Scott Malone, Ryan Leonard, Romain Esse, Jamie Shackleton, Oliver Burke.

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