English League Championship

Coventry City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
    FT
    0 - 2
    West Bromwich Albion
    • 17': Grady Diangana
    • 69': Brandon Thomas-Asante

    About

    Coventry City are hosting West Bromwich Albion 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.
    • 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
    • 8': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 8': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a corner.
    • 8': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 8': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 11': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
    • 12': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 14': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 14': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 15': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 17': Goal! Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 19': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 21': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 28': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kitching with a cross.
    • 33': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 37': Offside, Coventry City. Jamie Allen is caught offside.
    • 37': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips is caught offside.
    • 39': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 43': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 43': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 44': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 45': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matt Phillips.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
    • 49': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 49': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 53': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 53': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Pipa (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 54': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 55': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 56': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana is caught offside.
    • 57': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Pipa (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 64': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 64': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Bobby Thomas.
    • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Milan van Ewijk.
    • 67': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 68': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Goal! Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a through ball.
    • 73': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 74': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 75': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 77': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Jamie Allen.
    • 77': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
    • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
    • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong replaces Pipa.
    • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 83': Offside, Coventry City. Matt Godden is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
    • 88': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
    • 90'+2': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, West Bromwich Albion 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    6 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 5
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    35.1 Possession 64.9
    7 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    260 Accurate Passes 529
    337 Passes 617
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 25
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 39
    13 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 17
    24 Tackles 26
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 5
    33 Effective Clearances 11
    33 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 23,971

    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 (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    15 Liam Kitching Yellow Card
    4 Bobby Thomas
    14 Ben Sheaf
    28 Josh Eccles
    3 Jay Da Silva
    27 Milan van Ewijk Yellow Card
    11 Haji Wright
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    8 Jamie Allen
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Jake Bidwell, Bradley Stretton, Bradley Collins, Joel Latibeaudiere, Matthew Godden, Yasin Ayari, Ellis Simms, Luis Binks, Callum O'Hare.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley Yellow Card
    15 Erik Pieters Yellow Card
    4 Cedric Kipre Yellow Card
    27 Alex Mowatt
    14 Nathaniel Chalobah Yellow Card
    35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
    10 Matt Phillips
    26 Pipa
    11 Grady Diangana
    7 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Jayson Molumby, Darnell Furlong, Caleb Taylor, Harry Whitwell, Conor Townsend, Joshua Griffiths, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Reyes Cleary, Tom Fellows.

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