English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 6': Michael Johnston
  • 36': Grady Diangana
FT
2 - 1
Coventry City
  • 73': Haji Wright (P)

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Coventry City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
  • 4': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Coventry City 0. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 13': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 13': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 16': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 16': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 20': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Grady Diangana.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 24': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 33': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
  • 33': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
  • 36': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 0. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 39': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 44': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 44': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 45': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 48': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 48': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 49': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 52': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
  • 52': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 55': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 63': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 63': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend because of an injury.
  • 66': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 66': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 68': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
  • 68': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Reach.
  • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 71': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 71': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Penalty Coventry City. Kasey Palmer draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 72': Penalty conceded by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kasey Palmer following a fast break.
  • 79': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  • 79': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 82': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 83': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 83': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 87': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
  • 89': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 3
46.4 Possession 53.6
17 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
421 Accurate Passes 520
495 Passes 578
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 37
14 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 6
14 Effective Clearances 15
14 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,839

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

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
15 Erik Pieters
4 Cedric Kipre
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
11 Grady Diangana
27 Alex Mowatt
35 Okay Yokuslu
7 Jed Wallace
23 Michael Johnston
31 Tom Fellows
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Joshua Griffiths, Semi Ajayi, Pipa, John Swift, Nathaniel Chalobah, Callum Marshall, Adam Reach, Andreas Weimann, Kyle Bartley.

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

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
22 Joel Latibeaudiere
2 Luis Binks
4 Bobby Thomas
29 Victor Torp
28 Josh Eccles
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
9 Ellis Simms
45 Kasey Palmer Yellow Card
10 Callum O'Hare
Coventry City Substitutes:
Haji Wright, Dermi Lusala, Fabio Tavares, Jake Bidwell, Bradley Collins, Liam Kitching, Kai Andrews, Liam Kelly, Matthew Godden.

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