Coventry City vs Ipswich Town, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipIpswich on the verge of Premier League promotion after 2-1 win at Coventry
Ipswich Town won 2-1 at Coventry City in the Championship on Tuesday to move one point from guaranteeing their return to the Premier League after 22 years outside the top flight.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
- 6': Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
- 8': Goal! Coventry City 0, Ipswich Town 1. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Burns.
- 11': Foul by Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 11': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 13': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 13': Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Haji Wright.
- 15': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
- 17': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 18': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
- 18': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 21': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town).
- 21': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town).
- 25': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 25': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
- 29': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
- 32': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Václav Hladky.
- 38': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
- 38': Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
- 44': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
- 44': Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 45': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wes Burns with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Ipswich Town 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Ipswich Town 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 50': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
- 50': Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
- 54': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Delay in match (Coventry City).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 60': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town).
- 64': Goal! Coventry City 1, Ipswich Town 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 65': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Kieffer Moore.
- 65': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Nathan Broadhead.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 66': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 67': Offside, Ipswich Town. Wes Burns is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt saved. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a through ball.
- 68': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
- 68': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Goal! Coventry City 1, Ipswich Town 2. Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Edmundson following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town).
- 71': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 73': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town).
- 73': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
- 75': Foul by Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town).
- 75': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kayden Jackson replaces Wes Burns because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
- 83': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
- 85': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Joel Latibeaudiere because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Liam Kelly.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Delay in match (Coventry City).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt saved. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
- 89': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
- 90': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
- 90': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Leif Davis.
- 90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Coventry City. Aidan Dausch replaces Kasey Palmer.
- 90'+7': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 90'+7': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
- 90'+11': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+11': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Attempt missed. Aidan Dausch (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Haji Wright.
- 90'+12': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
- 90'+12': Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Ipswich Town 2.
- 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Ipswich Town 2.
Statistics
 IPS |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 37.6 | Possession | 62.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 280 | Accurate Passes | 493 |
| 347 | Passes | 571 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 21 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 26,457
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 26,457
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 |
Line-Ups
Coventry City (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Bradley Collins (GK) |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
| 28 | Josh Eccles  |
| 9 | Ellis Simms |
| 45 | Kasey Palmer |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Václav Hladky (GK) |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess |
| 4 | Sam Edmundson |
| 3 | Leif Davis |
| 40 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 20 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 25 | Massimo Luongo |
| 5 | Sam Morsy |
| 24 | Kieffer Moore |
| 33 | Nathan Broadhead |
| 7 | Wes Burns |
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