English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Coventry City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • Red Card 51':
FT
0 - 0
Coventry City
  • Red Card 62': Liam Kitching

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Blackburn Rovers are hosting Coventry City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 2': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 6': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 9': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean with a headed pass.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 13': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  • 16': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 27': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
  • 31': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
  • 31': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
  • 34': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 34': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 39': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 43': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 45': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Coventry City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Coventry City 0.
  • 46': Delay in match (Coventry City).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 50': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 56': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
  • 56': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 59': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
  • 62': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  • 62': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the red card.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 64': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 68': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 69': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 72': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Ellis Simms.
  • 72': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene replaces Harry Pickering.
  • 73': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 73': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 75': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Delay in match (Coventry City).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 81': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Foul by Ben Chrisene (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Aidan Dausch replaces Haji Wright.
  • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain following a corner.
  • 88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 89': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Aidan Dausch (Coventry City).
  • 90': Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chrisene with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kyle McFadzean (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Coventry City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Coventry City 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 10
8 Saves 1
49.9 Possession 50.1
6 SHOTS 30
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
330 Accurate Passes 307
437 Passes 421
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 10
9 Crosses 31
0.2 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 95
22 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 10
8 Effective Tackles 9
9 Tackles 18
0.9 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 14
34 Effective Clearances 10
34 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 20,026

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

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
55 Kyle McFadzean
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
6 Sondre Tronstad
8 Sammie Szmodics
3 Harry Pickering
2 Callum Brittain
10 Tyrhys Dolan
9 Sam Gallagher
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
John Buckley, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Yasin Ayari, Billy Koumetio, Leopold Wahlstedt, Jake Garrett, Andy Moran, Semir Telalovic, Benjamin Chrisene.

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

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
15 Liam Kitching Red Card
4 Bobby Thomas
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
28 Josh Eccles
6 Liam Kelly
11 Haji Wright
10 Callum O'Hare
9 Ellis Simms
45 Kasey Palmer Yellow Card
Coventry City Substitutes:
Kai Andrews, Aidan Dausch, Luke Bell, Jamie Allen, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jake Bidwell, Ben Wilson, Dermi Lusala, Matthew Godden.

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