Coventry City vs Derby County, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Coventry City

77': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

FT
1 - 2

Derby County

11': Jerry Yates
73': Bobby Thomas (OG)

About

Coventry City are hosting Derby County 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.
3': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
9': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
9': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Goal! Coventry City 0, Derby County 1. Jerry Yates (Derby County) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
13': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
16': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
20': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
20': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
24': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
27': Foul by Dajaune Brown (Derby County).
27': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
32': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
33': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
33': Nathaniel Phillips (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
38': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
38': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Jerry Yates (Derby County).
40': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jerry Yates.
41': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
42': Delay in match because of an injury Jerry Yates (Derby County).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt missed. Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kayden Jackson.
44': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
44': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
45'+2': Jerry Yates (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Derby County 1.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Derby County 1.
45': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Forsyth replaces Callum Elder because of an injury.
46': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Jerry Yates (Derby County).
48': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
49': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
54': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Luis Binks.
55': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jack Rudoni.
58': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
59': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
59': Ebou Adams (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Liam Thompson.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Jack Rudoni.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Joel Latibeaudiere.
62': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
62': Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
64': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
65': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dajaune Brown.
66': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Curtis Nelson.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County).
68': Substitution, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing replaces Dajaune Brown.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
72': Offside, Derby County. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing is caught offside.
72': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
73': Own Goal by Bobby Thomas, Coventry City. Coventry City 0, Derby County 2.
75': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
76': Substitution, Derby County. Sonny Bradley replaces Nathaniel Phillips.
76': Substitution, Derby County. Kane Wilson replaces Liam Thompson.
77': Goal! Coventry City 1, Derby County 2. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
78': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
80': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Haji Wright.
80': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
82': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
83': Foul by Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby County).
83': Luis Binks (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Craig Forsyth (Derby County).
86': Attempt missed. Kayden Jackson (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
86': Substitution, Derby County. James Collins replaces Jerry Yates.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Derby County 2.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Derby County 2.

Statistics

DER		COV
11	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	0
30	Possession	70
3	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
145	Accurate Passes	433
220	Passes	517
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	42
0.1	Cross %	0.1
52	Long Balls	49
19	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	6
9	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	3
57	Effective Clearances	19
57	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 27,243

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Dovin (GK)
4	Bobby Thomas
2	Luis Binks
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
14	Ben Sheaf
28	Josh Eccles
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
5	Jack Rudoni
27	Milan van Ewijk
11	Haji Wright
23	Brandon Thomas-Asante

Coventry City Substitutes:

Aidan Dausch, Kai Andrews, Liam Kitching, Bradley Collins, Fabio Tavares, Victor Torp, Jay Da Silva, Ephron Mason-Clark, Callum Perry.

Derby County (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
12	Nathaniel Phillips
6	Eiran Cashin
35	Curtis Nelson
20	Callum Elder
19	Kayden Jackson
32	Ebrima Adams
16	Liam Thompson
17	Kenzo Goudmijn
10	Jerry Yates
39	Dajaune Brown

Derby County Substitutes:

Tom Barkhuizen, Kane Wilson, Josh Vickers, Sonny Bradley, James Collins, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Joe Ward, Craig Forsyth, Marcus Myers-Harness.

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