Coventry City vs Sheffield United, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Coventry City

22': Norman Bassette
80': Bobby Thomas

FT
2 - 2

Sheffield United

13': Tyrese Campbell
34': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
44': Anel Ahmedhodzic

About

Coventry City are hosting Sheffield United 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, Coventry City. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
7': Attempt saved. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
8': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
8': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
9': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
10': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
10': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Hand ball by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
13': Goal! Coventry City 0, Sheffield United 1. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
18': Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Sheffield United) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross following a corner.
19': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
19': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
20': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
20': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 1. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
23': Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
23': Attempt missed. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vinicius Souza.
24': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
24': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
25': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
26': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
26': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
29': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
30': Attempt blocked. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
30': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
30': Attempt missed. Luis Binks (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
34': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
36': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
39': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Torp (Coventry City).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
41': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
44': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
45': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jack Robinson replaces Tyrese Campbell.
45'+4': Offside, Coventry City. Norman Bassette is caught offside.
45'+6': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+6': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
45'+6': Attempt saved. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
45'+6': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Sheffield United 2.
45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
48': Offside, Coventry City. Norman Bassette is caught offside.
50': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
50': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
57': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Joel Latibeaudiere.
58': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Victor Torp.
58': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Norman Bassette.
59': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
60': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
60': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Harrison Burrows.
65': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Femi Seriki.
66': Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
67': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
68': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
70': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
71': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
72': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
75': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Oné replaces Callum O'Hare.
77': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Josh Eccles.
77': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
78': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
78': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Femi Seriki.
79': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
79': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
80': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
80': Goal! Coventry City 2, Sheffield United 2. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
81': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
81': Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
87': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
87': Ryan Oné (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva because of an injury.
90': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from very close range is too high.
90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
90'+5': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sheffield United 2.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

SHU		COV
6	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	12
4	Saves	0
32.5	Possession	67.5
7	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
213	Accurate Passes	501
288	Passes	573
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	11
4	Crosses	41
0.5	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	41
12	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.2	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	7
39	Effective Clearances	9
39	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 28,057

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	27	+21	55
2	Leeds United	26	+29	53
3	Burnley	27	+22	53
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Bradley Collins (GK)
4	Bobby Thomas
2	Luis Binks
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
5	Jack Rudoni
28	Josh Eccles
14	Ben Sheaf
3	Jay Da Silva
27	Milan van Ewijk
37	Norman Bassette
29	Victor Torp

Coventry City Substitutes:

Ephron Mason-Clark, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jamie Allen, Jake Bidwell, Kai Andrews, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Oliver Dovin, Liam Kitching, Ellis Simms.

Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Michael Cooper (GK)
15	Anel Ahmedhodzic
6	Harry Souttar
14	Harrison Burrows
2	Alfie Gilchrist
10	Callum O'Hare
42	Sydie Peck
21	Vinicius Souza
23	Tyrese Campbell
8	Gustavo Hamer
11	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Sheffield United Substitutes:

Jack Robinson, Sam McCallum, Andre Brooks, Femi Seriki, Tom Davies, Adam Rhys Davies, Jamie Shackleton, Ryan One, Rhys Norrington-Davies.

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