English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 7': Ephron Mason-Clark
  • 88': Victor Torp (P)
FT
2 - 2
Cardiff City
  • 4': Yakou Meite
  • 48': Alex Robertson

About

Coventry City are hosting Cardiff City 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.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 2': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 2': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
  • 4': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 4': Goal! Coventry City 0, Cardiff City 1. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a through ball.
  • 7': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a through ball.
  • 11': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 11': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City).
  • 17': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
  • 24': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamilu Collins.
  • 25': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 30': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 30': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
  • 30': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a headed pass.
  • 32': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 39': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces David Turnbull because of an injury.
  • 43': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 43': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 45'+1': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+2': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Hand ball by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill with a cross.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
  • 48': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 2. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
  • 52': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 52': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 54': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 54': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
  • 58': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
  • 58': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Jamilu Collins.
  • 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Michael Reindorf replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Norman Bassette.
  • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
  • 68': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 68': Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 73': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 73': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 74': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Michael Reindorf (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
  • 84': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
  • 84': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 87': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Goal! Coventry City 2, Cardiff City 2. Victor Torp (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Andy Rinomhota replaces Manolis Siopis because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Yakou Méïté.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  • 90'+3': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+5': Offside, Cardiff City. Michael Reindorf is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Cardiff City 2.
  • 90'+8': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 10
7 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 2
37.2 Possession 62.8
10 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
254 Accurate Passes 474
336 Passes 563
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 23
0.4 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 45
26 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 11
24 Effective Clearances 14
24 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 27,137

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

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

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
2 Luis Binks
4 Bobby Thomas
3 Jay Da Silva
27 Milan van Ewijk
5 Jack Rudoni
14 Ben Sheaf
28 Josh Eccles
37 Norman Bassette
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Coventry City Substitutes:
Oliver Dovin, Ellis Simms, Joel Latibeaudiere, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jake Bidwell, Fabio Tavares, Victor Torp, Jamie Allen, Liam Kitching.

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Jak Alnwick (GK) Yellow Card
12 Calum Chambers Yellow Card
4 Dimitrios Goutas
17 Jamilu Collins
38 Perry Ng
14 David Turnbull Yellow Card
18 Alex Robertson
3 Manolis Siopis Yellow Card
47 Callum Robinson
11 Callum O'Dowda Yellow Card
19 Yakou Meite
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Ethan Horvath, Joe Ralls, Joel Bagan, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Rubin Colwill, Jesper Daland, Andy Rinomhota, Michael Reindorf.

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