Blackburn vs Coventry 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

39': Joe Rothwell
45': Sam Gallagher

FT
2 - 2

Coventry City

62': Tyler Walker
68': Thomas Kaminski (OG)

Introduction

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

28': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Coventry City 0. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
45': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Coventry City 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, Coventry City 0.
62': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Coventry City 1. Tyler Walker (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Todd Kane with a cross.
63': Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Ben Sheaf.
66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces John Buckley.
66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
68': Own Goal by Thomas Kaminski, Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers 2, Coventry City 2.
73': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Sam Gallagher.
79': Todd Kane (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Tyler Walker.
90'+4': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,110

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Coventry City	18	43	1
+5	Middlesbrough	18	33	3
-3	Millwall	18	31	5
+12	Stoke City	18	30	6

Full Table

Statistics

COV		BLK
15	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	6
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
58.9	Possession	41.1
9	SHOTS	10
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
382	Accurate Passes	242
480	Passes	339
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	2
19	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	69
18	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	15
14	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	21
21	Effective Clearances	19
21	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Daniel Ayala
26	Darragh Lenihan
25	Jan Paul van Hecke
20	Tayo Edun
2	Ryan Nyambe
27	Lewis Travis
8	Joe Rothwell
21	John Buckley
10	Tyrhys Dolan
9	Sam Gallagher

Substitutes:

Leighton Clarkson, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Jacob Davenport, Ben Brereton Díaz, Aynsley Pears, Daniel Butterworth, Bradley Johnson.

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
4	Michael Rose
15	Dominic Hyam
14	Ben Sheaf
6	Liam Kelly
10	Callum O'Hare
20	Todd Kane
23	Fankaty Dabo
17	Viktor Gyökeres
19	Tyler Walker

Substitutes:

Jamie Allen, Fabio Tavares, Gustavo Hamer, Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson, Martyn Waghorn, Jordan Shipley.

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