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

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45'+1': Viktor Gyökeres

Introduction

Blackpool are hosting Coventry City at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

6': Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Goal! Blackpool 0, Coventry City 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) header from very close range to the top left corner.
45': Second Half begins Blackpool 0, Coventry City 1.
47': Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Blackpool. Tyreece John-Jules replaces Jerry Yates.
73': Substitution, Blackpool. Kenneth Dougall replaces Reece James.
76': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jamie Allen.
81': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Keshi Anderson.
85': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Coventry City. Julien Da Costa replaces Ian Maatsen.
90'+3': Substitution, Coventry City. Michael Rose replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 11,608

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

COV		BLP
11	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
11	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	4
51.7	Possession	48.3
19	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
305	Accurate Passes	296
426	Passes	395
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
83	Long Balls	72
31	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
8	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	15
20	Effective Clearances	23
20	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Chris Maxwell (GK)
3	James Husband
26	Richard Keogh
29	Luke Garbutt
2	Callum Connolly
18	Grant Ward
5	Reece James
10	Keshi Anderson
11	Josh Bowler
19	Shayne Lavery
9	Jerry Yates

Substitutes:

Marvin Ekpiteta, Tyreece John-Jules, Sonny Carey, Oliver Casey, Christopher Hamilton, Kenneth Dougall, Daniel Grimshaw.

Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
3	Jake Clark-Salter
15	Dominic Hyam
14	Ben Sheaf
38	Gustavo Hamer
18	Ian Maatsen
23	Fankaty Dabo
17	Viktor Gyökeres
10	Callum O'Hare
8	Jamie Allen

Substitutes:

Martyn Waghorn, Ben Wilson, Michael Rose, Jordan Shipley, Julien Da Costa, Jodi Jones, Matthew Godden.

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