Boro vs Coventry 2022-23 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
0 - 1
2nd Leg - Coventry City advance 1-0 on aggregate
Coventry edge Middlesbrough to reach Championship playoff final
Coventry City edged Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough on Wednesday to reach the Championship playoff final with a 1-0 aggregate victory.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Callum Doyle (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 0.
- 57': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 1. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 61': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones replaces Marcus Forss.
- 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 67': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Tommy Smith.
- 69': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Ben Sheaf.
- 73': Luke McNally (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
- 80': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Jamie Allen.
- 83': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Coventry City. Jonathan Panzo replaces Kyle McFadzean because of an injury.
- 86': Ben Wilson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Patrick McNair.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 1.
Game Information
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 32,154
Statistics
 COV |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 7 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 32 | Possession | 68 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 531 |
| 297 | Passes | 613 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 24 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 32 | Clearances | 8 |
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Steffen (GK) |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan  |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 14 | Tommy Smith |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
| 4 | Alex Mowatt |
| 30 | Hayden Hackney |
| 10 | Cameron Archer |
| 8 | Riley McGree |
| 21 | Marcus Forss |
Coventry City (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 3 | Callum Doyle |
| 16 | Luke McNally |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 27 | Jake Bidwell |
| 7 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 8 | Jamie Allen |
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