Coventry vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 54': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juan Familia-Castillo replaces Marcel Oakley.
- 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
- 76': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
- 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Callum O'Hare.
- 90'+2': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Birmingham City 0.
Game Information
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 22,676
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 BIR |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.3 | Possession | 64.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 114 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 230 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 28 | Clearances | 29 |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 4 | Michael Rose |
| 15 | Dominic Hyam |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 18 | Ian Maatsen |
| 23 | Fankaty Dabo |
| 24 | Matthew Godden |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Matija Sarkic (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts  |
| 12 | Harlee Dean |
| 21 | Dion Sanderson |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 6 | Ryan Woods  |
| 18 | Riley McGree |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 52 | Marcel Oakley |
| 36 | Troy Deeney |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
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