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

71': Viktor Gyökeres
90'+1': Martyn Waghorn

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Middlesbrough at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

26': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. James Léa Siliki replaces Uche Ikpeazu.
63': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Andraz Sporar replaces Onel Hernández.
63': Sol Bamba (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Goal! Coventry City 1, Middlesbrough 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen following a fast break.
75': Grant Hall (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore replaces Isaiah Jones.
76': Substitution, Coventry City. Michael Rose replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.
83': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Ian Maatsen.
90'+1': Goal! Coventry City 2, Middlesbrough 0. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
90'+2': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 18,515

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Birmingham City	0	0	0
0	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
0	Bristol City	0	0	0
0	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0

Full Table

Statistics

MID		COV
12	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	5
46.2	Possession	53.8
8	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
191	Accurate Passes	262
310	Passes	362
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	20
0.1	Cross %	0.2
85	Long Balls	51
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	13
17	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	14
11	Effective Clearances	20
11	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

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

Substitutes:

Matthew Godden, Ben Sheaf, Todd Kane, Jodi Jones, Tyler Walker, Michael Rose, Ben Wilson.

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
4	Grant Hall
22	Sol Bamba
6	Dael Fry
7	Marcus Tavernier
25	Matt Crooks
16	Jonathan Howson
35	Isaiah Jones
2	Anfernee Dijksteel
8	Onel Hernández
9	Uche Ikpeazu

Substitutes:

Lee Peltier, Luke Daniels, Duncan Watmore, Toyosi Olusanya, James Léa Siliki, Andraz Sporar.

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