Coventry vs Boro 2022-23 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
Coventry and Middlesbrough draw 0-0 in playoff first leg
Coventry City were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Championship semifinal playoff on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Isaiah Jones.
- 79': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
Game Information
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 28,874
Statistics
 MID |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 485 | Accurate Passes | 284 |
| 564 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Coventry City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 3 | Callum Doyle |
| 16 | Luke McNally |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 6 | Liam Kelly |
| 27 | Jake Bidwell |
| 7 | Brooke Norton-Cuffy |
| 24 | Matthew Godden |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
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 |
| 2 | Isaiah Jones |
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