Coventry vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Coventry City are hosting Reading
at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Coventry City 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45': Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Reading 1.
- 50': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Reading. Thomas Holmes replaces Tom McIntyre because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Julien Da Costa.
- 61': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.
- 62': Substitution, Reading. David Junior Hoilett replaces Femi Azeez.
- 62': Goal! Coventry City 1, Reading 1. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 75': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 90'+1': Jahmari Clarke (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Goal! Coventry City 2, Reading 1. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Reading 1.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,464
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,464
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 |
Statistics
 REA |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 43 | Possession | 57 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 417 | Passes | 534 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 30 | Clearances | 11 |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 15 | Dominic Hyam  |
| 23 | Fankaty Dabo |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 18 | Ian Maatsen |
| 29 | Julien Da Costa |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Rafael (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota |
| 47 | George Puscas |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 30 | Femi Azeez |
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