Coventry vs Stoke 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
- 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Joe Allen replaces Sam Clucas.
- 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jordan Shipley.
- 65': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 68': Goal! Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
- 75': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces James Chester.
- 87': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Julien Da Costa replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,860
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
 STK |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 442 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
| 553 | Passes | 435 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 12 | Clearances | 16 |
Coventry City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 3 | Jake Clark-Salter  |
| 15 | Dominic Hyam |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 27 | Jake Bidwell |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 26 | Jordan Shipley |
| 8 | Jamie Allen |
Stoke City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jack Bonham (GK) |
| 19 | Phil Jagielka |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 24 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 7 | Sam Clucas |
| 23 | Tom Ince |
| 42 | Lewis Baker |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 2 | Tommy Smith |
| 18 | Jacob Brown |
| 32 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips |
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