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

Coventry City

27': Kyle McFadzean

FT
1 - 2

Swansea City

5': Jamie Paterson
12': Joël Piroe

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Swansea City 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': Goal! Coventry City 0, Swansea City 1. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
7': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Goal! Coventry City 0, Swansea City 2. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ethan Laird following a fast break.
25': Ryan Bennett (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Goal! Coventry City 1, Swansea City 2. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
62': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Olivier Ntcham.
71': Substitution, Coventry City. Jodi Jones replaces Jamie Allen.
73': Substitution, Swansea City. Flynn Downes replaces Joël Piroe.
83': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Matt Godden.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Swansea City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,514

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

SWA		COV
8	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
54.8	Possession	45.2
9	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
461	Accurate Passes	336
553	Passes	436
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
5	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	68
37	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	29
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	16
16	Effective Clearances	3
16	Clearances	3

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

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

Substitutes:

Todd Kane, Tyler Walker, Ben Wilson, Jodi Jones, Ben Sheaf, Michael Rose, Liam Kelly.

Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Ben Hamer (GK)
26	Kyle Naughton
3	Ryan Manning
2	Ryan Bennett
8	Matt Grimes
7	Korey Smith
24	Jake Bidwell
27	Ethan Laird
17	Joël Piroe
12	Jamie Paterson
10	Olivier Ntcham

Substitutes:

Michael Obafemi, Joel Latibeaudiere, Steven Benda, Flynn Downes, Liam Cullen, Morgan Whittaker, Ben Cabango.

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