Coventry vs Watford 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Sep 2, 2023, 2:00 PM
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
Introduction
Coventry City are hosting Watford
at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on Saturday 2 Sep 2023 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Penalty saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 24': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Coventry City 0, Watford 1. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
- 40': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Coventry City 1, Watford 1. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva because of an injury.
- 52': Goal! Coventry City 1, Watford 2. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru following a fast break.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 57': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Ryan Andrews.
- 60': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Own Goal by Wesley Hoedt, Watford. Coventry City 2, Watford 2.
- 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Yasin Ayari replaces Josh Eccles.
- 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Milan van Ewijk.
- 74': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Francisco Sierralta.
- 75': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Matheus Martins.
- 76': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Goal! Coventry City 2, Watford 3. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
- 87': Goal! Coventry City 3, Watford 3. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haji Wright.
- 88': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Kasey Palmer.
- 90'+4': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
2:00 PM, Sat, Sep 2, 2023
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,539
2:00 PM, Sat, Sep 2, 2023
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,539
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
| WAT | COV | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 343 |
| 369 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 24 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 15 | Clearances | 9 |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean  |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 14 | Ben Sheaf |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 45 | Kasey Palmer |
| 3 | Jay Da Silva |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
| 24 | Matthew Godden |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 4 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 45 | Ryan Andrews |
| 3 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 9 | Mileta Rajovic |
| 37 | Matheus Martins |
| 7 | Tom Ince |
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