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

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82': Ryan Woods

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Birmingham 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.
54': Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juan Familia-Castillo replaces Marcel Oakley.
74': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
76': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
82': Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Troy Deeney.
86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Scott Hogan.
90'+1': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Callum O'Hare.
90'+2': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Birmingham City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 22,676

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+19	Middlesbrough	35	66	7
+26	Ipswich Town	34	63	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9

Full Table

Statistics

BIR		COV
15	Fouls	7
3	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	1
35.3	Possession	64.7
6	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
114	Accurate Passes	304
230	Passes	402
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
6	Crosses	23
0.0	Cross %	0.0
73	Long Balls	68
18	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.2	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	4
16	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	6
28	Effective Clearances	29
28	Clearances	29

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
4	Michael Rose
15	Dominic Hyam
6	Liam Kelly
38	Gustavo Hamer
10	Callum O'Hare
18	Ian Maatsen
23	Fankaty Dabo
24	Matthew Godden
17	Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutes:

Ben Sheaf, Jodi Jones, Jordan Shipley, Tyler Walker, Ben Wilson, Todd Kane, Jamie Allen.

Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Matija Sarkic (GK)
4	Marc Roberts
12	Harlee Dean
21	Dion Sanderson
34	Ivan Sunjic
6	Ryan Woods
18	Riley McGree
11	Jérémie Bela
52	Marcel Oakley
36	Troy Deeney
9	Scott Hogan

Substitutes:

Neil Etheridge, Chukwuemeka Aneke, Jobe Bellingham, Juan Castillo, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Jordan James, Mitchell Robertson.

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