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

15': Viktor Gyökeres
90'+2': Fankaty Dabo

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Cardiff 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.
15': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare following a fast break.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sam Bowen replaces Rubin Colwill.
45': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Mark Harris.
69': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Ian Maatsen.
73': Todd Kane (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.
81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Will Vaulks.
90'+1': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the red card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,372

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

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		COV
15	Fouls	3
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
48.6	Possession	51.4
10	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	290
407	Passes	436
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	4
26	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.3
92	Long Balls	78
33	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	5
12	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
19	Interceptions	14
22	Effective Clearances	26
22	Clearances	26

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
9	Martyn Waghorn

Substitutes:

Ben Wilson, Tyler Walker, Jodi Jones, Michael Rose, Ben Sheaf, Todd Kane, Matthew Godden.

Cardiff City (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
4	Sean Morrison
3	Joel Bagan
38	Perry Ng
6	Will Vaulks
21	Marlon Pack
29	Mark Harris
27	Rubin Colwill
10	Kieffer Moore

Substitutes:

Mark McGuinness, Sam Bowen, Alex Smithies, James Collins, Ciaron Brown, Kieron Evans, Thomas Sang.

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