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

Coventry City

62': Jamie Allen
90'+8': Matthew Godden

FT
2 - 1

Reading

40': John Swift (P)

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Reading 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': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Coventry City 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Ian Maatsen (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Reading 1.
50': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Reading. Thomas Holmes replaces Tom McIntyre because of an injury.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Julien Da Costa.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.
62': Substitution, Reading. David Junior Hoilett replaces Femi Azeez.
62': Goal! Coventry City 1, Reading 1. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
75': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
90'+1': Jahmari Clarke (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Goal! Coventry City 2, Reading 1. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Reading 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,464

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Coventry City	18	43	1
+5	Middlesbrough	18	33	3
-3	Millwall	18	31	5
+12	Stoke City	18	30	6

Full Table

Statistics

REA		COV
8	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	1
43	Possession	57
7	SHOTS	25
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
316	Accurate Passes	438
417	Passes	534
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	8
14	Crosses	37
0.2	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	61
26	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	11
13	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
22	Interceptions	12
30	Effective Clearances	11
30	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
15	Dominic Hyam
23	Fankaty Dabo
14	Ben Sheaf
38	Gustavo Hamer
10	Callum O'Hare
18	Ian Maatsen
29	Julien Da Costa
17	Viktor Gyökeres
9	Martyn Waghorn

Substitutes:

Jordan Shipley, Jamie Allen, Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson, Ryan Howley, Matthew Godden, Josh Pask.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Rafael (GK)
6	Liam Moore
4	Michael Morrison
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
10	John Swift
28	Josh Laurent
8	Andy Rinomhota
47	George Puscas
19	Tom Dele-Bashiru
30	Femi Azeez

Substitutes:

Jahmari Clarke, Ethan Bristow, Thomas Holmes, Junior Hoilett, Kian Leavy, Dejan Tetek, Luke Southwood.

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