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

68': Viktor Gyökeres

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1 - 0

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Stoke 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.
30': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Jake Clarke-Salter (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Stoke City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
60': Substitution, Stoke City. Joe Allen replaces Sam Clucas.
65': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Jordan Shipley.
65': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Gustavo Hamer.
68': Goal! Coventry City 1, Stoke City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
75': Substitution, Stoke City. Nick Powell replaces James Chester.
87': Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, Coventry City. Julien Da Costa replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,860

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

STK		COV
9	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	0
55.8	Possession	44.2
7	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	4
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
442	Accurate Passes	338
553	Passes	435
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	17
0.1	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	58
22	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
16	Interceptions	13
12	Effective Clearances	16
12	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Simon Moore (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
3	Jake Clark-Salter
15	Dominic Hyam
38	Gustavo Hamer
14	Ben Sheaf
27	Jake Bidwell
28	Josh Eccles
17	Viktor Gyökeres
26	Jordan Shipley
8	Jamie Allen

Substitutes:

Ben Wilson, Fabio Tavares, Michael Rose, Julien Da Costa, Callum O'Hare, Martyn Waghorn, Josh Reid.

Stoke City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
19	Phil Jagielka
5	James Chester
24	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
7	Sam Clucas
23	Tom Ince
42	Lewis Baker
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
18	Jacob Brown
32	D'Margio Wright-Phillips

Substitutes:

Nick Powell, Jaden Philogene, Frank Fielding, Joe Allen, Mario Vrancic, Morgan Fox, Tyrese Campbell.

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