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

Preston North End

61': Patrick Bauer
69': Emil Riis Jakobsen

FT
2 - 1

Coventry City

45': Tyler Walker

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Coventry City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
23': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Preston North End 0, Coventry City 1. Tyler Walker (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
50': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Preston North End 1, Coventry City 1. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
69': Goal! Preston North End 2, Coventry City 1. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a through ball following a set piece situation.
74': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Callum O'Hare.
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf replaces Liam Kelly.
79': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Scott Sinclair.
80': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Daniel Johnson.
86': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,837

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

COV		PNE
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	2
50.3	Possession	49.7
8	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
327	Accurate Passes	319
444	Passes	427
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	7
13	Crosses	21
0.1	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	67
27	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	10
8	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	18
19	Effective Clearances	7
19	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
8	Alan Browne
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
32	Joshua Earl
2	Sepp van den Berg
31	Scott Sinclair
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Substitutes:

Liam Lindsay, Greg Cunningham, Tom Barkhuizen, Ryan Ledson, Josh Murphy, Brad Potts, Declan Rudd.

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

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

Substitutes:

Jake Clark-Salter, Ben Wilson, Todd Kane, Ben Sheaf, Martyn Waghorn, Jordan Shipley, Jamie Allen.

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