English League Championship

Coventry vs Blackburn 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 11': Jake Bidwell
  • 48': Haji Wright
  • 84': Brandon Thomas-Asante
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3 - 0

Introduction

Coventry City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 10': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto because of an injury.
  • 11': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 48': Goal! Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 58': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Baker replaces Sondre Tronstad.
  • 72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Harry Pickering.
  • 78': Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Ben Sheaf.
  • 81': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Goal! Coventry City 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 86': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 87': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,583

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

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

COV Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
15 Liam Kitching
4 Bobby Thomas
21 Jake Bidwell
27 Milan van Ewijk
5 Jack Rudoni
14 Ben Sheaf Yellow Card
28 Josh Eccles
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
11 Haji Wright
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
15 Danny Batth
3 Harry Pickering
17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
8 Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
27 Lewis Travis
6 Sondre Tronstad
23 Yuki Ohashi
10 Tyrhys Dolan
14 Andreas Weimann

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