Coventry vs Blackburn 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

85': Haji Wright

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1 - 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

0': First Half begins.
26': Substitution, Coventry City. Yasin Ayari replaces Liam Kelly because of an injury.
45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
49': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sondre Tronstad replaces Adam Wharton.
60': Luis Binks (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Dilan Markanday.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
72': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kitching replaces Luis Binks.
72': Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
85': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
86': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
90'+3': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Matt Godden.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 22,370

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

BLK		COV
13	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
65.5	Possession	34.5
14	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
577	Accurate Passes	255
665	Passes	343
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.4
49	Long Balls	57
27	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
3	Interceptions	11
12	Effective Clearances	24
12	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
2	Luis Binks
4	Bobby Thomas
6	Liam Kelly
28	Josh Eccles
8	Jamie Allen
3	Jay Da Silva
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
9	Ellis Simms
24	Matthew Godden

Substitutes:

Haji Wright, Jake Bidwell, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Evan Eghosa, Liam Kitching, Bradley Stretton, Yasin Ayari, Bradley Collins, Justin Obikwu.

Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
23	Adam Wharton
2	Callum Brittain
4	James Hill
24	Andy Moran
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
10	Tyrhys Dolan
18	Dilan Kumar Markanday
8	Sammie Szmodics