Coventry vs Blackpool 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Coventry City

40': Kasey Palmer

FT
1 - 2

Blackpool

53': Gary Madine
80': Jerry Yates

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

13': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackpool 0. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackpool 0.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Blackpool 0.
53': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackpool 1. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Husband with a cross.
56': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Charlie Patino (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kasey Palmer.
80': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackpool 2. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by CJ Hamilton with a cross.
85': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Burroughs replaces Jake Bidwell.
85': Substitution, Coventry City. Tyler Walker replaces Jamie Allen.
90'+3': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Gary Madine (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackpool 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 8,924

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+50	Leicester City	45	97	10
+33	Ipswich Town	45	93	6
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+23	Southampton	45	84	11

Full Table

Statistics

BLP		COV
12	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
44.7	Possession	55.3
17	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
231	Accurate Passes	319
326	Passes	417
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
12	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	14
0.6	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	55
39	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	18
0.3	Tackle %	0.6
17	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	18
17	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
2	Jonathan Panzo
3	Callum Doyle
14	Ben Sheaf
38	Gustavo Hamer
8	Jamie Allen
27	Jake Bidwell
20	Todd Kane
45	Kasey Palmer
10	Callum O'Hare

Substitutes:

Jack Burroughs, Viktor Gyökeres, Simon Moore, Tyler Walker, Ryan Howley, Michael Rose, Josh Reid.

Blackpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Chris Maxwell (GK)
34	Jordan Thorniley
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
3	James Husband
2	Callum Connolly
12	Kenneth Dougall
28	Charlie Patino
16	Sonny Carey
14	Gary Madine
22	Christopher Hamilton
9	Jerry Yates

Substitutes:

Dominic Thompson, Grant Ward, Rhys Williams, Theo Corbeanu, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Daniel Grimshaw, Callum Wright.

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