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

Preston North End

38': Duane Holmes
41': Alan Browne (P)
71': Milutin Osmajic

FT
3 - 2

Coventry City

33': Haji Wright
82': Haji Wright

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.
33': Goal! Preston North End 0, Coventry City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
38': Goal! Preston North End 1, Coventry City 1. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
40': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Goal! Preston North End 2, Coventry City 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 2, Coventry City 1.
45': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Kyle McFadzean.
45': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Yasin Ayari.
46': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Jamie Allen.
61': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
68': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
71': Goal! Preston North End 3, Coventry City 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
77': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Kian Best.
82': Goal! Preston North End 3, Coventry City 2. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
83': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Matt Godden.
84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Duane Holmes.
85': Substitution, Preston North End. Will Keane replaces Milutin Osmajic.
90'+4': Robert Brady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Coventry City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 16,716

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

COV		PNE
15	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	6
55.9	Possession	44.1
18	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
352	Accurate Passes	254
450	Passes	360
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
9	Accurate Crosses	4
30	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	76
11	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	4
10	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
16	Interceptions	15
19	Effective Clearances	32
19	Clearances	32

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
33	Kian Best
14	Jordan Storey
4	Benjamin Whiteman
8	Alan Browne
23	Liam Millar
44	Brad Potts
28	Milutin Osmajic
10	Mads Frökjaer
25	Duane Holmes

Substitutes:

Patrick Bauer, Layton Stewart, Ched Evans, Will Keane, Robbie Brady, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Noah Mawene, Ryan Ledson.

Coventry City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
14	Ben Sheaf
8	Jamie Allen
26	Yasin Ayari
3	Jay Da Silva
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
24	Matthew Godden
11	Haji Wright