English League Championship

Coventry City vs Preston North End, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Preston North End
    • 73': Emil Riis Jakobsen

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 3': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 3': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 5': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 5': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
    • 9': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
    • 13': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
    • 13': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 16': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
    • 17': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Martyn Waghorn.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ched Evans.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
    • 28': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 28': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 28': Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 35': Foul by Ben Wilson (Coventry City).
    • 35': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Ben Wilson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 41': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 44': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross.
    • 45': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
    • 45'+1': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
    • 52': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 52': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Offside, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn tries a through ball, but Matt Godden is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
    • 57': Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Ben Woodburn because of an injury.
    • 62': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 62': Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Ched Evans.
    • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Álvaro Fernández replaces Brad Potts.
    • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
    • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Ben Sheaf.
    • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Martyn Waghorn.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 73': Goal! Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
    • 75': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matt Godden.
    • 79': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean with a headed pass.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Godden.
    • 82': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 83': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alistair McCann.
    • 83': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 84': Offside, Preston North End. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Emil Riis is caught offside.
    • 85': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 87': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
    • 87': Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Michael Rose.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
    • 90': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 9
    4 Saves 3
    45.7 Possession 54.3
    13 SHOTS 13
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    261 Accurate Passes 321
    375 Passes 437
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 24
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    66 Long Balls 60
    26 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    25 Interceptions 12
    28 Effective Clearances 8
    28 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 18,913

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 14 +14 30
    2 Sheffield United 14 +11 28
    3 Leeds United 14 +13 26
    4 Burnley 14 +11 24
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    3 Callum Doyle
    4 Michael Rose
    14 Ben Sheaf
    8 Jamie Allen
    9 Martyn Waghorn
    27 Jake Bidwell
    28 Josh Eccles
    24 Matthew Godden
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Kasey Palmer, Fankaty Dabo, Gustavo Hamer, Jonathan Panzo, Tyler Walker, Simon Moore, Fabio Tavares.

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    3 Greg Cunningham
    14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    13 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    20 Ben Woodburn
    11 Robbie Brady
    44 Brad Potts
    15 Troy Parrott
    9 Ched Evans
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Patrick Bauer, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Álvaro Fernández, David Cornell, Ryan Ledson, Daniel Johnson, Alan Browne.

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