English League Championship

Coventry City vs Middlesbrough, 2022-23 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 1st Leg
Coventry City
FT
0 - 0
1st Leg
Middlesbrough

Coventry and Middlesbrough draw 0-0 in playoff first leg

Coventry City were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Championship semifinal playoff on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Middlesbrough. Darragh Lenihan tries a through ball, but Cameron Archer is caught offside.
  • 2': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
  • 6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
  • 8': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riley McGree with a through ball.
  • 15': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
  • 15': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Alex Mowatt (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley McGree.
  • 24': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
  • 27': Hand ball by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
  • 34': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
  • 34': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 40': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
  • 41': Offside, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom tries a through ball, but Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
  • 43': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 50': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  • 53': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 54': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke McNally.
  • 54': Hand ball by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
  • 55': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Forss replaces Isaiah Jones.
  • 68': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
  • 68': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 72': Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
  • 72': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 79': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
  • 79': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
  • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
  • 84': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 84': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
  • 90': Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 2
60.4 Possession 39.6
5 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
485 Accurate Passes 284
564 Passes 355
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 66
21 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 3
17 Tackles 6
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 11
20 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 28,874

Line-Ups

COV Coventry City (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
5 Kyle McFadzean
3 Callum Doyle
16 Luke McNally
38 Gustavo Hamer
28 Josh Eccles
6 Liam Kelly
27 Jake Bidwell
7 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
24 Matthew Godden
17 Viktor Gyökeres
Coventry City Substitutes:
Ben Sheaf, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Fankaty Dabo, Jonathan Panzo, Simon Moore, Sean Maguire, Jamie Allen.

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Zack Steffen (GK)
26 Darragh Lenihan
17 Paddy McNair
3 Ryan Giles
14 Tommy Smith
29 Chuba Akpom Yellow Card
4 Alex Mowatt
30 Hayden Hackney
10 Cameron Archer
8 Riley McGree
2 Isaiah Jones
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Marcus Forss, Dael Fry, Liam Roberts, Anfernee Dijksteel, Matt Crooks, Daniel Barlaser, Marc Bola.

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