English League Championship

Coventry City vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 20': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 89': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • Red Card 90'+6': Liam Kitching
FT
2 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Red Card 90'+6': Bambo Diaby

About

Coventry City are hosting Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bambo Diaby.
  • 15': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
  • 15': George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Coventry City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haji Wright with a cross.
  • 21': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba replaces Callum Paterson because of an injury.
  • 25': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
  • 26': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Byers.
  • 27': Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 37': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bambo Diaby.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 40': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45'+2': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 46': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Byers.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 49': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
  • 51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  • 55': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 58': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
  • 60': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 61': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ashley Fletcher replaces George Byers.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 62': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Di'Shon Bernard.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 66': Foul by Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 66': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Matt Godden.
  • 68': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
  • 69': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 69': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 70': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 70': Foul by Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 70': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 72': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 77': Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama replaces Akin Famewo.
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Pol Valentín replaces Liam Palmer.
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Tyreeq Bakinson replaces Will Vaulks.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bambo Diaby with a headed pass.
  • 82': Foul by Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 82': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
  • 85': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 85': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joey Phuthi replaces Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri.
  • 85': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 86': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Kasey Palmer.
  • 87': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 87': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Joey Phuthi (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 88': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Goal! Coventry City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 90': Foul by Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 90'+6': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+6': Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 5
0 Saves 2
42.6 Possession 57.4
11 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
306 Accurate Passes 453
387 Passes 542
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 54
23 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
15 Effective Tackles 18
24 Tackles 27
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 4
19 Effective Clearances 28
19 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 29,208

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 13 +11 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
15 Liam Kitching Red Card
4 Bobby Thomas
21 Jake Bidwell
27 Milan van Ewijk
22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
28 Josh Eccles
11 Haji Wright
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
24 Matthew Godden
10 Callum O'Hare
Coventry City Substitutes:
Yasin Ayari, Liam Kelly, Kyle McFadzean, Luis Binks, Jamie Allen, Kasey Palmer, Jay Da Silva, Ellis Simms, Ben Wilson.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Cameron Dawson (GK)
17 Di'Shon Bernard
5 Bambo Diaby Red Card
23 Akin Famewo Yellow Card
2 Liam Palmer
4 Will Vaulks
10 Barry Bannan
8 George Byers
42 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
18 Marvin Johnson
13 Callum Paterson
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Pol Valentín, Devis Vásquez, Djeidi Gassama, Ashley Fletcher, Joey Phuthi, Anthony Musaba, Michael Ihiekwe, Guilherme Leal Siqueira, Tyreeq Bakinson.

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