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

· English League Championship

Coventry City

67': Haji Wright (P)
70': Haji Wright

FT
2 - 1

Millwall

12': Romain Esse

About

Coventry City are hosting Millwall 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.
1': Attempt saved. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
4': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Millwall).
4': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
5': Haji Wright (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
9': Attempt saved. Michael Obafemi (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan McNamara.
11': Dan McNamara (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
12': Goal! Coventry City 0, Millwall 1. Romain Esse (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
15': Attempt saved. Michael Obafemi (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan McNamara.
16': Casper De Norre (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
18': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
19': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
19': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
20': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
20': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
21': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Casper De Norre.
22': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
22': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Romain Esse (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
24': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
24': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
29': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
34': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
34': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
36': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
36': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Wes Harding.
41': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
43': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Millwall).
43': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare with a cross.
45': Hand ball by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
45'+1': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Millwall 1.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Millwall 1.
49': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
49': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt missed. Michael Obafemi (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Casper De Norre following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
50': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
51': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
51': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
55': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Romain Esse.
57': Substitution, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas replaces Josh Eccles.
57': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Kasey Palmer.
57': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Casper De Norre.
61': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Casper De Norre.
63': Substitution, Millwall. Duncan Watmore replaces Romain Esse.
63': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Michael Obafemi.
64': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
64': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
66': Penalty Coventry City. Haji Wright draws a foul in the penalty area.
66': Penalty conceded by Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) after a foul in the penalty area.
67': Goal! Coventry City 1, Millwall 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
68': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
68': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Hand ball by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
70': Goal! Coventry City 2, Millwall 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
72': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
72': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
73': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
75': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
75': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces George Honeyman.
77': Substitution, Millwall. Adam Mayor replaces Zian Flemming.
78': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
80': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
80': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
83': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
83': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Mayor with a cross.
87': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
88': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
89': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
89': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
90'+1': Foul by Adam Mayor (Millwall).
90'+1': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Casper De Norre (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Millwall 1.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Millwall 1.

Statistics

MIL		COV
14	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	3
37.7	Possession	62.3
8	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
241	Accurate Passes	471
341	Passes	572
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	16
0.1	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	50
35	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
21	Interceptions	4
18	Effective Clearances	25
18	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,168

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Bradley Collins (GK)
2	Luis Binks
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
3	Jay Da Silva
27	Milan van Ewijk
10	Callum O'Hare
28	Josh Eccles
29	Victor Torp
11	Haji Wright
45	Kasey Palmer
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Coventry City Substitutes:

Jake Bidwell, Ellis Simms, Liam Kelly, Fabio Tavares, Bobby Thomas, Matthew Godden, Ben Wilson, Dermi Lusala, Bradley Stretton.

Millwall (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
20	Matija Sarkic (GK)
45	Wes Harding
5	Jake Cooper
6	Japhet Tanganga
24	Casper de Norre
39	George Honeyman
15	Joe Bryan
2	Dan McNamara
21	Michael Obafemi
10	Zian Flemming
25	Romain Esse

Millwall Substitutes:

Ryan Leonard, Murray Wallace, Duncan Watmore, Billy Mitchell, George Saville, Allan Campbell, Bartosz Bialkowski, Adam Major, Tom Bradshaw.

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