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

· English League Championship

Coventry City

FT
0 - 3

Preston North End

1': Emil Riis Jakobsen
20': Will Keane
38': Bobby Thomas (OG)

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.
1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
1': Goal! Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross following a corner.
7': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
8': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
8': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
11': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
11': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
13': Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross.
14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
16': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
16': Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
18': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
19': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
20': Goal! Coventry City 0, Preston North End 2. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Riis.
22': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
22': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto because of an injury.
31': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
32': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
32': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Haji Wright.
38': Own Goal by Bobby Thomas, Coventry City. Coventry City 0, Preston North End 3.
39': (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
40': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
40': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ali McCann with a cross.
42': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
42': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
43': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
43': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a through ball.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
45'+1': Hand ball by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
45'+2': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (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.
45'+4': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
45'+6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
45'+9': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 3.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Preston North End 3.
45': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
46': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
51': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
52': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).
52': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
54': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
54': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
55': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
55': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
58': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Liam Millar.
61': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
63': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
65': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
67': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
68': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
68': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
70': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
70': Liam Millar (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Haji Wright.
73': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Callum O'Hare.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Liam Millar.
74': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
78': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
79': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
82': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Browne (Preston North End).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kelly replaces Josh Eccles.
85': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
86': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
88': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Will Keane.
88': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
90': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
90': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
90'+1': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Godden.
90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
90'+4': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Seary replaces Alan Browne.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 3.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 3.

Statistics

PNE		COV
19	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
45.3	Possession	54.7
10	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
264	Accurate Passes	340
378	Passes	454
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	0
15	Crosses	18
0.5	Cross %	0.0
60	Long Balls	57
21	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
14	Interceptions	14
25	Effective Clearances	18
25	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,500

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
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
2	Luis Binks
4	Bobby Thomas
3	Jay Da Silva
27	Milan van Ewijk
10	Callum O'Hare
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
28	Josh Eccles
9	Ellis Simms
11	Haji Wright
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Coventry City Substitutes:

Bradley Collins, Dermi Lusala, Liam Kitching, Jake Bidwell, Matthew Godden, Kasey Palmer, Liam Kelly, Fabio Tavares, Victor Torp.

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

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
6	Liam Lindsay
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
13	Alistair McCann
4	Benjamin Whiteman
10	Mads Frökjaer
23	Liam Millar
8	Alan Browne
7	Will Keane
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End Substitutes:

Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, Jack Whatmough, Greg Cunningham, Layton Stewart, David Cornell, Josh Seary, Noah Mawene, Milutin Osmajic.

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