English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 5': Ellis Simms
  • 23': Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 27': Ellis Simms
  • 37': Ellis Simms
  • 90'+1': Fabio Tavares
FT
5 - 0
Rotherham United

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Rotherham United 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
    • 5': Goal! Coventry City 1, Rotherham United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 6': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
    • 6': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
    • 7': Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Cafú (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Haji Wright.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christ Tiéhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United).
    • 9': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
    • 10': Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Peter Kioso (Rotherham United).
    • 14': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 16': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 18': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
    • 18': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
    • 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cafú.
    • 23': Goal! Coventry City 2, Rotherham United 0. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
    • 27': Goal! Coventry City 3, Rotherham United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 29': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United).
    • 29': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 32': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
    • 32': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cafú.
    • 35': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sebastian Revan replaces Shane Ferguson.
    • 36': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 36': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Goal! Coventry City 4, Rotherham United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 38': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 42': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
    • 44': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United).
    • 45'+2': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
    • 45'+4': Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Coventry City 4, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 4, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Rotherham United. Arvin Appiah replaces Sam Nombe.
    • 46': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
    • 46': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Peter Kioso (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
    • 53': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
    • 53': Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 54': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Foul by Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United).
    • 55': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
    • 56': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
    • 58': Bradley Collins (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
    • 59': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Kasey Palmer.
    • 59': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Josh Eccles.
    • 59': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Haji Wright.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Godden with a cross following a fast break.
    • 64': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Hakeem Odoffin.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
    • 66': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
    • 72': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sam Clucas replaces Andy Rinomhota.
    • 72': Substitution, Rotherham United. Charlie Wyke replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 72': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United).
    • 72': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 77': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Peter Kioso (Rotherham United).
    • 79': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Foul by Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Peter Kioso (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlie Wyke.
    • 80': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Ellis Simms.
    • 83': Cafú (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
    • 84': Substitution, Rotherham United. Femi Seriki replaces Peter Kioso.
    • 84': Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 86': Foul by Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United).
    • 86': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Victor Torp.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Coventry City 5, Rotherham United 0. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Coventry City 5, Rotherham United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 5, Rotherham United 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    46.8 Possession 53.2
    7 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    354 Accurate Passes 431
    441 Passes 509
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 56
    28 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 4
    19 Effective Clearances 10
    19 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 22,092

    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

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

    No. Name
    40 Bradley Collins (GK)
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere
    15 Liam Kitching
    4 Bobby Thomas
    29 Victor Torp
    6 Liam Kelly
    45 Kasey Palmer
    21 Jake Bidwell
    28 Josh Eccles
    11 Haji Wright
    9 Ellis Simms
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Luis Binks, Matthew Godden, Ben Wilson, Fabio Tavares, Milan van Ewijk, Dermi Lusala, Callum O'Hare, Jay Da Silva, Kai Andrews.

    ROT Rotherham United (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    24 Cameron Humphreys
    22 Hakeem Odofin
    40 Peter Kioso
    27 Christ Tiehi
    7 Cafú
    16 Jamie Lindsay
    17 Shane Ferguson
    12 Andy Rinomhota
    29 Sam Nombe
    10 Jordan Hugill Yellow Card
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Oliver Rathbone, Arvin Appiah, Sebastian Revan, Dillon Phillips, Charlie Wyke, Sam Clucas, Tom Eaves, Femi Seriki.

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