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

· English League Championship

Coventry City

22': Ellis Simms

FT
1 - 2

Cardiff City

29': Liam Kitching (OG)
67': Liam Kitching (OG)

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Coventry City are hosting Cardiff City 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': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
2': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haji Wright with a through ball.
9': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
9': Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer with a through ball.
12': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere.
14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Joe Ralls.
17': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
17': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
21': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
22': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
22': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
25': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Turnbull.
28': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manolis Siopis.
28': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
29': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
29': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Phillips.
29': Own Goal by Liam Kitching, Coventry City. Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1.
31': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull.
34': Bradley Collins (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
35': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
40': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
40': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
41': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 1.
46': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
52': David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
52': Foul by Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City).
52': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yakou Méïté following a fast break.
57': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
58': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
61': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
64': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
64': Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Haji Wright (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
65': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
67': Own Goal by Liam Kitching, Coventry City. Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 2.
68': Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Joel Latibeaudiere.
68': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
73': Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
73': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
74': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Kasey Palmer.
75': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
76': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Wintle replaces David Turnbull.
78': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
78': Attempt saved. Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
79': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
83': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
83': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Yakou Méïté.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Joe Ralls.
85': Offside, Cardiff City. Karlan Grant is caught offside.
86': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jamilu Collins.
86': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
88': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
89': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Bowler (Cardiff City).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
90'+3': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Josh Bowler.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Tavares with a cross.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City).
90'+5': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 2.
0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 2.

Statistics

CAR		COV
9	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
38.2	Possession	61.8
10	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
250	Accurate Passes	468
363	Passes	566
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	26
0.6	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	55
13	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	7
13	Effective Tackles	9
16	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	9
28	Effective Clearances	10
28	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 28,529

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

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Line-Ups

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Bradley Collins (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
21	Jake Bidwell
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
45	Kasey Palmer
14	Ben Sheaf
28	Josh Eccles
9	Ellis Simms
11	Haji Wright
27	Milan van Ewijk

Coventry City Substitutes:

Dermi Lusala, Fabio Tavares, Jay Da Silva, Liam Kelly, Victor Torp, Ben Wilson, Luis Binks, Callum O'Hare, Kai Andrews.

Cardiff City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ethan Horvath (GK)
4	Dimitrios Goutas
12	Nathaniel Phillips
17	Jamilu Collins
38	Perry Ng
8	Joe Ralls
23	Manolis Siopis
16	Karlan Grant
14	Josh Bowler
22	Yakou Meite
15	David Turnbull

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Ryan Wintle, Aaron Ramsey, Mahlon Romeo, Romaine Sawyers, Callum Robinson, Callum O'Dowda, Ollie Tanner, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Matthew Turner.

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