English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 9': Ellis Simms
  • 49': Haji Wright
FT
2 - 1
Leeds United
  • 76': Joël Piroe

About

Coventry City are hosting Leeds 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 saved. Archie Gray (Leeds United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 4': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  • 8': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
  • 8': Ilia Gruev (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
  • 9': Goal! Coventry City 1, Leeds United 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kitching following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 10': Glen Kamara (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Offside, Leeds United. Junior Firpo is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 13': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
  • 13': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 16': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Junior Firpo.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Daniel James (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 19': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  • 23': Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
  • 29': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  • 29': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haji Wright with a headed pass.
  • 33': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
  • 42': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 42': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Leeds United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Leeds United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leeds United. Connor Roberts replaces Glen Kamara.
  • 48': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 48': Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross.
  • 49': Goal! Coventry City 2, Leeds United 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a fast break.
  • 56': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Leeds United).
  • 56': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Connor Roberts (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
  • 62': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Junior Firpo (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Patrick Bamford.
  • 66': Substitution, Leeds United. Joël Piroe replaces Ilia Gruev.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
  • 69': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
  • 71': Archie Gray (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 71': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Firpo with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Goal! Coventry City 2, Leeds United 1. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Callum O'Hare.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 84': Substitution, Leeds United. Wilfried Gnonto replaces Daniel James.
  • 85': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Haji Wright.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Joseph.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 88': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 88': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Haji Wright.
  • 90': Archie Gray (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  • 90'+1': Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 90'+2': Junior Firpo (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Joseph with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
  • 90'+4': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  • 90'+4': Joe Rodon (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Leeds United 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Leeds United 1.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 6
69.5 Possession 30.5
19 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
573 Accurate Passes 210
651 Passes 286
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.4
29 Long Balls 59
10 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 25
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 14
17 Effective Clearances 30
17 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 30,232

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 (4-1-4-1)

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

LEE Leeds United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Illan Meslier (GK)
4 Ethan Ampadu Yellow Card
14 Joe Rodon
3 Junior Firpo
22 Archie Gray
24 Georginio Rutter
8 Glen Kamara
44 Ilia Gruev Yellow Card
9 Patrick Bamford
10 Crysencio Summerville
20 Daniel James
Leeds United Substitutes:
Karl Darlow, Mateo Joseph, Charlie Cresswell, Wilfried Gnonto, Joël Piroe, Sam Byram, Jaidon Anthony, Liam Cooper, Connor Roberts.

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