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

· English League Championship

Southampton

18': Ché Adams
38': Ché Adams

FT
2 - 1

Coventry City

68': Jake Bidwell

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Southampton are hosting Coventry City at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, 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 Joe Aribo (Southampton).
2': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
3': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
6': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
6': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
6': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Penalty Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere draws a foul in the penalty area.
9': Penalty conceded by Flynn Downes (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
10': Penalty missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
10': (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Haji Wright (Coventry City).
13': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
13': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
17': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
17': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
18': Goal! Southampton 1, Coventry City 0. Ché Adams (Southampton) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
20': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
21': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
25': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
27': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
27': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
28': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
28': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
30': Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
30': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ché Adams.
31': Offside, Southampton. Ché Adams is caught offside.
32': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
35': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
37': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
37': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis with a through ball.
38': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
38': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
38': Goal! Southampton 2, Coventry City 0. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
40': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
40': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
42': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
42': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
43': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
44': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
44': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Coventry City 0.
45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Coventry City 0.
46': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
46': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Milan van Ewijk because of an injury.
54': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
56': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
58': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
58': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
59': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by David Brooks.
60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by David Brooks.
61': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ché Adams.
65': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces David Brooks.
66': Attempt blocked. Fábio Tavares (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
66': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
66': Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross following a corner.
67': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
68': Goal! Southampton 2, Coventry City 1. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Tavares with a cross.
69': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
71': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
72': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
72': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
73': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
75': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Adam Armstrong.
77': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
77': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo with a headed pass.
79': Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
80': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
81': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Callum O'Hare.
81': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
81': Substitution, Coventry City. Luis Binks replaces Liam Kitching.
82': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
83': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Joe Aribo.
84': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Ché Adams.
84': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Will Smallbone.
85': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Southampton).
87': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
87': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
90'+3': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
90'+3': Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
90'+6': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Coventry City 1.
0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Coventry City 1.

Statistics

COV		SOU
15	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
39.6	Possession	60.4
9	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
332	Accurate Passes	560
406	Passes	626
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.1
46	Long Balls	34
23	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	13
19	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	6
27	Effective Clearances	15
27	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 28,564

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

Southampton (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Gavin Bazunu (GK)
5	Jack Stephens
21	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
14	James Bree
4	Flynn Downes
7	Joe Aribo
16	William Smallbone
10	Ché Adams
9	Adam Armstrong
36	David Brooks

Southampton Substitutes:

Joe Lumley, Samuel Edozie, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Fraser, Jan Bednarek, Shea Charles, Sékou Mara, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Stuart Armstrong.

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

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

Coventry City Substitutes:

Luis Binks, Jay Da Silva, Liam Kelly, Kasey Palmer, Kai Andrews, Ben Wilson, Dermi Lusala, Fabio Tavares, Victor Torp.

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