English League Championship

Coventry City vs Plymouth Argyle, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 5': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 20': Josh Eccles
  • 39': Ephron Mason-Clark
  • 45': Josh Eccles
FT
4 - 0
Plymouth Argyle
  • Red Card 87': Callum Wright

About

Coventry City are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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.
  • 3': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 3': Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a headed pass.
  • 5': Goal! Coventry City 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bali Mumba.
  • 8': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 9': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 9': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Rami Al Hajj is caught offside.
  • 13': Hand ball by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Goal! Coventry City 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Bundu.
  • 25': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 25': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  • 30': Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  • 32': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 33': Offside, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk is caught offside.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Mustapha Bundu because of an injury.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Goal! Coventry City 3, Plymouth Argyle 0. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a through ball.
  • 40': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Andre Gray is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 43': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Goal! Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wright.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
  • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  • 45': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Frederick Issaka replaces Andre Gray.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 48': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 48': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  • 50': Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 53': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Adam Forshaw replaces Rami Al Hajj.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
  • 60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 62': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  • 62': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Norman Bassette.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
  • 67': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 68': Foul by Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 68': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kornél Szucs.
  • 70': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 70': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Houghton replaces Darko Gyabi.
  • 71': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matthew Sorinola replaces Brendan Galloway.
  • 73': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kitching replaces Milan van Ewijk.
  • 74': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Jack Rudoni.
  • 76': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 76': Offside, Coventry City. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
  • 79': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 80': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  • 84': Offside, Coventry City. Josh Eccles is caught offside.
  • 85': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 85': Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 86': Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  • 86': Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the red card.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 89': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
  • 90': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere with a through ball.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matthew Sorinola.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
35 Possession 65
5 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 9
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
301 Accurate Passes 607
357 Passes 676
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
9 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.4
33 Long Balls 41
16 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 7
18 Effective Clearances 14
18 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 29,420

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sheffield United 39 +27 83
2 Leeds United 39 +51 81
3 Burnley 39 +42 81
4 Sunderland 39 +19 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Oliver Dovin (GK)
22 Joel Latibeaudiere
4 Bobby Thomas
21 Jake Bidwell
27 Milan van Ewijk
5 Jack Rudoni
14 Ben Sheaf
28 Josh Eccles
37 Norman Bassette
10 Ephron Mason-Clark
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Coventry City Substitutes:
Victor Torp, Jay Da Silva, Ellis Simms, Luis Binks, Liam Kitching, Bradley Collins, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Jamie Allen, Raphael Borges Rodrigues.

PLY Plymouth Argyle (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
17 Lewis Gibson
6 Kornel Szucs Yellow Card
20 Adam Randell
22 Brendan Galloway
2 Bali Mumba
28 Rami Al Hajj
18 Darko Gyabi
39 Tegan Finn
15 Mustapha Bundu
19 Andre Gray
Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
Adam Forshaw, Matthew Sorinola, Nathanael Ogbeta, Julio Pleguezuelo, Jordan Houghton, Victor Palsson, Frederick Issaka, Conor Hazard, Callum Wright.

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