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

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

6': Alex Robertson
47': Callum Robinson

FT
1 - 1

Coventry City

46': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

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Cardiff City are hosting Coventry City at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, 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.
6': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 0. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cian Ashford with a headed pass following a fast break.
9': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
13': Attempt missed. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
14': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
15': Attempt blocked. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
16': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
16': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
17': Delay in match (Coventry City).
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Offside, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford is caught offside.
23': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
24': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
26': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
31': Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
32': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
34': Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
36': Offside, Cardiff City. Chris Willock is caught offside.
37': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
38': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
38': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
42': Attempt blocked. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
42': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
43': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
43': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
45'+5': Foul by Chris Willock (Cardiff City).
45'+5': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
45'+6': First Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 0.
46': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
46': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
47': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
47': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
49': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
50': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
51': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
54': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
54': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Perry Ng replaces Jesper Daland.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
65': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
65': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
67': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cian Ashford.
67': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
68': Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
68': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Chris Willock.
69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Cian Ashford.
69': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
69': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
72': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
73': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Josh Eccles.
74': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
76': Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yakou Méïté.
76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
77': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manolis Siopis with a headed pass.
77': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
77': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
77': Substitution, Coventry City. Norman Bassette replaces Victor Torp.
78': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
82': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.
82': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
83': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
83': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Perry Ng.
85': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
85': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Alex Robertson.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Manolis Siopis.
86': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
87': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
89': Substitution, Coventry City. Raphael Borges Rodrigues replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto because of an injury.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
90'+4': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Coventry City 1.

Statistics

COV		CAR
9	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	5
9	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	6
72.7	Possession	27.3
17	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
448	Accurate Passes	130
536	Passes	203
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	3
30	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	64
18	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	13
8	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	6
20	Effective Clearances	35
20	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 19,045

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

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
5	Jesper Daland
4	Dimitrios Goutas
11	Callum O'Dowda
35	Andy Rinomhota
18	Alex Robertson
12	Calum Chambers
3	Manolis Siopis
47	Callum Robinson
16	Chris Willock
45	Cian Ashford

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Ethan Horvath, Wilfried Kanga, Yakou Meite, Ollie Tanner, Rubin Colwill, Perry Ng, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Bagan, Joe Ralls.

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
29	Victor Torp
14	Ben Sheaf
28	Josh Eccles
9	Ellis Simms
5	Jack Rudoni
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Coventry City Substitutes:

Brandon Thomas-Asante, Luis Binks, Fabio Tavares, Bradley Collins, Norman Bassette, Liam Kitching, Jay Da Silva, Jamie Allen, Raphael Borges Rodrigues.

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