Coventry City vs Preston North End, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

1st Half: 10'
0 - 0

About

Coventry City are hosting Preston North End 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.
1': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
3': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
3': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
5': Offside, Preston North End. Kaine Kesler-Hayden is caught offside.
5': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
5': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
7': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
7': Oliver Dovin (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Hand ball by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).

Statistics

PNE		COV
2	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	0
1	Saves	0
40.9	POSSESSION	59.1
0	SHOTS	1
0	ON GOAL	1
0.0	On Target %	1.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
24	Accurate Passes	44
35	Passes	53
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
2	Crosses	2
0.0	Cross %	0.0
7	Long Balls	7
2	Accurate Long Balls	3
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
2	Interceptions	1
6	Effective Clearances	3
6	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	33	+48	72
2	Sheffield United	33	+24	70
3	Burnley	34	+34	68
4	Sunderland	34	+19	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Dovin (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
21	Jake Bidwell
4	Bobby Thomas
6	Matt Grimes
28	Josh Eccles
5	Jack Rudoni
27	Milan van Ewijk
9	Ellis Simms
10	Ephron Mason-Clark
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Coventry City Substitutes:

Bradley Collins, Ben Sheaf, Luis Binks, Jamie Allen, Jamie Paterson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Da Silva, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Norman Bassette.

Preston North End (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Freddie Woodman (GK)
19	Lewis Gibson
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Ryan Porteous
18	Ryan Ledson
8	Alistair McCann
22	Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
3	Jayden Meghoma
29	Kaine Kesler Hayden
28	Milutin Osmajic
20	Sam Greenwood

Preston North End Substitutes:

Brad Potts, Cole Mcghee, David Cornell, Ched Evans, Robbie Brady, Liam Lindsay, Patrick Bauer, Emil Riis Jakobsen, Will Keane.

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