English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 30': Jack Rudoni
  • 37': Bobby Thomas
1st Half: 44'
2 - 0
Preston North End

    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).
    • 14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
    • 14': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
    • 14': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
    • 23': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
    • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a through ball.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 30': Goal! Coventry City 1, Preston North End 0. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 32': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
    • 36': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 37': Goal! Coventry City 2, Preston North End 0. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
    • 39': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
    • 40': Ryan Porteous (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.

    Statistics

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    3 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 0
    41 POSSESSION 59
    2 SHOTS 8
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    117 Accurate Passes 194
    153 Passes 221
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 5
    5 Crosses 10
    0.0 Cross % 0.5
    32 Long Balls 23
    11 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    2 Effective Tackles 3
    4 Tackles 4
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 7
    15 Effective Clearances 12
    15 Clearances 12

    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
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    Line-Ups

    COV 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.

    PNE 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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