Coventry City vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round
· English Carabao Cup
FT
1 - 2
1 - 2
Late double saves Tottenham, ends Coventry's Carabao Cup hopes
Brennan Johnson scored a stoppage-time winner to keep alive Tottenham's League Cup hopes after second-tier Coventry City threatened to deny their top-flight opponents a place in the last 16 on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 1': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 4': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 4': Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 9': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
- 13': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Wilson Odobert (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Wilson Odobert because of an injury.
- 18': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 18': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
- 22': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 25': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Luis Binks (Coventry City).
- 25': Luis Binks (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
- 28': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Timo Werner.
- 31': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 34': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
- 35': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
- 35': Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
- 39': Attempt missed. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Eccles following a fast break.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 40': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
- 44': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
- 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Destiny Udogie.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Solanke.
- 48': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Luis Binks.
- 49': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 49': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 50': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright with a headed pass.
- 51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 53': Attempt saved. Norman Bassette (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
- 53': Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
- 55': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Djed Spence.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
- 56': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a headed pass.
- 57': Offside, Coventry City. Norman Bassette is caught offside.
- 57': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
- 59': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
- 59': Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Dominic Solanke.
- 62': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. James Maddison replaces Lucas Bergvall.
- 63': Goal! Coventry City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Norman Bassette with a cross following a fast break.
- 66': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 66': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
- 69': Attempt missed. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 70': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Norman Bassette.
- 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Haji Wright.
- 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Ben Sheaf replaces Josh Eccles.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
- 76': Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Radu Dragusin.
- 78': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Jack Rudoni.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
- 80': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
- 85': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 86': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Coventry City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a through ball.
- 88': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 89': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
- 90': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Coventry City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a through ball following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
- 90'+4': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
- 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Statistics
 TOT |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 69.6 | Possession | 30.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 513 | Accurate Passes | 167 |
| 579 | Passes | 242 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 14 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Carabao Cup
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,616
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,616
Line-Ups
Coventry City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Wilson (GK) |
| 2 | Luis Binks  |
| 4 | Bobby Thomas |
| 21 | Jake Bidwell |
| 27 | Milan van Ewijk |
| 5 | Jack Rudoni |
| 8 | Jamie Allen |
| 28 | Josh Eccles |
| 37 | Norman Bassette |
| 11 | Haji Wright |
| 23 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 33 | Ben Davies |
| 6 | Radu Dragusin |
| 13 | Destiny Udogie |
| 14 | Archie Gray |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 15 | Lucas Bergvall |
| 29 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 19 | Dominic Solanke |
| 16 | Timo Werner |
| 28 | Wilson Odobert |
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