English League One

Coventry City vs Portsmouth, 2019-20 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Coventry City
  • 84': Matthew Godden
FT
1 - 0
Portsmouth

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    Coventry City are hosting Portsmouth at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
    • 3': Liam Walsh (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Hand ball by John Marquis (Portsmouth).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Liam Walsh (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 6': Foul by Ryan Williams (Portsmouth).
    • 6': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Ryan Williams (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bolton.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Liam Walsh (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
    • 14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Christian Burgess.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Michael Rose (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by James Bolton (Portsmouth).
    • 15': Sam McCallum (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
    • 16': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Portsmouth).
    • 18': Liam Walsh (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Portsmouth).
    • 20': Cameron McGeehan (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Liam Walsh (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko.
    • 29': Foul by James Bolton (Portsmouth).
    • 29': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
    • 31': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Steve Seddon.
    • 36': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Liam Walsh.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Portsmouth 0.
    • 48': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Close.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Bakayoko.
    • 54': Foul by John Marquis (Portsmouth).
    • 54': Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross.
    • 57': Foul by Ben Close (Portsmouth).
    • 57': Liam Walsh (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Ben Close (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Steve Seddon (Portsmouth).
    • 59': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Sean Raggett (Portsmouth).
    • 63': Offside, Coventry City. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Amadou Bakayoko is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Portsmouth. Ellis Harrison replaces John Marquis.
    • 63': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marcus Harness replaces Ryan Williams.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ellis Harrison (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Bolton with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Fankaty Dabo.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Close with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Amadou Bakayoko.
    • 67': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
    • 69': Offside, Portsmouth. Cameron McGeehan tries a through ball, but Ellis Harrison is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Coventry City. Maxime Biamou replaces Jamie Allen.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 76': Foul by Ben Close (Portsmouth).
    • 76': Liam Walsh (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Marcus Harness (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan with a headed pass.
    • 77': Offside, Portsmouth. James Bolton tries a through ball, but Ellis Harrison is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, Portsmouth. Ronan Curtis tries a through ball, but Ellis Harrison is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Steve Seddon (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 82': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Amadou Bakayoko.
    • 83': Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Ellis Harrison (Portsmouth).
    • 84': Goal! Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare with a through ball.
    • 87': Ben Close (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Liam Walsh (Coventry City).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Seddon.
    • 88': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Michael Rose.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Cameron McGeehan (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Burgess with a headed pass.
    • 89': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Marko Marosi.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Seddon with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxime Biamou with a headed pass.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by James Bolton with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 6,983

    EFL League One Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Cardiff City 5 +6 13
    2 Huddersfield Town 5 +7 12
    3 Stevenage 5 +4 12
    4 Bradford City 5 +3 11
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    COV Coventry City

    No. Name
    1 Marko Marosi (GK)
    5 Kyle McFadzean
    15 Dominic Hyam
    4 Michael Rose
    20 Liam Walsh
    6 Liam Kelly
    31 Sam McCallum
    23 Fankaty Dabo
    21 Amadou Bakayoko
    17 Callum O'Hare
    8 Jamie Allen
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Ryan Giles, Maxime Biamou, Matthew Godden, Zain Westbrooke, Josh Pask, Ben Wilson, Jordan Shipley.

    POR Portsmouth

    No. Name
    35 Alex Bass (GK)
    20 Sean Raggett
    6 Christian Burgess
    42 Steve Seddon
    13 James Bolton
    24 Cameron McGeehan Yellow Card
    33 Ben Close Yellow Card
    4 Tom Naylor
    10 John Marquis
    11 Ronan Curtis
    7 Ryan Williams
    Portsmouth Substitutes:
    Ellis Harrison, Gareth Evans, Craig MacGillivray, Lee Brown, Jack Whatmough, Ross McCrorie, Marcus Myers-Harness.

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