English League Championship

Coventry City vs Birmingham City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 3': Josh Eccles
  • 42': Viktor Gyökeres (P)
FT
2 - 0
Birmingham City
  • Red Card 45'+4':

About

Coventry City are hosting Birmingham City at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 5': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City).
  • 5': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kevin Long.
  • 10': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Reda Khadra (Birmingham City).
  • 11': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 17': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).
  • 18': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
  • 24': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 27': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres tries a through ball, but Matt Godden is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
  • 34': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 34': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 38': Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Jordan James (Birmingham City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 42': Goal! Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 48': Foul by Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer following a fast break.
  • 54': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
  • 54': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Offside, Coventry City. Matt Godden tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
  • 59': Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Tahith Chong (Birmingham City).
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna replaces Jordan James.
  • 65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Tahith Chong because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 68': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
  • 68': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Offside, Birmingham City. Juninho Bacuna tries a through ball, but Reda Khadra is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
  • 76': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 77': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
  • 77': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Delay in match (Birmingham City).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 81': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke McNally.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Emmanuel Longelo replaces Auston Trusty.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Reda Khadra.
  • 88': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 88': Jobe Bellingham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 89': Jordan Graham (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Emmanuel Longelo (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Ben Wilson (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+5': Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Graham with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jobe Bellingham.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
57.2 Possession 42.8
9 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
343 Accurate Passes 233
444 Passes 339
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 3
34 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 63
33 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 9
12 Effective Clearances 28
12 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 30,175

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

COV Coventry City (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Ben Wilson (GK)
5 Kyle McFadzean
3 Callum Doyle
16 Luke McNally
38 Gustavo Hamer
28 Josh Eccles
6 Liam Kelly
27 Jake Bidwell
7 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
24 Matthew Godden
17 Viktor Gyökeres
Coventry City Substitutes:
Sean Maguire, Fankaty Dabo, Tyler Walker, Jamie Allen, Jonathan Panzo, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Simon Moore.

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Neil Etheridge (GK)
26 Kevin Long Yellow Card
4 Marc Roberts
5 Auston Trusty
2 Maxime Colin
27 Jobe Bellingham
31 Krystian Bielik
19 Jordan James
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
17 Reda Khadra
18 Tahith Chong
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Juninho Bacuna, Harlee Dean, Dion Sanderson, Zach Jeacock, Hannibal Mejbri, Jordan Graham, Emmanuel Longelo.

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