English League Championship

Coventry City vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 30': Callum O'Hare
  • 77': Callum O'Hare
FT
2 - 0
Birmingham City

    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.
    • 5': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 5': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 9': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 9': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Offside, Birmingham City. Siriki Dembélé is caught offside.
    • 12': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 13': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 15': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 16': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 16': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roberts with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 24': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
    • 25': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 26': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 28': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
    • 28': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Goal! Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 33': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 33': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
    • 36': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan James.
    • 37': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Jamie Allen (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum O'Hare following a corner.
    • 41': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 42': Hand ball by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 45': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
    • 45': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 47': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 48': Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross.
    • 51': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 55': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 56': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 60': Hand ball by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
    • 61': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
    • 61': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
    • 62': Bradley Collins (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 63': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 66': Foul by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 66': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
    • 68': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Jay Stansfield.
    • 70': Substitution, Birmingham City. Oliver Burke replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 70': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
    • 70': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 71': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 75': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
    • 77': Goal! Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
    • 80': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 81': Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
    • 83': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 83': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Ivan Sunjic replaces Krystian Bielik.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Romelle Donovan replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
    • 87': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
    • 87': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
    • 89': Hand ball by Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
    • 90'+2': Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelle Donovan.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 11
    5 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 6
    44.5 Possession 55.5
    13 SHOTS 16
    6 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    310 Accurate Passes 393
    372 Passes 466
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    20 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    58 Long Balls 49
    37 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 13
    9 Tackles 22
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 6
    18 Effective Clearances 15
    18 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 26,729

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Bradley Collins (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching
    4 Bobby Thomas
    21 Jake Bidwell
    27 Milan van Ewijk
    10 Callum O'Hare
    8 Jamie Allen
    14 Ben Sheaf
    9 Ellis Simms
    11 Haji Wright
    7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Jay Da Silva, Kasey Palmer, Josh Eccles, Ben Wilson, Luis Binks, Liam Kelly, Kyle McFadzean, Yasin Ayari, Joel Latibeaudiere.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    44 Emanuel Aiwu Yellow Card
    4 Marc Roberts
    3 Lee Buchanan
    7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
    6 Krystian Bielik
    19 Jordan James Yellow Card
    28 Jay Stansfield
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    17 Siriki Dembele Yellow Card
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz Yellow Card
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Oliver Burke, Marcel Oakley, Brandon Khela, Neil Etheridge, Romelle Donovan, Ivan Sunjic, Scott Hogan, Gary Gardner, Emmanuel Longelo.

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