English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Coventry City
  • 79': Callum O'Hare
  • 88': Milan van Ewijk
  • 90'+4': Callum O'Hare
FT
3 - 1
Leicester City
  • 44': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (P)
  • Red Card 45'+2': Fatawu Issahaku

About

Coventry City are hosting Leicester 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.
  • 2': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 5': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
  • 6': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 10': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 14': Delay in match (Leicester City).
  • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
  • 16': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 16': Matt Godden (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 19': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 22': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 24': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 24': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Leicester City).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Coventry City).
  • 33': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 33': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a fast break.
  • 36': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Leicester City).
  • 37': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 37': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 42': Penalty Leicester City. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Penalty conceded by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Goal! Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 45'+2': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 48': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 49': Offside, Coventry City. Matt Godden is caught offside.
  • 51': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 52': Attempt saved. James Justin (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Justin with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Matt Godden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
  • 57': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  • 58': Kasey McAteer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
  • 60': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  • 60': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  • 63': Offside, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Leicester City).
  • 67': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Jay Dasilva replaces Jake Bidwell.
  • 67': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  • 70': Foul by Matt Godden (Coventry City).
  • 70': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
  • 74': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesare Casadei with a headed pass.
  • 78': Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
  • 78': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 79': Goal! Coventry City 1, Leicester City 1. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  • 83': Thomas Cannon (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Thomas Cannon.
  • 83': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 83': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Justin.
  • 86': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 86': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 88': Goal! Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 90': Offside, Leicester City. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).
  • 90'+2': Cesare Casadei (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  • 90'+2': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Coventry City 3, Leicester City 1. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 3, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
38.9 Possession 61.1
8 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
321 Accurate Passes 537
394 Passes 612
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 36
20 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 13
29 Effective Clearances 8
29 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 29,914

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 (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
15 Liam Kitching
4 Bobby Thomas Yellow Card
21 Jake Bidwell
27 Milan van Ewijk
14 Ben Sheaf
28 Josh Eccles
45 Kasey Palmer Yellow Card
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Yellow Card
24 Matthew Godden
10 Callum O'Hare
Coventry City Substitutes:
Jay Da Silva, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jamie Allen, Kyle McFadzean, Luis Binks, Ben Wilson, Fabio Tavares, Liam Kelly, Ellis Simms.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
2 James Justin
21 Ricardo Pereira
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
8 Harry Winks Yellow Card
7 Cesare Casadei Yellow Card
28 Thomas Cannon Yellow Card
10 Stephy Mavididi
18 Fatawu Issahaku Red Card
Leicester City Substitutes:
Callum Doyle, Dennis Praet, Kasey McAteer, Marc Albrighton, Hamza Choudhury, Conor Coady, Yunus Akgün, Ben Nelson, Jakub Stolarczyk.

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