Bristol City vs Coventry City, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Bristol City

FT
0 - 1

Coventry City

65': Ellis Simms

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Bristol City are hosting Coventry City at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
3': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
3': Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Hand ball by Sam Bell (Bristol City).
7': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
7': Mark Sykes (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross.
8': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
9': Attempt missed. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
10': Attempt missed. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
11': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
12': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City).
12': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
12': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Tanner.
17': Attempt saved. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
19': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
19': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
19': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
19': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt saved. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahki Wells.
22': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fally Mayulu.
25': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Tanner.
26': Delay in match (Coventry City).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
29': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Kal Naismith (Bristol City).
29': Kal Naismith (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight.
36': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
36': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
37': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Josh Eccles.
39': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Knight.
39': Attempt saved. Sam Bell (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
39': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
42': Attempt saved. Fally Mayulu (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
42': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Bell (Bristol City).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Sam Bell because of an injury.
45': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Bristol City) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
45'+1': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Fally Mayulu (Bristol City).
45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Coventry City 0.
45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Coventry City 0.
45': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Jason Knight.
47': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
47': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
47': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
54': Attempt blocked. Mark Sykes (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
54': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
54': Attempt missed. Kal Naismith (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Cornick following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere.
56': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Stefan Bajic.
57': Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
58': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
59': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
59': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by George Tanner.
59': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
59': Kal Naismith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
62': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Josh Eccles.
62': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
62': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
63': Substitution, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk replaces Bobby Thomas.
63': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Fábio Tavares.
65': Goal! Bristol City 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
67': Offside, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
68': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Mark Sykes.
69': Substitution, Bristol City. Josh Stokes replaces Nahki Wells.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Zak Vyner (Bristol City).
72': Foul by Fally Mayulu (Bristol City).
72': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kal Naismith.
74': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
74': Stefan Bajic (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
74': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Offside, Bristol City. Fally Mayulu is caught offside.
78': Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
78': Harry Cornick (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Fally Mayulu.
87': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kal Naismith.
88': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
88': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
89': Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
89': Offside, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
89': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
89': Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
90'+1': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
90'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jack Rudoni.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
90'+4': Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Coventry City 1.
0': Match ends, Bristol City 0, Coventry City 1.

Statistics

COV		BRC
10	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	9
6	Saves	3
48.1	Possession	51.9
11	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
344	Accurate Passes	367
410	Passes	448
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	46
28	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.7	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	17
23	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 10,940

Line-Ups

Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Stefan Bajic (GK)
4	Kal Naismith
14	Zak Vyner
24	Hayden Roberts
19	George Tanner
21	Nahki Wells
12	Jason Knight
22	Taylor Gardner-Hickman
9	Fally Mayulu
20	Sam Bell
17	Mark Sykes

Bristol City Substitutes:

Max Bird, Robert Dickie, Harry Cornick, Joshua Stokes, Max O'Leary, Sinclair Armstrong, Anis Mehmeti, Cameron Pring, Joe Williams.

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
3	Jay Da Silva
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
45	Kasey Palmer
29	Victor Torp
28	Josh Eccles
23	Brandon Thomas-Asante
11	Haji Wright
30	Fabio Tavares

Coventry City Substitutes:

Bradley Collins, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, Kai Andrews, Jack Rudoni, Ellis Simms, Jamie Allen, Milan van Ewijk, Jake Bidwell.

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