Coventry vs Cardiff 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Goal! Coventry City 1, Cardiff City 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare following a fast break.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sam Bowen replaces Rubin Colwill.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Mark Harris.
- 69': Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 73': Todd Kane (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Godden replaces Martyn Waghorn.
- 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kieron Evans replaces Will Vaulks.
- 90'+1': Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) is shown the red card.
Game Information
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 16,372
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
| +24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
| +34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 CAR |
COV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 407 | Passes | 436 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 92 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 22 | Clearances | 26 |
Coventry City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Moore (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 3 | Jake Clark-Salter |
| 15 | Dominic Hyam |
| 38 | Gustavo Hamer  |
| 8 | Jamie Allen |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 18 | Ian Maatsen |
| 23 | Fankaty Dabo  |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
Cardiff City (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon Phillips (GK) |
| 5 | Aden Flint |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 3 | Joel Bagan |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 6 | Will Vaulks |
| 21 | Marlon Pack |
| 29 | Mark Harris |
| 27 | Rubin Colwill |
| 10 | Kieffer Moore |
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