Coventry vs Blackburn 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

11': Jake Bidwell
48': Haji Wright
84': Brandon Thomas-Asante

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

10': Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto because of an injury.
11': Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
48': Goal! Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
58': Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
67': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Lewis Travis.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Todd Cantwell.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Baker replaces Sondre Tronstad.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Harry Pickering.
78': Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Ben Sheaf.
81': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Goal! Coventry City 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
86': Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Josh Eccles.
87': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 24,583

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Sheffield United	21	45	2
+22	Leeds United	21	42	3
+18	Burnley	21	41	2
+15	Sunderland	21	40	3

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		COV
12	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	3
54.3	Possession	45.7
10	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
318	Accurate Passes	246
427	Passes	348
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	9
14	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	66
22	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	12
15	Effective Clearances	17
15	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
21	Jake Bidwell
27	Milan van Ewijk
5	Jack Rudoni
14	Ben Sheaf
28	Josh Eccles
23	Brandon Thomas-Asante
11	Haji Wright
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Substitutes:

Oliver Dovin, Jay Da Silva, Kai Andrews, Luis Binks, Victor Torp, Ephron Mason-Clark, Joel Latibeaudiere, Norman Bassette, Ellis Simms.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
15	Danny Batth
3	Harry Pickering
17	Hayden Carter
8	Todd Cantwell
27	Lewis Travis
6	Sondre Tronstad
23	Yuki Ohashi
10	Tyrhys Dolan
14	Andreas Weimann

Substitutes:

Balazs Toth, Joe Rankin-Costello, John Buckley, Kyle McFadzean, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Ryan Hedges, Makhtar Gueye, Arnór Sigurdsson, Lewis Baker.

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