COVENTRY. Coventry City overcomes Millwall 1-0 after V. Gyökeres scored just 1 goal (67′). Millwall lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue assisted by Richard Wild and George Byrne. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 103 Attack 140
- 34 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 15 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Millwall was in firm control of the ball 57% while Coventry City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Coventry City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Coventry City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 13 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (B. Norton-Cuffy). Regarding the opposition, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Billy Mitchell, Jake Cooper and George Saville).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away with Middlesbrough on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Millwall will host Blackburn Rovers on the 6th of May with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
90'
47'
67'
Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Ben Wilson , Luke McNally , Kyle McFadzean , Callum Doyle , Brooke Norton-Cuffy , Gustavo Hamer , Josh Eccles , Jake Bidwell , Jamie Allen , Viktor Gyökeres and Kasey Palmer .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Rose, Simon Moore, Jack Burroughs, Liam Kelly, Sean Maguire, Tyler Walker and Ryan Howley.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 2 changes: Gustavo Hamer for Liam Kelly (86′) and B. Norton-Cuffy for Jack Burroughs (90′).
Best player: Kasey Palmer
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Kasey Palmer even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
Millwall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gary Rowett played with: George Long , Danny McNamara , Charlie Cresswell , Jake Cooper , Murray Wallace , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , George Honeyman , Zian Flemming , Duncan Watmore and Tom Bradshaw .
These were the players on the bench: Andreas Voglsammer , Scott Malone, Jamie Shackleton , Romain Esse , Oliver Burke , Bartosz Białkowski and Ryan Leonard.
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: George Honeyman for Andreas Voglsammer (67′), Duncan Watmore for Oliver Burke (68′), George Saville for Jamie Shackleton (76′) and Murray Wallace for Scott Malone (83′).
Best player: George Long
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was the goalkeeper: George Long. His rating is 7.01. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Rotherham United – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Sunderland – 0-3
- Norwich City – Hull City – 3-1
- Coventry City – Millwall – 1-0
- Burnley – Watford – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Cardiff City – 0-2
