COVENTRY. Coventry City tops Middlesbrough with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Gyokeres 71minute and a goal from M. Waghorn 90minute.
The match was played at the Ricoh Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty that was helped by Nick Greenhalgh and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up. On the other side, Middlesbrough adopted for a 3-5-2 formation.
Coventry City – Formation
Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Fankaty Dabo , Gustavo Hamer , Jamie Allen , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Martyn Waghorn and Viktor Gyökeres .
The home team had on the bench: Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson, Ben Sheaf, Matt Godden, Tyler Walker, Todd Kane and Michael Rose .
Best player: Simon Moore
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was the goalkeeper: Simon Moore. His rating is 8.44. He performed 0 saves.
Middlesbrough – Formation
On the other side, Neil Robins played with: Joe Lumley , Paddy McNair, Dael Fry , Grant Hall , Sol Bamba , Anfernee Dijksteel , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Isaiah Jones and Uche Ikpeazu , Onel Hernández .
They had on the bench: James Léa Siliki , Duncan Watmore , Andraž Šporar , Toyosi Olusanya, Luke Daniels and Lee Peltier.
Best player: Matt Crooks
The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Matt Crooks.
His rating is with 0 goals, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He hit the woodwork once times.
Match report
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 7 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 98
- 48 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Coventry City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Coventry City was extremely more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is the reason why Coventry City won the match.
Coventry City shoot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shoot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (G. Hamer). On the other side, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (J. Howson, S. Bamba and G. Hall).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Coventry City will have 12 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Middlesbrough will stay with 6 points to stay in the 16th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Cardiff City on the 15th of September with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (5 draw). Middlesbrough will play away Nottingham Forest on the 15th of September with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Nottingham Forest (7 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Barnsley – 3-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Luton Town – 2-2
- Blackpool – Fulham – 1-0
- Bristol City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Reading – Queens Park Rangers – 3-3
- Sheffield United – Peterborough United – 6-2
- Stoke City – Huddersfield Town – 2-1
- Swansea City – Hull City – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 1-1