SHEFFIELD. Coventry City didn’t concede much to Sheffield United to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Sheffield United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who had the assistance of Wade Smith and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Coventry City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Sheffield United to win the match​.

Sheffield United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Coventry City shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (J. Bogle, J. Egan and C. Hourihane). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (G. Hamer and C. O’Hare).

Standings

After this encounter, Sheffield United will have 20 points like Bristol City to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Coventry City will have 31 points like Stoke City to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away with Reading on the 23rd of November with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).

Coventry City will host Birmingham City on the 23rd of November with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (5 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Slaviša Jokanović decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (7.5), Chris Basham (7.1), John Egan (7.0), Ben Davies (7.4), Jayden Bogle (7.5), Conor Hourihane (7.5), John Fleck (7.4), Enda Stevens (6.9), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.5), Billy Sharp (6.8) and Iliman Ndiaye (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Verrips, Rhian Brewster, Oliver Burke, Luke Freeman, Jack Robinson, Ben Osborn and David McGoldrick (6.4).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 2 changes: I. Ndiaye for D. McGoldrick (46′) and E. Stevens for B. Osborn (86′).

Best player: Conor Hourihane​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Conor Hourihane.

His rating is (7.5) with 59 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Also Coventry City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore (7.0), Dominic Hyam (6.8), Kyle McFadzean (7.2), Michael Rose (6.7), Todd Kane (6.2), Gustavo Hamer (6.2), Ben Sheaf (6.8), Fankaty Dabo (6.6), Jamie Allen (6.4), Callum O’Hare (6.8) and Viktor Gyökeres (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Tyler Walker (6.8), Julien Da Costa, Liam Kelly (6.9), Matt Godden (7.0), Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson and Jordan Shipley.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: G. Hamer for M. Godden (63′), V. Gyokeres for T. Walker (63′) and B. Sheaf for L. Kelly (75′).

Best player: Kyle McFadzean​

The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Kyle McFadzean.

His rating is (7.2) with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Bristol City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-1
• Fulham – Barnsley – 4-1
• Huddersfield Town – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
• Hull City – Birmingham City – 2-0
• Middlesbrough – Millwall – 1-1
• Preston North End – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Reading – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
• Sheffield United – Coventry City – 0-0
• Stoke City – Peterborough United – 2-0
• Swansea City – Blackpool – 1-1