COVENTRY. Coventry City snatched a late win Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after H. Wright scored just 1 goal (85′). Blackburn Rovers was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 22,370 spectators.​ The referee was Jeremy Simpson who had the assistance of Rob Smith and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Coventry City

1 - 0

Blackburn Rovers

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 85 Attack 139
  • 34 Dangerous attack 58
  • 88 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 65% while Coventry City was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Coventry City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Coventry City shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Josh Eccles and Luis Binks). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (James Hill).

Match Timeline

27'
Y. Ayari- sub ->Liam Kelly
49'
S. Tronstad- sub ->Adam Wharton
Luis Binks- Yellow
60'
66'
Josh Eccles- Yellow
67'
69'
A. Sigurðsson- sub ->Dilan Markanday
69'
Liam Kitching- sub ->Luis Binks
72'
Haji Wright- sub ->Ellis Simms
72'
Haji Wright(goal)
85'
86'
S. Telalović- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto - sub ->Matt Godden
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Coventry City will have 14 points like Millwall to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 10 points like Stoke City and Huddersfield Town to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Southampton on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (5 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
8.2
D
Luis Binks 2.England
7.3
72' 60'
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
8.1
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
7.5
M
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.3
M
Liam Kelly 6.Scotland
6.7
27'
M
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.3
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.1
67'
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.7
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.8
72'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
Brad Collins 40.England
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
6.7
72'
M
Justin Obikwu 49.England
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
7.0
27'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
90'
F
Haji Wright 11.United States
7.5
72' 85'

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 (8.2), Bobby Thomas (8.1), Kyle McFadzean (7.5), Luis Binks (7.3), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.3), Josh Eccles (7.1), Liam Kelly (6.7), Jay Dasilva (7.3), Jamie Allen (6.7), Matt Godden (7.0) and Ellis Simms (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Yasin Ayari (7.0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Haji Wright (7.5), Liam Kitching (6.7), Jake Bidwell, Bradley Collins, Bradley Stretton, Evan Eghosa and Justin Obikwu.

Coventry City could not rely on the presence of Yasin Ayari (injured).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 4 changes: Liam Kelly for Yasin Ayari (27′), Luis Binks for Liam Kitching (72′), Ellis Simms for Haji Wright (72′) and Matt Godden for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (90′).

Best player: Ben Wilson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was the goalkeeper: Ben Wilson. His rating is 8.16. He performed 4 saves.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
7.0
D
Callum Brittain 2.England
7.3
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
7.0
D
Hayden Carter 17.England
7.7
D
James Hill 4.England
7.3
66'
M
T. Dolan 10.England
7.5
86'
M
D. Markanday 18.England
6.8
69'
M
Adam Wharton 23.England
7.5
49'
M
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
7.0
69'
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
7.0
F
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Joe Hilton 34.England
D
Harry Pickering 3.England
D
Lewis Travis 27.England
6.4
69'
D
S. Wharton 16.England
M
A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland
7.1
69'
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
7.1
49'
M
J. Garrett 30.England
F
Niall Ennis 14.England
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany
6.6
86'

Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Leopold Wahlstedt (7.0), James Hill (7.3), Hayden Carter (7.7), Dominic Hyam (7.0), Callum Brittain (7.3), Adam Wharton (7.5), Dilan Markanday (6.8), Joe Rankin-Costello (7.0), Andrew Moran (7.0), Tyrhys Dolan (7.5) and Sammie Szmodics (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Harry Pickering, Arnór Sigurdsson (7.1), Lewis Travis (6.4), Sondre Tronstad (7.1), Niall Ennis, Scott Wharton, Jake Garrett, Semir Telalović (6.6) and Joe Hilton.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Lewis Travis (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Adam Wharton for Sondre Tronstad (49′), Dilan Markanday for Arnór Sigurdsson (69′), Joe Rankin-Costello for Lewis Travis (69′) and Tyrhys Dolan for Semir Telalović (86′).

Best player: Hayden Carter​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Hayden Carter.

His rating is (7.7) with 80 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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