COVENTRY. Coventry City found a way to clinch a draw against Norwich City with a late goal from B. Gibson scored in the (88′) after Norwich City got a lead with a goal from J. Rowe (41′). Coventry City was not able to win 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 Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the assistance of Daniel Leach and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.87 degrees Celsius or 71.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 21 Total 6
- 4 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 2
- 11 Shots blocked 2
- 142 Attack 53
- 64 Dangerous attack 26
- 127 Ball safe 108
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Coventry City had a superior ball possession 57% while Norwich City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Coventry City to win the match.
Coventry City shot 21 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Yasin Ayari). Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Jonathan Rowe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Coventry City will have 15 points like Swansea City, Bristol City and Millwall to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Norwich City will have 17 points like Cardiff City, Hull City and Southampton to sit in the 7th 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 record in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
Norwich City will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
71'
90'
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 , Bobby Thomas , Kyle McFadzean , Liam Kitching , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Josh Eccles , Yasin Ayari , Jay Dasilva , Jamie Allen , Ellis Simms and Haji Wright .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks , Joel Latibeaudiere , Matt Godden , Jake Bidwell, Milan van Ewijk , Bradley Collins, Bradley Stretton and Justin Obikwu.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 4 changes: Jamie Allen for Luis Binks (76′), Jay Dasilva for Milan van Ewijk (72′), Liam Kitching for Joel Latibeaudiere (71′) and Haji Wright for Matt Godden (72′).
Best player: Josh Eccles
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Josh Eccles.
His rating is with 45 passes (95% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City
41'
Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Wagner played with: Angus Gunn , Jack Stacey , Shane Duffy , Ben Gibson , Sam McCallum , Kenny McLean , Gabriel Sara , Jonathan Rowe , Liam Gibbs , Przemysław Płacheta and Adam Idah .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Christian Fassnacht , Adam Forshaw, Dimitrios Giannoulis , George Long, Danny Batth , Onel Hernández, Ui-Jo Hwang , Kellen Fisher and Tony Springett .
Substitutions
Norwich City made 5 changes: Sam McCallum for Dimitrios Giannoulis (63′), Przemysław Płacheta for Tony Springett (63′), Liam Gibbs for Danny Batth (87′), Adam Idah for Ui-Jo Hwang (76′) and Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (76′).
Best player: Shane Duffy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Shane Duffy.
His rating is with 50 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Middlesbrough – 0-4
- Southampton – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 0-4
- Plymouth Argyle – Swansea City – 1-3
- Millwall – Hull City – 2-2
- Leicester City – Stoke City – 2-0
- Leeds United – Bristol City – 2-1
- Ipswich Town – Preston North End – 4-2
- Coventry City – Norwich City – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Watford – 1-1
