COVENTRY. West Bromwich Albion defeated Coventry City to win 2-1. It was West Bromwich Albion to strike first with a goal of K. Grant at the 20′. Then K. McFadzean scored again for West Bromwich Albion in the 43′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, K. McFadzean reduced the distance for Coventry City with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Coventry City was much better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the help of Samuel Lewis and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 3 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 110
- 48 Dangerous attack 64
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Coventry City had a superior ball possession 65% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
Coventry City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Coventry City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 3 yellow cards (A. Mowatt, S. Johnstone and C. Kipre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Coventry City will stay with 33 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will have 37 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 11th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
West Bromwich Albion will host Reading on the 11th of December with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
83'
46'
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: Simon Moore , Fankaty Dabo , Kyle McFadzean , Michael Rose , Todd Kane , Gustavo Hamer , Ben Sheaf , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Matt Godden and Viktor Gyökeres .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie Allen, Tyler Walker , Jordan Shipley, Liam Kelly , Ben Wilson, Dominic Hyam and Jodi Jones.
Coventry City could not rely on the presence of L. Kelly (injured).
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: G. Hamer for L. Kelly (40′), I. Maatsen for D. Hyam (46′) and C. O’Hare for T. Walker (77′).
Best player: Todd Kane
The most impressive player for Coventry City was Todd Kane.
His rating is with 51 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
66'
West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Valérien Ismaël played with: Sam Johnstone , Cédric Kipré , Kyle Bartley , Matthew Clarke , Darnell Furlong , Taylor Gardner-Hickman , Alex Mowatt , Conor Townsend , Grady Diangana , Karlan Grant and Callum Robinson .
They had on the bench: Rayhaan Tulloch, Adam Reach , Jordan Hugill , David Button, Semi Ajayi , Tom Fellows and Caleb Taylor.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: G. Diangana for J. Hugill (55′), C. Robinson for A. Reach (68′) and T. Gardner-Hickman for S. Ajayi (86′).
Best player: Karlan Grant
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Karlan Grant.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Barnsley – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Preston North End – 1-0
- Blackpool – Luton Town – 0-3
- Bristol City – Derby County – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Sheffield United – 2-3
- Coventry City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 1-0
- Millwall – Birmingham City – 3-1
- Nottingham Forest – Peterborough United – 2-0
- Reading – Hull City – 1-1
