COVENTRY. Coventry City was finally too much to handle for Peterborough United. G. Hamer (57′), V. Gyokeres (61′) and V. Gyokeres (64′).
The match was played at the Ricoh Arena stadium in Coventry on Friday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the help of Rob Merchant and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
86'
57'
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 , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Todd Kane , Gustavo Hamer , Jamie Allen , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Viktor Gyökeres and Martyn Waghorn .
The home team had on the bench: M. Godden, Tyler Walker , B. Sheaf, Jodi Jones , M. Rose, B. Wilson and Liam Kelly .
Coventry City could not rely on the presence of L. Kelly (injured).
Best player: Viktor Gyökeres
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Viktor Gyökeres.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
44'
Peterborough United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Darren Ferguson played with: David Cornell , Nathan Thompson , Ronnie Edwards , Frankie Kent , Dan Butler , Jack Taylor , Oliver Norburn , Jorge Grant , Joe Ward , Jonson Clarke-Harris and Siriki Dembélé .
They had on the bench: Harrison Burrows , Conor Coventry , J. Knight, W. Blackmore, Kwame Poku , S. Szmodics and J. Tomlinson.
Best player: Jonson Clarke-Harris
The player that probably impressed the most for Peterborough United was Jonson Clarke-Harris.
His rating is with 17 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 111
- 49 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Peterborough United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Coventry City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Coventry City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match.
Coventry City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Coventry City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (D. Butler).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coventry City will have 19 points like West Bromwich Albion to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Peterborough United will stay with 7 points like Swansea City to stay in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away with Luton Town on the 29th of September with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Coventry City (1 draw).
Peterborough United will host AFC Bournemouth on the 29th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
