COVENTRY. Millwall defeats Coventry City 1-0 after T. Bradshaw scored just 1 goal (79′). Coventry City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
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. The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the collaboration of Andrew Dallison and Mike George. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 91
- 43 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Millwall was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Millwall was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Coventry City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Millwall shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (T. Kane). On the opposite side, Millwall received 1 yellow card (T. Bradshaw).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Coventry City will stay with 34 points like Nottingham Forest to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will have 33 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Luton Town on the 1st of January with a 4-4 head to head.
Millwall will play away agasint Bristol City on the 2nd of January with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Millwall (5 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
87'
71'
Coventry City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Ben Wilson , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Michael Rose , Todd Kane , Liam Kelly , Ben Sheaf , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Matt Godden and Tyler Walker .
The home team had on the bench: Jake Clarke-Salter, Jamie Allen , Josh Eccles, Viktor Gyökeres , Jodi Jones , Cian Tyler and Jordan Shipley.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: M. Godden for V. Gyokeres (68′), L. Kelly for J. Allen (69′) and M. Rose for J. Jones (87′).
Best player: Ben Sheaf
The most impressive player for Coventry City was Ben Sheaf.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 23.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
79'
Also Millwall adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Shaun Hutchinson , Alex Pearce , Jake Cooper , Dan McNamara , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Sheyi Ojo , Tom Bradshaw and Mason Bennett .
These were the players on the bench: Nana Boateng, George Long, Benik Afobe , Scott Malone , Besart Topalloj, Zak Lovelace and Matt Smith.
Substitutions
Millwall made 3 changes: M. Bennett for B. Afobe (67′), S. Ojo for S. Malone (78′) and T. Bradshaw for Z. Lovelace (90′).
Best player: Murray Wallace
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Murray Wallace even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Barnsley – 2-1
- Blackpool – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Coventry City – Millwall – 0-1
