COVENTRY. West Bromwich Albion had a surprising win over Coventry City with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Diangana (17′) and a goal from B. Thomas-Asante (69′). West Bromwich Albion capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who had the assistance of Daniel Cook and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Rebecca Welch.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 3 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 157 Attack 64
- 83 Dangerous attack 30
- 23 Ball safe 21
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 4 Total 1
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 58% while Coventry City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, West Bromwich Albion found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Coventry City shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Liam Kitching and Milan van Ewijk). Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 6 yellow cards (Okay Yokuşlu, Erik Pieters, Cédric Kipré, Kyle Bartley, Matt Phillips and Nathaniel Chalobah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coventry City will stay with 15 points like Plymouth Argyle to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will have 23 points like Cardiff City and Hull City to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away with Southampton on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
66'
73'
Coventry City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Ben Wilson , Bobby Thomas , Kyle McFadzean , Liam Kitching , Milan van Ewijk , Josh Eccles , Ben Sheaf , Jay Dasilva , Jamie Allen , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Haji Wright .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks, Ellis Simms , Joel Latibeaudiere , Matt Godden , Yasin Ayari, Callum O’Hare , Jake Bidwell, Bradley Collins and Bradley Stretton.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 4 changes: Bobby Thomas for Joel Latibeaudiere (66′), Milan van Ewijk for Callum O’Hare (66′), Haji Wright for Ellis Simms (77′) and Jamie Allen for Matt Godden (77′).
Best player: Ben Sheaf
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Ben Sheaf.
His rating is with 84 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
17'
West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Semi Ajayi, Alex Palmer , Cédric Kipré , Kyle Bartley , Erik Pieters , Pipa , Nathaniel Chalobah , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Matt Phillips and Jed Wallace , Grady Diangana .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Darnell Furlong , Brandon Thomas-Asante , Conor Townsend , Jayson Molumby , Tom Fellows , Joshua Griffiths, Caleb Taylor, Harry Whitwell and Reyes Cleary.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Nathaniel Chalobah for Brandon Thomas-Asante (53′), Jed Wallace for Conor Townsend (64′), Alex Mowatt for Jayson Molumby (81′), Pipa for Darnell Furlong (81′) and Grady Diangana for Tom Fellows (81′).
Best player: Alex Palmer
The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was the goalkeeper: Alex Palmer. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
