PRESTON. Preston North End conquered Coventry City. Coventry City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Sunday and it started at 2:00 am local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.54 degrees Celsius or 61.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 18
- 7 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 87 Attack 92
- 43 Dangerous attack 51
- 93 Ball safe 87
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Coventry City had a strong ball possession 56% while Preston North End was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Preston North End was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Preston North End shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 18 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Robbie Brady, Ryan Lowe and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Jake Bidwell and Kyle McFadzean).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Preston North End will have 25 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Coventry City will stay with 15 points like Huddersfield Town to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Coventry City will play away agasint Southampton on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
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Preston North End started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman
, Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Kian Best , Brad Potts , Alan Browne , Ben Whiteman , Liam Millar , Duane Holmes , Milutin Osmajić and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen .The home team had on the bench: Robbie Brady
, Patrick Bauer, Will Keane , Ched Evans , Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn , David Cornell and Noah Mawene.Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Mads Frökjaer-Jensen for Ched Evans (68′), Milutin Osmajić for Will Keane (85′), Duane Holmes for Ben Woodburn (85′) and Kian Best for Robbie Brady (77′).
Best player: Alan Browne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Alan Browne.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 58 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.Coventry City – Formation
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Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Mark Robins played with: Ben Wilson
, Bobby Thomas , Kyle McFadzean , Liam Kitching , Joel Latibeaudiere , Jamie Allen , Ben Sheaf , Jay Dasilva , Yasin Ayari , Haji Wright and Matt Godden .They had on the bench: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Milan van Ewijk
, Josh Eccles , Luis Binks, Ellis Simms , Callum O’Hare , Jake Bidwell , Bradley Collins and Bradley Stretton.Substitutions
Coventry City made 5 changes: Kyle McFadzean for Josh Eccles (46′), Matt Godden for Milan van Ewijk (83′), Yasin Ayari for Ellis Simms (46′), Jay Dasilva for Jake Bidwell (61′) and Jamie Allen for Callum O’Hare (61′).
Best player: Haji Wright
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Haji Wright.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 16 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 3-1
- Swansea City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Middlesbrough – 3-3
- Millwall – Southampton – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Watford – 0-0
- Bristol City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Ipswich Town – 2-2