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​

Preston North End

3 - 2

Coventry City

  • 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

33'
Haji Wright(goal)
Duane Holmes(goal)
38'
40'
Alan Browne (penalty)
41'
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen- Yellow
46'
46'
Ellis Simms- sub ->Yasin Ayari
46'
Josh Eccles- sub ->Kyle McFadzean
61'
Jake Bidwell- sub ->Jay Dasilva
61'
Callum O'Hare- sub ->Jamie Allen
Ched Evans- sub ->Mads Frökjaer-Jensen
68'
Milutin Osmajic(goal)Liam Millar
71'
Robbie Brady- sub ->Kian Best
77'
83'
Haji Wright(goal)
83'
Milan van Ewijk- sub ->Matt Godden
Ben Woodburn- sub ->Duane Holmes
85'
Will Keane- sub ->Milutin Osmajić
85'
Robbie Brady- Yellow
90'
90'
Jake Bidwell- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

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

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
7.3
D
K. Best 33.England
6.7
77'
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
6.7
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
7.0
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
6.7
M
Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland
8.1
41'
M
L. Millar 23.Canada
7.8
M
Brad Potts 44.England
7.9
F
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
7.0
68' 46'
F
Duane Holmes 25.United States
7.9
85' 38'
F
Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro
7.3
85' 71'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
6.4
85'
M
N. Mawene 35.England
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
6.7
77' 90'
F
Will Keane 7.England
6.4
85'
F
Ched Evans 9.Wales
6.3
68'
F
Layton Stewart 17.England

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 (7.3), Jordan Storey (7.0), Liam Lindsay (6.7), Kian Best (6.7), Brad Potts (7.9), Alan Browne (8.1), Ben Whiteman (6.7), Liam Millar (7.8), Duane Holmes (7.9), Milutin Osmajić (7.3) and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Robbie Brady (6.7), Patrick Bauer, Will Keane (6.4), Ched Evans  (6.3), Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn (6.4), 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 (8.1) 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

Coventry City
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
7.1
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
6.7
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
6.3
46' 40'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
6.8
M
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
6.6
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
7.0
46'
M
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.5
61'
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.4
61'
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
8.4
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.6
83'
F
Haji Wright 11.United States
8.4
33', 83'
Substitutes
G
Brad Collins 40.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
6.8
61' 90'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
6.7
83'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
7.0
61'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.3
46'
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
7.3
46'

Coventry City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Mark Robins played with: Ben Wilson (7.1), Bobby Thomas (6.7), Kyle McFadzean (6.3), Liam Kitching (6.8), Joel Latibeaudiere (6.6), Jamie Allen (6.4), Ben Sheaf (8.4), Jay Dasilva (7.5), Yasin Ayari (7.0), Haji Wright (8.4) and Matt Godden (6.6).

They had on the bench: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Milan van Ewijk (6.7), Josh Eccles (7.3), Luis Binks, Ellis Simms (7.3), Callum O’Hare (7.0), Jake Bidwell (6.8), 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 (8.4) 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.​