COVENTRY. Coventry City conquers Plymouth Argyle 1-0 after H. Wright scored just 1 goal (75′).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the collaboration of Graham Kane and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.21 degrees Celsius or 41.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 132 Attack 99
- 50 Dangerous attack 37
- 56 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Coventry City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Plymouth Argyle that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Coventry City had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match.
Coventry City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Jake Bidwell). Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Gibson, Michael Cooper and Jordan Houghton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Coventry City will have 22 points like Birmingham City to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle will stay with 19 points to sit in the 20th 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).
Plymouth Argyle will host Queens Park Rangers on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Milan van Ewijk , Bobby Thomas , Liam Kitching , Jake Bidwell , Josh Eccles , Ben Sheaf , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Jamie Allen , Haji Wright and Matt Godden .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Kyle McFadzean, Liam Kelly, Ellis Simms , Callum O’Hare , Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere and Yasin Ayari .
Substitutions
Coventry City made 4 changes: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Callum O’Hare (64′), Matt Godden for Ellis Simms (80′), Jamie Allen for Yasin Ayari (81′) and Milan van Ewijk for Joel Latibeaudiere (81′).
Player of the match: Milan van Ewijk
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Milan van Ewijk even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Schumacher played with: Michael Cooper , Kaine Kesler , Julio Pleguezuelo , Lewis Gibson , Joe Edwards , Luke Cundle , Jordan Houghton , Finn Azaz , Morgan Whittaker , Ben Waine and Bali Mumba .
These were the players on the bench: Dan Scarr, Matt Butcher, Callum Wright , Mustapha Bundu , Lewis Warrington, Tyreik Wright , Adam Randell , Conor Hazard and Brendan Galloway .
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Ben Waine for Mustapha Bundu (68′), Luke Cundle for Adam Randell (69′), Finn Azaz for Callum Wright (69′), Bali Mumba for Tyreik Wright (55′) and Joe Edwards for Brendan Galloway (86′).
Player of the match: Jordan Houghton
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Jordan Houghton.
His rating is with 72 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Norwich City – 3-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 4-2
- Middlesbrough – Preston North End – 4-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 4-1
- Coventry City – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Cardiff City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-1