COVENTRY. Coventry City and Southampton draw 1-1. H. Wright scored the first goal (50′) for Coventry City. S. Edozie equalized (67′). Southampton was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (72%)
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. In front of 23,996 spectators. The referee was Ben Toner with the collaboration of George Byrne and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Joshua Smith.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 76 Attack 161
- 35 Dangerous attack 52
- 72 Ball safe 121
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
Fouls
- 5 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 72% while Coventry City was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Southampton to win the contest.
Coventry City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Coventry City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Southampton received 5 yellow cards (Joe Aribo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters and Russell Martin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coventry City has 26 points like Bristol City and Birmingham City to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will has 39 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away with Leeds United on the 16th of December with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).
Southampton will host Blackburn Rovers on the 16th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
81'
50'
Coventry City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Milan van Ewijk , Bobby Thomas , Liam Kitching , Jake Bidwell , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Jamie Allen , Ben Sheaf , Haji Wright , Callum O’Hare and Ellis Simms .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva , Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere, Matt Godden, Yasin Ayari, Josh Eccles and Kasey Palmer .
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: Callum O’Hare for Kasey Palmer (82′), Jamie Allen for Josh Eccles (81′) and Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (81′).
Player of the match: Callum O’Hare
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Callum O’Hare.
His rating is with 27 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
37'
Southampton started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Ryan Manning , Shea Charles , Will Smallbone , Stuart Armstrong , Joe Aribo , Ché Adams and Adam Armstrong .
They had on the bench: Carlos Alcaraz , Jack Stephens, Mason Holgate, Joe Lumley, James Bree, Sékou Mara , Samuel Edozie , Ryan Fraser and Tyler Dibling.
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Carlos Alcaraz (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 4 changes: Will Smallbone for Carlos Alcaraz (90′), Adam Armstrong for Sékou Mara (90′), Ché Adams for Samuel Edozie (60′) and Shea Charles for Ryan Fraser (60′).
Player of the match: Will Smallbone
The most impressive player for Southampton was Will Smallbone.
His rating is with 76 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Queens Park Rangers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Norwich City – Sheffield Wednesday – 3-1
- Middlesbrough – Hull City – 1-2
- Leicester City – Millwall – 3-2
- Coventry City – Southampton – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 0-1
