COVENTRY. Coventry City conquers Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 after T. Sakamoto scores a double.
Coventry City remained in 10 after Liam Kitching received a red card in the 90′.
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 29,208 spectators. The referee was Oliver Langford with the support of Hristo Karaivanov and George Byrne. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.68 degrees Celsius or 45.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 119 Attack 93
- 47 Dangerous attack 51
- 56 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
Fouls
- 5 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Coventry City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Coventry City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Joel Latibeaudiere). On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Akin Famewo).
(Coventry City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Sheffield Wednesday didn’t end the match with 11 players after Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Coventry City has 33 points like Middlesbrough to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stays with 16 points like Rotherham United to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Swansea City on the 29th of December with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (7 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Preston North End on the 29th of December with a 9-9 head to head record.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
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Coventry City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins , Milan van Ewijk , Bobby Thomas , Liam Kitching , Jake Bidwell , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Josh Eccles , Joel Latibeaudiere , Haji Wright , Callum O’Hare and Matt Godden .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie Allen, Ellis Simms , Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva , Kyle McFadzean, Liam Kelly, Ben Wilson, Yasin Ayari and Kasey Palmer .
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: Callum O’Hare for Ellis Simms (85′), Matt Godden for Kasey Palmer (67′) and Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (68′).
Player of the match: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
His rating is with 2 goals, 39 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Danny Röhl played with: Cameron Dawson , Liam Palmer , Bambo Diaby , Di’Shon Bernard , Akin Famewo , George Byers , Will Vaulks , Barry Bannan , Callum Paterson , Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri and Marvin Johnson .
These were the players on the bench: Anthony Musaba , Pol Valentín , Tyreeq Bakinson , Michael Ihiekwe, Guilherme Siqueira, Ashley Fletcher , Joey Phuthi , Devis Vasquez and Djeidi Gassama .
Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Anthony Musaba (injured).
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Callum Paterson for Anthony Musaba (22′), George Byers for Ashley Fletcher (61′), Will Vaulks for Tyreeq Bakinson (79′), Akin Famewo for Djeidi Gassama (79′) and Liam Palmer for Pol Valentín (79′).
Player of the match: Will Vaulks
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Will Vaulks.
His rating is with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 1-0
- Watford – Bristol City – 1-4
- Southampton – Swansea City – 5-0
- Rotherham United – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Preston North End – Leeds United – 2-1
- Millwall – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Ipswich Town – Leicester City – 1-1
- Hull City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1-3
