COVENTRY. Coventry City bounces back against Swansea City with a goal on the L. Walsh 7′ and a goal on the L. Cullen 90′.

The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 25,807 spectators.​ The referee was Gavin Ward with the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.54 degrees Celsius or 45.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Coventry City

2 - 2

Swansea City

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 21 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 9 Shots blocked 2
  • 88 Attack 100
  • 59 Dangerous attack 39
  • 65 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Coventry City was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Swansea City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Coventry City to win the match​.

Coventry City shot 21 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Luis Binks). Regarding the opposition, Swansea City received 4 yellow cards (Josh Tymon, Jamal Lowe, Liam Walsh and Matt Grimes).

Match Timeline

7'
Liam Walsh(goal)
Haji Wright(goal)Kasey Palmer
10'
Luis Binks- Yellow
26'
36'
Liam Walsh- Yellow
39'
Matt Grimes - Yellow
46'
Jamal Lowe- sub ->Jamie Paterson
Callum O'Hare- sub ->Kasey Palmer
59'
Ellis Simms- sub ->Matt Godden
59'
Milan van Ewijk- sub ->Jamie Allen
60'
Ellis Simms(goal)Haji Wright
65'
64'
Jerry Yates- sub ->Yannick Bolasie
68'
Josh Tymon- Yellow
75'
Joe Allen- sub ->Jay Fulton
75'
Liam Cullen- sub ->Samuel Parker
79'
Jamal Lowe- Yellow
82'
Charlie Patino- sub ->Liam Walsh
90'
Liam Cullen(goal)

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 contest, Coventry City has 34 points like Norwich City and Cardiff City to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City will has 29 points like Millwall to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Middlesbrough on the 1st of January with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Coventry City (7 draws).

Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 1st of January with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
6.4
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
7.3
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.0
D
Luis Binks 2.England
7.0
26'
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.0
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
7.3
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.0
60'
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
8.4
10'
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
8.1
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
7.7
59'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.6
59'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
6.8
60'
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
6.6
59'
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
M
Y. Ayari 26.Sweden
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
7.3
59' 65'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal

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 (6.4), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0), Bobby Thomas (7.3), Luis Binks (7.0), Jay Dasilva (7.0), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.3), Jamie Allen (6.0), Ben Sheaf (8.1), Haji Wright (8.4), Kasey Palmer (7.7) and Matt Godden (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ellis Simms (7.3), Callum O’Hare (6.6), Jake Bidwell, Milan van Ewijk (6.8), Josh Eccles, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Wilson, Yasin Ayari and Fabio Tavares.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: Matt Godden for Ellis Simms (59′), Jamie Allen for Milan van Ewijk (60′) and Kasey Palmer for Callum O’Hare (59′).

Player of the match: Haji Wright​

The most impressive player for Coventry City was Haji Wright.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
6.8
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.5
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.1
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
6.7
68'
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
6.4
M
Liam Walsh 28.England
7.8
82' 36' 7'
M
S. Parker 41.Wales
7.1
75'
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.7
75'
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
7.9
39'
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.3
46'
M
Yannick Bolasie 17.DR Congo
6.8
64'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
6.4
75'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
6.7
82'
F
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
6.4
46' 79'
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.5
75' 90'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.6
64'

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

Michael Duff played with: Carl Rushworth (6.8), Harry Darling (7.5), Ben Cabango (7.1), Bashir Humphreys (6.4), Josh Tymon (6.7), Jay Fulton (6.7), Matt Grimes (7.9), Samuel Parker (7.1), Liam Walsh (7.8), Jamie Paterson (7.3) and Yannick Bolasie (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jerry Yates (6.6), Charlie Patino (6.7), Nathan Wood, Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen (6.4), Jamal Lowe (6.4), Liam Cullen (7.5) and Kyle Naughton.

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Jamie Paterson for Jamal Lowe (46′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (75′), Samuel Parker for Liam Cullen (75′), Yannick Bolasie for Jerry Yates (64′) and Liam Walsh for Charlie Patino (82′).

Player of the match: Matt Grimes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Matt Grimes.

His rating is 7.9 with 86 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​