COVENTRY. Coventry City overcome Leicester City 3-1 thanks to C. O’Hare who scored in the 79th and 90th minute. It was Leicester City to score first with a goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Nonetheless, later Coventry City found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Callum O’Hare (79′), Milan van Ewijk (88′) and Callum O’Hare (90′). Coventry City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 29,914 spectators.​ The referee was Darren England assisted by Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.93 degrees Celsius or 42.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Coventry City

3 - 1

Leicester City

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 123 Attack 83
  • 79 Dangerous attack 35
  • 83 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Coventry City had a superior ball possession 61% while Leicester City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match​.

Coventry City shot 14 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Leicester City shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 5 yellow cards (Bobby Thomas, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Kasey Palmer, Jay Dasilva and Milan van Ewijk). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 4 yellow cards (Cesare Casadei, Thomas Cannon, Enzo Maresca and Harry Winks).

Also, Leicester City didn’t end the match with 11 players after Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (45′).

Match Timeline

Kasey Palmer- Yellow
37'
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto - Yellow
43'
Bobby Thomas- Yellow
43'
44'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall(penalty)
45'
A. Fatawu- Red
46'
K. McAteer- sub ->Stephy Mavididi
Jamie Allen- sub ->Josh Eccles
67'
Jay Dasilva- sub ->Jake Bidwell
67'
78'
Harry Winks- Yellow
Callum O'Hare(goal)Jay Dasilva
79'
Ellis Simms- sub ->Kasey Palmer
79'
83'
Thomas Cannon- Yellow
83'
Hamza Choudhury- sub ->Thomas Cannon
84'
Milan van Ewijk(goal)
88'
Jay Dasilva- Yellow
90'
Callum O'Hare(goal)
90'
Milan van Ewijk- Yellow
90'

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 playing this match, Coventry City has 40 points like Sunderland to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will stays with 65 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 20th of January with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (3 draws).

Leicester City will host Ipswich Town on the 20th of January with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (5 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
7.3
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
6.8
43'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
7.0
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
6.4
67'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
8.5
90' 88'
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
6.7
79' 37'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 7.Japan
7.7
43'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
9.2
79', 90'
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
M
Ben Sheaf 14.England
7.3
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
6.7
67'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
7.0
67' 90'
D
Kyle McFadzean 5.England
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
M
Liam Kelly 6.Scotland
M
Jamie Allen 8.England
6.7
67'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.4
79'

Coventry City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Haji Wright, Bradley Collins (7.3), Milan van Ewijk (8.5), Bobby Thomas (6.8), Liam Kitching (7.0), Jake Bidwell (6.4), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (7.7), Josh Eccles (6.7), Ben Sheaf (7.3), Kasey Palmer (6.7), Callum O’Hare (9.2) and Matt Godden (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ellis Simms (6.4), Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva (7.0), Kyle McFadzean, Liam Kelly, Jamie Allen (6.7), Ben Wilson, Joel Latibeaudiere and Fabio Tavares.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: Josh Eccles for Jamie Allen (67′), Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (67′) and Kasey Palmer for Ellis Simms (79′).

Player of the match: Callum O’Hare​

The most impressive player for Coventry City was Callum O’Hare.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 52 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark
6.3
D
J. Justin 2.England
7.3
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
6.0
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
6.7
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
6.4
M
Cesare Casadei 7.Italy
6.3
84'
M
Harry Winks 8.England
7.7
78'
M
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
6.6
46'
M
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
6.1
45'
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
8.1
44'
F
Thomas Cannon 28.England
6.8
83' 83'
Substitutes
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
D
Conor Coady 4.England
D
C. Doyle 5.England
D
Ben Nelson 45.Scotland
M
Marc Albrighton 11.England
M
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
6.3
83'
M
Dennis Praet 26.Belgium
M
K. McAteer 35.England
6.4
46'
F
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey

Also Leicester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen (6.3), Ricardo Pereira (6.7), Wout Faes (6.0), Jannik Vestergaard (6.4), James Justin (7.3), Cesare Casadei (6.3), Harry Winks (7.7), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (6.1), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8.1), Stephy Mavididi (6.6), Thomas Cannon (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Conor Coady, Callum Doyle, Marc Albrighton, Hamza Choudhury (6.3), Dennis Praet, Yunus Akgün, Kasey McAteer (6.4), Jakub Stolarczyk and Benjamin Nelson.

Substitutions

Leicester City made 2 changes: Stephy Mavididi for Kasey McAteer (46′) and Thomas Cannon for Hamza Choudhury (83′).

Player of the match: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester City was Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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