Preston North End defeats Coventry City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

COVENTRY. Preston North End was ultimately too strong for Coventry City.

By
Luke Meyer
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Preston North End defeats Coventry City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

COVENTRY. Preston North End was after all too much to handle for Coventry City with the goal of Emil Riis (1′), Will Keane (20′) and Bobby Thomas (38′ own).

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 24,500 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Davies with the support of G Read and James Wilson. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.36 degrees Celsius or 45.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Coventry City

0 - 3

Team 1

Preston North End

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 113 Attack 123
  • 33 Dangerous attack 55
  • 85 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Coventry City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Preston North End was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Preston North End was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match.​

Coventry City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Bobby Thomas). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Ben Whiteman, Jordan Storey and Ben Woodburn).

Match Timeline

1'
Emil Riis(goal)Alan Browne
20'
Will Keane(goal)Emil Riis
Kasey Palmer- sub ->Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
31'
Bobby Thomas(own-goal)
38'
43'
Ben Whiteman- Yellow
Jake Bidwell- sub ->Jay Dasilva
46'
54'
Jordan Storey- Yellow
Bobby Thomas- Yellow
71'
Matt Godden- sub ->Haji Wright
73'
Victor Torp- sub ->Callum O\'Hare
73'
74'
Greg Cunningham- sub ->Liam Millar
74'
Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis
Liam Kelly - sub ->Josh Eccles
84'
88'
Ryan Ledson- sub ->Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
88'
Ben Woodburn- sub ->Will Keane
90'
Ben Woodburn- Yellow
90'
J. Seary- sub ->Alan Browne

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this encounter, Coventry City stays with 51 points like Norwich City to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Preston North End will has 52 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against West Bromwich Albion on the 2nd of March with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Preston North End will host Hull City on the 2nd of March with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hull City (5 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
6.1
D
Luis Binks 2.England
6.1
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
6.1
46'
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
7.0
71'
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
6.7
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
6.8
73'
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
6.8
73'
M
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
6.7
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.3
84'
M
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto  7.Japan
6.3
31'
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Brad Collins 40.England
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
D
Jake Bidwell 21.England
7.0
46'
M
Victor Torp 29.Denmark
7.5
73'
M
Liam Kelly  6.Scotland
6.8
84'
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
7.0
31'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.8
73'

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: Ben Wilson (6.1), Milan van Ewijk (6.7), Bobby Thomas (7.0), Luis Binks (6.1), Jay Dasilva (6.1), Josh Eccles (7.3), Joel Latibeaudiere (6.7), Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (6.3), Callum O’Hare (6.8), Haji Wright (6.8) and Ellis Simms (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Torp (7.5), Fabio Tavares, Liam Kelly (6.8), Liam Kitching, Jake Bidwell (7.0), Matt Godden (6.8), Bradley Collins, Dermi Lusala and Kasey Palmer (7.0).

Coventry City could not rely on the presence of Kasey Palmer (injured).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 5 changes: Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Kasey Palmer (31′), Josh Eccles for Liam Kelly (84′), Jay Dasilva for Jake Bidwell (46′), Callum O’Hare for Victor Torp (73′) and Haji Wright for Matt Godden (73′).

Player of the match: Victor Torp​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Victor Torp.

His rating is 7.5 with 11 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 73′.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
7.3
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
7.5
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
7.1
54'
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
7.3
M
Ben Whiteman 4.England
6.8
43'
M
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
8.2
90'
M
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
7.0
88'
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
M
L. Millar 23.Canada
7.0
74'
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
6.7
F
Will Keane 7.England
7.7
88' Goals20'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
8.9
74' Goals1'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
7.0
74'
D
Jack Whatmough 26.England
D
J. Seary 36.England
90'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
88'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
88' 90'
M
N. Mawene 35.England
F
Layton Stewart 17.England
F
Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro
6.4
74'

Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Robbie Brady, Freddie Woodman (7.3), Jordan Storey (7.1), Liam Lindsay (7.5), Andrew Hughes (7.3), Alan Browne (8.2), Ben Whiteman (6.8), Ali McCann (6.7), Liam Millar (7.0), Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (7.0) and Emil Riis (8.9), Will Keane (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Greg Cunningham (7.0), Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajić (6.4), Noah Mawene and Josh Seary.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 5 changes: Liam Millar for Greg Cunningham (74′), Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajić (74′), Mads Frokjaer-Jensen for Ryan Ledson (88′), Will Keane for Ben Woodburn (88′) and Alan Browne for Josh Seary (90′).

Player of the match: Emil Riis​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Emil Riis.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 20 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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