Coventry City demolishes Rotherham United 5-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

COVENTRY. Coventry City liquidates Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Coventry City demolishes Rotherham United 5-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

COVENTRY. Coventry City liquidates Rotherham United 5-0 with goals of Ellis Simms (5′), Joel Latibeaudiere (23′), Ellis Simms (27′), Ellis Simms (37′) and Fabio Tavares (90′).

The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 22,092 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Backhouse who had the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.97 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Coventry City

5 - 0

Team 1

Rotherham United

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 112 Attack 98
  • 36 Dangerous attack 33
  • 84 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 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 53% of the time vs. Rotherham United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Coventry City won the match​.

Coventry City shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Coventry City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Jordan Hugill).

Match Timeline

Ellis Simms(goal)
5'
Joel Latibeaudiere(goal)Jake Bidwell
23'
Ellis Simms(goal)
27'
35'
Sebastian Revan- sub ->Shane Ferguson
Ellis Simms(goal)Haji Wright
37'
46'
Arvin Appiah- sub ->Sam Nombe
54'
Jordan Hugill- Yellow
Milan van Ewijk- sub ->Josh Eccles
59'
Matt Godden- sub ->Haji Wright
59'
Callum O'Hare- sub ->Kasey Palmer
59'
72'
Sam Clucas- sub ->Andy Rinomhota
72'
Charlie Wyke- sub ->Jordan Hugill
Fábio Tavares- sub ->Ellis Simms
82'
84'
Femi Seriki- sub ->Peter Kioso
K. Andrews- sub ->Victor Torp
88'
Fábio Tavares(goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
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 match, Coventry City has 54 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United will stays with 19 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Watford on the 9th of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Watford (6 draws).

Rotherham United will play away against Norwich City on the 9th of March with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City
G
Brad Collins 40.England
7.3
D
Bobby Thomas 4.England
7.3
D
Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica
7.8
Goals23'
D
Liam Kitching 15.England
7.5
M
Josh Eccles 28.England
7.0
59'
M
Victor Torp 29.Denmark
7.0
88'
M
Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica
7.3
59'
M
Liam Kelly  6.Scotland
7.1
M
Haji Wright 11.United States
7.1
59'
M
Jake Bidwell 21.England
7.5
F
Ellis Simms 9.England
9.7
82' Goals5', 27', 37'
Substitutes
G
Ben Wilson 13.England
D
Luis Binks 2.England
D
Jay Dasilva 3.England
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
6.4
59'
M
Callum O'Hare 10.England
7.0
59'
M
K. Andrews 54.Wales
88'
F
Matt Godden 24.England
6.8
59'
F
Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal
7.5
82' Goals90'

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

The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Bradley Collins (7.3), Bobby Thomas (7.3), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.8), Liam Kitching (7.5), Josh Eccles (7.0), Liam Kelly (7.1), Victor Torp (7.0), Jake Bidwell (7.5), Kasey Palmer (7.3), Ellis Simms (9.7) and Haji Wright (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Callum O’Hare (7.0), Ben Wilson, Milan van Ewijk (6.4), Matt Godden (6.8), Fabio Tavares (7.5), Dermi Lusala and Kai Andrews.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 5 changes: Kasey Palmer for Callum O’Hare (59′), Haji Wright for Matt Godden (59′), Josh Eccles for Milan van Ewijk (59′), Ellis Simms for Fabio Tavares (82′) and Victor Torp for Kai Andrews (88′).

Player of the match: Ellis Simms​

The most impressive player for Coventry City was Ellis Simms.

His rating is 9.7 with 3 goals, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
5.4
D
Lee Peltier 21.England
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
6.8
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.4
D
Peter Kioso 40.DR Congo
6.0
84'
M
Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe
6.6
72'
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
6.3
35'
M
C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Cafú 7.Portugal
6.4
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
6.6
F
Sam Nombe 29.England
6.6
46'
F
Jordan Hugill 10.England
7.0
72' 54'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 26.England
D
Sebastian Revan 28.England
6.3
35'
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
6.6
84'
M
Sam Clucas 8.England
6.7
72'
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
F
Charlie Wyke 14.England
6.7
72'
F
Arvin Appiah 30.England
6.7
46'

Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Leam Richardson played with: Lee Peltier, Viktor Johansson (5.4), Peter Kioso (6.0), Cameron Humphreys (6.4), Hakeem Odofin (6.8), Christ Tiehi (7.0), Andy Rinomhota (6.6), Jamie Lindsay (6.6), Cafú (6.4), Shane Ferguson (6.3) and Jordan Hugill (7.0), Sam Nombe (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Sam Clucas (6.7), Tom Eaves, Charlie Wyke (6.7), Oliver Rathbone, Dillon Phillips, Sebastian Revan (6.3), Arvin Appiah (6.7) and Femi Seriki (6.6).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Jordan Hugill for Charlie Wyke (72′), Peter Kioso for Femi Seriki (84′), Shane Ferguson for Sebastian Revan (35′), Andy Rinomhota for Sam Clucas (72′) and Sam Nombe for Arvin Appiah (46′).

Player of the match: Christ Tiehi​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Christ Tiehi.

His rating is 7.0 with 75 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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