COVENTRY. Coventry City was able to clinch a draw against Preston North End with a late goal from F. Tavares scored in the (90′) after Preston North End got a lead with a penalty from D. Johnson (86′).
The match was played at the The Coventry Building Society Arena stadium in Coventry on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the collaboration of Samuel Lewis and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Neil Hair. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 10 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 105
- 42 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 20
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
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. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Preston North End to win the encounter.
Coventry City shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (M. Rose and G. Hamer). On the other side, Preston North End received 4 yellow cards (J. Earl, L. Lindsay, B. Whiteman and C. Evans).
(Coventry City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (86′).
Also, Preston North End didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Lindsay (Preston North End) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Coventry City will have 51 points like Nottingham Forest to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Preston North End will have 47 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will play away against Swansea City on the 5th of March with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
Preston North End will host AFC Bournemouth on the 5th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Preston North End (4 draws).
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Robins decided to play with the following team: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Michael Rose , Jake Clarke-Salter , Todd Kane , Gustavo Hamer , Ben Sheaf , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Martyn Waghorn and Viktor Gyökeres .
The home team had on the bench: Fabio Tavares, Kyle McFadzean, Jordan Shipley, Jake Bidwell , Jamie Allen, Fankaty Dabo and Ben Wilson.
Substitutions
Coventry City made 2 changes: M. Waghorn for J. Bidwell (63′) and T. Kane for F. Dabo (64′).
Best player: Gustavo Hamer
The player that probably impressed the most for Coventry City was Gustavo Hamer.
His rating is with 57 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Preston North End – Formation
Also Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Ryan Lowe played with: Daniel Iversen , Sepp van den Berg , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Alan Browne , Benjamin Whiteman , Josh Earl , Daniel Johnson , Ched Evans and Cameron Archer .
They had on the bench: Ryan Ledson, Connor Ripley, Joe Rafferty, Emil Riis , Bambo Diaby, Alistair McCann and Scott Sinclair.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: J. Earl for E. Riis (73′), C. Archer for B. Diaby (90′), C. Evans for R. Ledson (90′) and C. Evans for R. Ledson (90′).
Best player: Daniel Johnson
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Daniel Johnson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (53% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Stoke City – 2-1
- Barnsley – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Birmingham City – Huddersfield Town – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Blackpool – Reading – 4-1
- Cardiff City – Fulham – 0-1
- Coventry City – Preston North End – 1-1
- Luton Town – Derby County – 1-0
- Millwall – Sheffield United – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Bristol City – 2-0
- Peterborough United – Hull City – 0-3