Coventry City beats Leeds United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

COVENTRY. Coventry City overcame Leeds United to win 2-1.

April 7, 2024

COVENTRY. Coventry City beat Leeds United to win 2-1. It was Coventry City to strike first with an early goal of Ellis Simms at the 9′. Then Haji Wright scored again for Coventry City in the 49′ minute. Eventually, Joël Piroe reduced the distance for Leeds United (76′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Leeds United was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (69%).

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. In front of 30,232 spectators. The referee was Tom Nield with the support of Alex James and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.75 degrees Celsius or 56.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.

Match Statistics

Coventry City

2 - 1

Leeds United

! 31 Ball Possession 69

Shots

11 Total 19
5 On Target 8
3 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 5

84 Attack 145
26 Dangerous attack 70
93 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 9
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 4
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 69% while Coventry City was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Coventry City found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Coventry City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Leeds United shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 4 yellow cards (Josh Eccles, Jake Bidwell, Ellis Simms and Ben Sheaf). Regarding the opposition, Leeds United received 2 yellow cards (Ethan Ampadu and Ilia Gruev).

Match Timeline

Ellis Simms(goal)Liam Kitching

Ilia Gruev- Yellow

46'

Connor Roberts- sub ->Glen Kamara

Haji Wright(goal)Josh Eccles

49'

Jake Bidwell- Yellow

62'

66'

Mateo Joseph- sub ->P. Bamford

Joel Latibeaudiere- sub ->Kasey Palmer

66'

Joël Piroe- sub ->Ilia Gruev

Ben Sheaf- Yellow

71'

76'

Joël Piroe(goal)

Victor Torp- sub ->Callum O\'Hare

77'

84'

W. Gnonto- sub ->Daniel James

88'

Ethan Ampadu- Yellow

Ellis Simms- Yellow

88'

Jay Dasilva- sub ->Haji Wright

89'

Josh Eccles- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Coventry City has 63 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United will stays with 86 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Hull City on the 16th of March with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Hull City (4 draws).

Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City

Brad Collins 40.England

7.8

Bobby Thomas 4.England

7.5

Liam Kitching 15.England

6.8

Jake Bidwell 21.England

7.8

62'

Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands

6.7

Haji Wright 11.United States

7.8

89'

49'

Ben Sheaf 14.England

7.1

71'

Josh Eccles 28.England

8.4

90'

Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica

7.3

66'

Callum O'Hare 10.England

6.8

77'

Ellis Simms 9.England

7.5

88'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson 13.England

Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica

6.4

66'

Luis Binks 2.England

Jay Dasilva 3.England

89'

Liam Kelly 6.Scotland

Victor Torp 29.Denmark

6.4

77'

K. Andrews 54.Wales

Fábio Tavares 30.Portugal

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: Brad Collins (7.8), Milan van Ewijk (6.7), Bobby Thomas (7.5), Liam Kitching (6.8), Jake Bidwell (7.8), Ben Sheaf (7.1), Josh Eccles (8.4), Haji Wright (7.8), Callum O’Hare (6.8), Kasey Palmer (7.3) and Ellis Simms (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Joel Latibeaudiere (6.4), Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Liam Kelly , Ben Wilson, Victor Torp (6.4), Fábio Tavares, Dermi Lusala and K. Andrews.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 3 changes: Kasey Palmer for Joel Latibeaudiere (66′), Callum O’Hare for Victor Torp (77′) and Haji Wright for Jay Dasilva (89′).

Player of the match: Josh Eccles

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Josh Eccles even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United

Illan Meslier 1.France

7.0

Junior Firpo 3.Spain

7.5

Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales

7.0

88'

Joe Rodon 14.Wales

7.3

A. Gray 22.England

7.0

Glen Kamara 8.Finland

6.7

46'

C. Summerville 10.Netherlands

7.5

Daniel James 20.Wales

7.3

84'

G. Rutter 24.France

6.7

Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria

6.4

66'

P. Bamford 9.England

7.0

66'

Substitutes

Karl Darlow 28.England

Sam Byram 25.England

C. Cresswell 5.England

L. Cooper 6.Scotland

Connor Roberts 33.Wales

7.0

46'

Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands

8.1

66'

76'

Jaidon Anthony 12.England

W. Gnonto 29.Italy

6.8

84'

Mateo Joseph 49.England

7.0

66'

Also Leeds United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (7.0), A. Gray (7.0), Joe Rodon (7.3), Ethan Ampadu (7.0), Junior Firpo (7.5), Ilia Gruev (6.4), Glen Kamara (6.7), Daniel James (7.3), G. Rutter (6.7), C. Summerville (7.5) and P. Bamford (7.0).

They had on the bench: Sam Byram, C. Cresswell, L. Cooper, Joël Piroe (8.1), Jaidon Anthony, Karl Darlow, W. Gnonto (6.8), Connor Roberts (7.0) and Mateo Joseph (7.0).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 4 changes: P. Bamford for Mateo Joseph (66′), Ilia Gruev for Joël Piroe (66′), Glen Kamara for Connor Roberts (46′) and Daniel James for W. Gnonto (84′).