SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton beat Coventry City to win 2-1. It was Southampton to strike first with a goal of Kyle Walker-Peters at the 18′. Then C. Adams scored again for Southampton in the 38′ minute. Eventually, Jake Bidwell reduced the distance for Coventry City (68′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Southampton was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Haji Wright missed a decisive penalty (10′). That would have allowed Coventry City to draw the match.
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 28,564 spectators. The referee was James Linington who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.94 degrees Celsius or 51.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 6 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 121 Attack 94
- 54 Dangerous attack 33
- 104 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 2
- 6 Corners 8
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 61% while Coventry City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match.
Southampton shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Coventry City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 1 yellow card (Flynn Downes). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (Josh Eccles and Joel Latibeaudiere).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Southampton has 78 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City will stays with 63 points like Preston North End to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will play away against Leicester City on the 16th of March with a 12-11 head to head in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).
Coventry City will host Hull City on the 16th of March with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (4 draws).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
18'
83'
42'
Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu , J. Bree , T. Harwood-Bellis , J. Stephens , Kyle Walker-Peters , Will Smallbone , Flynn Downes , Joe Aribo , David Brooks , C. Adams and Adam Armstrong .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Rothwell , Ryan Fraser , Jan Bednarek, Joe Lumley, S. Armstrong , Sékou Mara , Kamaldeen Sulemana , Samuel Edozie and Shea Charles .
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Joe Aribo for S. Armstrong (83′), Will Smallbone for Shea Charles (84′), C. Adams for Joe Rothwell (84′), David Brooks for Ryan Fraser (65′) and Adam Armstrong for Sékou Mara (75′).
Player of the match: C. Adams
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was C. Adams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
Coventry City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Robins played with: Brad Collins , Joel Latibeaudiere , Bobby Thomas , Liam Kitching , Jake Bidwell , Ben Sheaf , Josh Eccles , Milan van Ewijk , Callum O’Hare , Haji Wright and Ellis Simms .
These were the players on the bench: Kasey Palmer , Luis Binks , Jay Dasilva , Liam Kelly , Ben Wilson, Victor Torp , Fábio Tavares , Dermi Lusala and K. Andrews.
Coventry City could not rely on the presence of Fábio Tavares (injured).
Substitutions
Coventry City made 5 changes: Callum O’Hare for Kasey Palmer (81′), Liam Kitching for Luis Binks (81′), Jake Bidwell for Jay Dasilva (81′), Josh Eccles for Victor Torp (72′) and Milan van Ewijk for Fábio Tavares (50′).
Player of the match: Bobby Thomas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Bobby Thomas.
His rating is with 49 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Southampton – Coventry City – 2-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Norwich City – 2-2
- Preston North End – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Millwall – Leicester City – 1-0
- Leeds United – Sunderland – 0-0
