Blackburn Rovers stops Coventry City with a 0-0 draw. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City played out a goalless draw.

April 28, 2024

BLACKBURN. Coventry City didn’t concede much to Blackburn Rovers to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,026 spectators. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the collaboration of Craig Taylor and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.17 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Blackburn Rovers

0 - 0

Coventry City

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

30 Total 6
8 On Target 1
12 Off Target 3
10 Shots blocked 2

115 Attack 85
78 Dangerous attack 33
96 Ball safe 133

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 2

Fouls

9 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 6

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Coventry City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Blackburn Rovers to win the match.

Blackburn Rovers shot 30 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Coventry City received 1 yellow card (Kasey Palmer).

(Blackburn Rovers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (0′).

Also, Coventry City didn’t end the match with 11 players after Liam Kitching (Coventry City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (62′).

Match Timeline

50'

Kasey Palmer- Yellow

62'

Liam Kitching- Red

Y. Ayari- sub ->J. Rankin-Costello

63'

65'

Joel Latibeaudiere- sub ->Kasey Palmer

72'

Jamie Allen- sub ->Josh Eccles

72'

Matt Godden- sub ->Ellis Simms

B. Chrisene- sub ->Harry Pickering

73'

86'

Jake Bidwell- sub ->Callum O\'Hare

Andrew Moran- sub ->T. Dolan

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Blackburn Rovers has 50 points like Sheffield Wednesday to sit in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will has 64 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Leicester City on the 4th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).

Coventry City will host Ipswich Town on the 30th of April with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Ipswich Town (6 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers

A. Pears 1.England

7.0

Kyle McFadzean 55.England

8.2

Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland

7.5

S. Wharton 16.England

Hayden Carter 17.England

7.1

Callum Brittain 2.England

8.1

Harry Pickering 3.England

8.1

73'

S. Tronstad 6.Norway

7.8

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

7.9

J. Rankin-Costello 11.England

7.3

63'

Sam Gallagher 9.England

6.7

T. Dolan 10.England

7.7

88'

Substitutes

Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden

B. Chrisene 45.England

6.8

73'

B. Koumetio 14.France

J. Buckley 21.England

Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland

7.0

88'

J. Garrett 30.England

Y. Ayari 44.Sweden

7.9

63'

D. Markanday 18.England

S. Telalović 33.Germany

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: S. Wharton, A. Pears (7.0), Hayden Carter (7.1), Kyle McFadzean (8.2), Dominic Hyam (7.5), Callum Brittain (8.1), S. Tronstad (7.8), J. Rankin-Costello (7.3), Harry Pickering (8.1), Sammie Szmodics (7.9), Sam Gallagher (6.7) and T. Dolan (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: B. Chrisene (6.8), Leopold Wahlstedt, B. Koumetio, D. Markanday, J. Buckley, Andrew Moran (7.0), J. Garrett, S. Telalović and Y. Ayari (7.9).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: J. Rankin-Costello for Y. Ayari (63′), Harry Pickering for B. Chrisene (73′) and T. Dolan for Andrew Moran (88′).

Player of the match: Kyle McFadzean

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Kyle McFadzean.

His rating is 8.2 with 48 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 13.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City

Brad Collins 40.England

9.4

Liam Kitching 15.England

6.8

62'

Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands

7.9

Luis Binks 2.England

Jay Dasilva 3.England

7.5

Bobby Thomas 4.England

8.1

Callum O'Hare 10.England

6.4

86'

Haji Wright 11.United States

6.7

86'

Liam Kelly 6.Scotland

7.5

Ben Sheaf 14.England

Josh Eccles 28.England

6.8

72'

Kasey Palmer 45.Jamaica

6.6

65'

50'

Ellis Simms 9.England

6.4

72'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson 13.England

Jake Bidwell 21.England

6.7

86'

Joel Latibeaudiere 22.Jamaica

7.0

65'

Jamie Allen 8.England

6.4

72'

K. Andrews 54.Wales

Matt Godden 24.England

6.4

72'

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

Mark Robins played with: Luis Binks, Ben Sheaf, Brad Collins (9.4), Milan van Ewijk (7.9), Bobby Thomas (8.1), Liam Kitching (6.8), Jay Dasilva (7.5), Callum O’Hare (6.4), Liam Kelly (7.5), Josh Eccles (6.8), Haji Wright (6.7) and Kasey Palmer (6.6), Ellis Simms (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jake Bidwell (6.7), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0), Matt Godden (6.4), Jamie Allen (6.4), Ben Wilson, Dermi Lusala, Luke Bell, K. Andrews and A. Dausch (6.4).

Substitutions

Coventry City made 4 changes: Ellis Simms for Matt Godden (72′), Josh Eccles for Jamie Allen (72′), Kasey Palmer for Joel Latibeaudiere (65′) and Callum O’Hare for Jake Bidwell (86′).