COVENTRY. Burnley tops Coventry City 1-0 after N. Tella scored just 1 goal (39′). Burnley capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

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 John Busby who had the assistance of Rob Smith and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Burnley was in firm control of the ball 60% while Coventry City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burnley won the match.​

Coventry City shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burnley shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Coventry City received 1 yellow card (V. Gyokeres). On the opposite side, Burnley received 3 yellow cards (J. Beyer, J. Cork and I. Maatsen).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Coventry City will stay with 7 points to remain in the 24th place. On the other side, Burnley will have 22 points like Reading to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Coventry City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Burnley will host Rotherham United on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Coventry City – Formation

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: Ben Wilson (6.6), Callum Doyle (6.2), Kyle McFadzean (6.9), Jonathan Panzo (7.2), Fankaty Dabo (6.9), Ben Sheaf (6.8), Jamie Allen (7.3), Jake Bidwell (6.6), Kasey Palmer (6.8), Viktor Gyökeres (6.2) and Tyler Walker (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Eccles (6.6), Simon Moore, Fabio Tavares (6.2), Martyn Waghorn, Matt Godden (6.2), Michael Rose (7.1) and Todd Kane.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 5 changes: C. Doyle for M. Rose (60′), K. McFadzean for M. Godden (60′), K. Palmer for J. Eccles (60′), T. Walker for F. Tavares (60′) and F. Dabo for T. Kane (85′).

Best player: Jamie Allen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Jamie Allen.

His rating is (7.3) with 16 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Burnley – Formation

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

Vincent Kompany played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.9), Vitinho (6.5), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jordan Beyer (6.8), Ian Maatsen (7.2), Josh Cullen (7.7), Jack Cork (7.0), Nathan Tella (7.1), Josh Brownhill (7.1), Anass Zaroury (6.6) and Jay Rodriguez (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Samuel Bastien, Manuel Benson, Denis Franchi, Connor Roberts, Charlie Taylor (6.5), Jóhann Guðmundsson (6.6) and Ashley Barnes.

Substitutions

Burnley made 4 changes: J. Beyer for C. Taylor (46′), A. Zaroury for J. Gudmundsson (74′), N. Tella for C. Roberts (83′) and J. Rodriguez for A. Barnes (89′).

Best player: Josh Cullen​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Josh Cullen even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 66 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Wigan Athletic – Cardiff City – 1-3
• West Bromwich Albion – Luton Town – 0-0
• Swansea City – Sunderland – 2-1
• Stoke City – Sheffield United – 3-1
• Norwich City – Preston North End – 2-3
• Millwall – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Coventry City – Burnley – 0-1
• Blackpool – Watford – 3-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Rotherham United – 3-0
• Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0