PRESTON. Preston North End succeeded in turn the table against Coventry City to win 2-1. It was Coventry City to strike first with a goal of T. Walker at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Riis gave the win to Preston North End in the 69′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who was helped by Adrian Holmes and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 104
- 58 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Preston North End 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
Preston North End was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match.
Preston North End shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (P. Bauer and A. Hughes). Regarding the opposition, Coventry City received 1 yellow card (L. Kelly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Preston North End will have 15 points like Sheffield United to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Coventry City will stay with 23 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away with Blackpool on the 23rd of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Coventry City will host Derby County on the 23rd of October with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (5 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
23'
61'
79'
Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Frankie McAvoy decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen , Jordan Storey , Patrick Bauer , Andrew Hughes , Sepp van den Berg , Benjamin Whiteman , Alan Browne , Joshua Earl , Daniel Johnson , Emil Riis and Scott Sinclair .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Ledson, Declan Rudd, Greg Cunningham, Tom Barkhuizen , Liam Lindsay, Josh Murphy and Brad Potts .
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: S. Sinclair for T. Barkhuizen (79′), D. Johnson for B. Potts (80′) and E. Riis for J. Murphy (86′).
Best player: Benjamin Whiteman
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Benjamin Whiteman even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 11 crosses.
Coventry City – Formation
Coventry City
Also Coventry City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Michael Rose , Fankaty Dabo , Liam Kelly , Gustavo Hamer , Ian Maatsen , Callum O’Hare , Viktor Gyökeres and Tyler Walker .
These were the players on the bench: Jake Clarke-Salter, Jamie Allen , Jordan Shipley, Ben Wilson, Todd Kane, Martyn Waghorn and Ben Sheaf .
Substitutions
Coventry City made 3 changes: V. Gyokeres for M. Waghorn (74′), L. Kelly for B. Sheaf (74′) and C. O’Hare for J. Allen (74′).
Best player: Tyler Walker
The most impressive player for Coventry City was Tyler Walker.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 0-0
- Hull City – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Barnsley – 2-0
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 2-1
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Reading – Blackpool – 2-3
