Coventry vs Blackburn
Ref: Sam Allison, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Blackburn 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Torp and Thomas-Asante scored for Coventry. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.88 for Coventry versus 1.14 for Blackburn. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
18'
Tronstad
Yellow Card
Second Half
56'
Hedges
Yellow Card
⚽
Torp
⚽
Thomas-Asante
62'
⇄
Hedges
⇄
Wright
63'
⇄
Ohashi
63'
⇄
Guðjohnsen
71'
⇄
Henriksson
⇄
Mason-Clark
80'
⇄
Miller
⇄
Torp
⇄
Sakamoto
Match Statistics
CoventryBlackburn
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.88VS1.14
Attack1 · 4 won
14
Shots
17
5
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
9
8
Shots outside box
8
4
Shots off goal
7
2
Corners
7
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
53%
Possession
47%
408
Total passes
360
302
Accurate passes
270
74%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline3 · 0 won
7
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
5
Blocked shots
7
-1.19
Goals prevented
-1.19
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 6M. GrimesM
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 11H. WrightF
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteM
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 8J. AllenM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 20K. Kesler-HaydenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 33Miguel BrauD
- 50George ShepherdM
- 54Kai AndrewsM
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 18A. HenrikssonF
- 19R. HedgesM
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 7A. KargboF
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 9M. GueyeF
- 14D. De NeveD
- 25R. MorishitaM
- 28A. ForshawM
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Torp | M | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bobby Thomas | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Haji Wright | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ángel Brau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Shepherd | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaine Kesler-Hayden | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jamie Allen | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Andrews | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ellis Simms | F | 28 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Axel Henriksson | F | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Scott Wharton(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Miller | D | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/7 |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Forshaw | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | 28 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Augustus Kargbo | F | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makhtar Gueye | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sidnei Tavares | M | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |