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Coventry City
FT
4–0
HT 4–0
Plymouth Argyle
Championship Thu 26 Dec, 15:00London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Adam Herczeg 29,420 attendance

Timeline

  1. 5' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto assist Ben Sheaf
  2. 20' Josh Eccles assist Ephron Mason-Clark
  3. 37' Callum Wright for Mustapha Bundu
  4. 39' Ephron Mason-Clark assist Josh Eccles
  5. 45' Josh Eccles assist Jack Rudoni
  6. 45' Frederick Issaka for Andre Gray
  7. 45' Victor Torp for Ephron Mason-Clark
  8. 55' Adam Forshaw for Rami Al Hajj
  9. 62' Brandon Thomas-Asante for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  10. 62' Ellis Simms for Norman Bassette
  11. 71' Jordan Houghton for Darko Gyabi
  12. 71' Matthew Sorinola for Brendan Galloway
  13. 74' Liam Kitching for Milan van Ewijk
  14. 74' Jamie Allen for Jack Rudoni
  15. 85' Kornel Szucs Yellow Card
  16. 87' Callum Wright Red Card

Match stats

0% Possession 0%
0 Shots 0
0 On target 0
0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Saves 0
0 Accurate passes 0

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1
1 Dovin
21 Bidwell 22 Latibeaudiere 4 Thomas 27 van Ewijk
14 Sheaf 28 Eccles
10 Mason-Clark 5 Rudoni 7 Sakamoto
37 Bassette
Plymouth Argyle 4-1-4-1
31 Grimshaw
22 Galloway 17 Gibson 6 Szucs 2 Mumba
20 Randell
39 Finn 28 Hajj 18 Gyabi 15 Bundu
19 Gray
Coventry City 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Oliver Dovin G
  2. 22 Joel Latibeaudiere CD-L
  3. 4 Bobby Thomas CD-R
  4. 21 Jake Bidwell LB
  5. 27 Milan van Ewijk ▼ RB
  6. 5 Jack Rudoni ▼ AM
  7. 14 Ben Sheaf LM
  8. 28 Josh Eccles RM
  9. 37 Norman Bassette ▼ F
  10. 10 Ephron Mason-Clark ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 29 Victor Torp ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Liam Kitching ▲ SUB
  4. 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▲ SUB
  5. 8 Jamie Allen ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 3 Jay Da Silva SUB
  2. 2 Luis Binks SUB
  3. 40 Bradley Collins SUB
  4. 17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues SUB
Plymouth Argyle 4-1-4-1
  1. 31 Daniel Grimshaw G
  2. 17 Lewis Gibson CD-L
  3. 6 Kornel Szucs CD-R
  4. 20 Adam Randell DM
  5. 22 Brendan Galloway ▼ LB
  6. 2 Bali Mumba RB
  7. 28 Rami Al Hajj ▼ CM-L
  8. 18 Darko Gyabi ▼ CM-R
  9. 39 Tegan Finn LM
  10. 15 Mustapha Bundu ▼ RM
  11. 19 Andre Gray ▼ F

Came on

  1. 27 Adam Forshaw ▲ SUB
  2. 29 Matthew Sorinola ▲ SUB
  3. 4 Jordan Houghton ▲ SUB
  4. 35 Frederick Issaka ▲ SUB
  5. 11 Callum Wright ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 3 Nathanael Ogbeta SUB
  2. 5 Julio Pleguezuelo SUB
  3. 44 Victor Palsson SUB
  4. 21 Conor Hazard SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  3. 90'+4' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matthew Sorinola.
  4. 90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  5. 90' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere with a through ball.
  6. 89' Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
  7. 89' Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 88' Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  9. 87' Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the red card.
  10. 86' Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  11. 86' Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  12. 86' Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
86 earlier entries
  1. 85' Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 85' Foul by Kornél Szucs (Plymouth Argyle).
  3. 85' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  4. 84' Offside, Coventry City. Josh Eccles is caught offside.
  5. 80' Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  6. 80' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Victor Torp.
  7. 79' Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
  8. 79' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  9. 76' Offside, Coventry City. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
  10. 76' Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  11. 76' Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  12. 74' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Jack Rudoni.
  13. 74' Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kitching replaces Milan van Ewijk.
  14. 73' Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
  15. 73' Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  16. 71' Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matthew Sorinola replaces Brendan Galloway.
  17. 71' Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Jordan Houghton replaces Darko Gyabi.
  18. 70' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. 70' Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  20. 69' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kornél Szucs.
  21. 68' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  22. 68' Foul by Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle).
  23. 67' Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
  24. 67' Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  25. 66' Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
  26. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Norman Bassette.
  27. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  28. 61' Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  29. 60' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
  30. 60' Attempt saved. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Grimshaw (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
  31. 56' Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
  32. 56' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
  33. 55' Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Adam Forshaw replaces Rami Al Hajj.
  34. 54' Attempt missed. Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  35. 53' Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  36. 51' Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  37. 50' Lewis Gibson (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 50' Foul by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  39. 48' Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 48' Foul by Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle).
  41. 46' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  42. 45' Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Freddie Issaka replaces Andre Gray.
  43. 45' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  44. 45' Second Half begins Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  45. 45'+6' First Half ends, Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0.
  46. 45'+5' Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  47. 45'+4' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
  48. 45'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  49. 45'+4' Delay in match because of an injury Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  50. 45'+2' Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Oliver Dovin.
  51. 45'+1' Attempt saved. Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Oliver Dovin (Coventry City). Assisted by Callum Wright.
  52. 45' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  53. 45' Goal! Coventry City 4, Plymouth Argyle 0. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  54. 43' Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  55. 43' Foul by Tegan Finn (Plymouth Argyle).
  56. 40' Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Andre Gray is caught offside.
  57. 39' Goal! Coventry City 3, Plymouth Argyle 0. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a through ball.
  58. 38' Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  59. 37' Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Callum Wright replaces Mustapha Bundu because of an injury.
  60. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  61. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
  62. 33' Offside, Coventry City. Milan van Ewijk is caught offside.
  63. 32' Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  64. 32' Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  65. 30' Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
  66. 30' Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  67. 25' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  68. 25' Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 25' Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  70. 25' Attempt blocked. Rami Al Hajj (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mustapha Bundu.
  71. 20' Goal! Coventry City 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  72. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  73. 17' Delay in match because of an injury Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  74. 17' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  75. 13' Handball by Norman Bassette (Coventry City).
  76. 10' Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Rami Al Hajj is caught offside.
  77. 9' Norman Bassette (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  78. 9' Foul by Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle).
  79. 8' Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  80. 8' Attempt blocked. Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bali Mumba.
  81. 5' Goal! Coventry City 1, Plymouth Argyle 0. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf with a cross.
  82. 4' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles with a headed pass.
  83. 3' Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 3' Foul by Jake Bidwell (Coventry City).
  85. First Half begins.
  86. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City L W L W D

  • D Cardiff City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • W at Millwall 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L at West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W Hull City 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Portsmouth 4-1 EFL Championship

Plymouth Argyle D L L L L

  • L at Norwich City 6-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Bristol City 4-0 EFL Championship
  • L Swansea City 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Sheffield United 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D Middlesbrough 3-3 EFL Championship

Head to head

COV leads series 3-1-1

  • 14 Feb 2024 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Coventry City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 28 Nov 2023 Coventry City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 19 Jan 2019 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Coventry City 2018-19 English League One
  • 18 Aug 2018 Coventry City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 2018-19 English League One
  • 12 Nov 2014 Coventry City 2–0 Plymouth Argyle 2014/15 Johnstone's Paint Trophy

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