TotalBound Football
Coventry City
FT
3–0
HT 1–0
Birmingham City
Championship Sat 27 Sep, 12:30London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Thomas Kirk 30,585 attendance

Timeline

  1. 16' Brandon Thomas-Asante
  2. 34' Jack Robinson Yellow Card
  3. 42' Jack Robinson Red Card
  4. 44' Eiran Cashin for Lewis Koumas
  5. 45'+2' Haji Wright Yellow Card
  6. 48' Tomoki Iwata Yellow Card
  7. 49' Bright Osayi-Samuel own goal
  8. 59' Alex Cochrane for Ethan Laird
  9. 59' Patrick Roberts for Demarai Gray
  10. 64' Jay Stansfield Yellow Card
  11. 65' Jamie Allen for Josh Eccles
  12. 72' Ellis Simms for Haji Wright
  13. 77' Tommy Doyle for Tomoki Iwata
  14. 77' Kyogo Furuhashi for Jay Stansfield
  15. 78' Victor Torp
  16. 81' Miguel Ángel Brau for Brandon Thomas-Asante
  17. 81' Kaine Kesler Hayden for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  18. 81' Kai Andrews for Victor Torp

Match stats

63.2% Possession 36.8%
14 Shots 5
5 On target 0
11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
4 Offsides 2
0 Saves 3
422 Accurate passes 222

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1
19 Rushworth
3 Da Silva 15 Kitching 4 Thomas 27 van Ewijk
6 Grimes 29 Torp
23 Thomas-Asante 28 Eccles 7 Sakamoto
11 Wright
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
21 Allsop
2 Laird 6 Robinson 4 Klarer 26 Osayi-Samuel
8 Seung-Ho 24 Iwata
30 Koumas 28 Stansfield 10 Gray
17 Dykes
Coventry City 4-2-3-1
  1. 19 Carl Rushworth G
  2. 15 Liam Kitching CD-L
  3. 4 Bobby Thomas CD-R
  4. 3 Jay Da Silva LB
  5. 27 Milan van Ewijk RB
  6. 28 Josh Eccles ▼ AM
  7. 6 Matt Grimes LM
  8. 29 Victor Torp ▼ RM
  9. 11 Haji Wright ▼ F
  10. 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 20 Kaine Kesler Hayden ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB
  3. 33 Miguel Ángel Brau ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Jamie Allen ▲ SUB
  5. 54 Kai Andrews ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 21 Jake Bidwell SUB
  2. 13 Ben Wilson SUB
  3. 26 Luke Woolfenden SUB
  4. 22 Joel Latibeaudiere SUB
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
  1. 21 Ryan Allsop G
  2. 6 Jack Robinson CD-L
  3. 4 Christoph Klarer CD-R
  4. 2 Ethan Laird ▼ LB
  5. 26 Bright Osayi-Samuel RB
  6. 28 Jay Stansfield ▼ AM
  7. 8 Paik Seung-Ho LM
  8. 24 Tomoki Iwata ▼ RM
  9. 17 Lyndon Dykes F
  10. 30 Lewis Koumas ▼ AM-L
  11. 10 Demarai Gray ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 16 Patrick Roberts ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Kyogo Furuhashi ▲ SUB
  3. 20 Alex Cochrane ▲ SUB
  4. 41 Eiran Cashin ▲ SUB
  5. 7 Tommy Doyle ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 25 James Beadle SUB
  2. 5 Phil Neumann SUB
  3. 12 Marc Leonard SUB
  4. 48 Bradley Mayo SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 3, Birmingham City 0.
  2. 90'+7' Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Birmingham City 0.
  3. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 90'+4' Miguel Ángel Brau (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  5. 90'+4' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  6. 90'+4' Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  7. 90'+4' Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City).
  8. 90'+3' Offside, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
  9. 90'+3' Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 90'+3' Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
  11. 90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  12. 90' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
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  1. 90' Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. 88' Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 88' Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
  4. 86' Attempt saved. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  5. 86' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 86' Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  7. 84' Foul by Miguel Ángel Brau (Coventry City).
  8. 84' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  9. 82' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Paik Seung-Ho.
  10. 81' Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Victor Torp.
  11. 81' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  12. 81' Substitution, Coventry City. Miguel Ángel Brau replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  13. 78' Goal! Coventry City 3, Birmingham City 0. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  14. 78' Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Carl Rushworth.
  15. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Jay Stansfield because of an injury.
  17. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Tommy Doyle replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  18. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  19. 73' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
  20. 72' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  21. 70' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
  22. 69' Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  23. 69' Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  24. 68' Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  25. 68' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  26. 68' Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  27. 65' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Josh Eccles.
  28. 64' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 64' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  30. 64' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  31. 61' Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  32. 60' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  33. 60' Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 59' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Demarai Gray.
  35. 59' Substitution, Birmingham City. Alex Cochrane replaces Ethan Laird because of an injury.
  36. 59' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  37. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
  38. 56' Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
  39. 55' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  40. 49' Own Goal by Bright Osayi-Samuel, Birmingham City. Coventry City 2, Birmingham City 0.
  41. 48' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  42. 48' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  43. 48' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  44. 47' Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
  45. 45' Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0.
  46. 45'+4' First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0.
  47. 45'+2' Haji Wright (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  48. 45'+2' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  49. 45'+1' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  50. 45'+1' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  51. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  52. 44' Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Lewis Koumas.
  53. 42' Second yellow card to Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) for a bad foul.
  54. 42' Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 42' Foul by Jack Robinson (Birmingham City).
  56. 42' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  57. 40' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bobby Thomas following a fast break.
  58. 40' Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
  59. 40' Bright Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  60. 37' Offside, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is caught offside.
  61. 37' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  62. 37' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  63. 36' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  64. 35' Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 35' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  66. 34' Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  67. 34' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  68. 34' Foul by Jack Robinson (Birmingham City).
  69. 32' Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  70. 32' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  71. 29' Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  72. 28' Offside, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is caught offside.
  73. 27' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  74. 27' Carl Rushworth (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 26' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  76. 24' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  77. 24' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  78. 24' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  79. 24' Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 23' Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  81. 23' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 22' Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  83. 21' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
  84. 19' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  85. 19' Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  86. 16' Goal! Coventry City 1, Birmingham City 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  87. 16' Attempt saved. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Josh Eccles.
  88. 14' Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
  89. 13' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
  90. 5' Offside, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas is caught offside.
  91. 4' Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
  92. 1' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  93. First Half begins.
  94. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City D D D L W

  • W Queens Park Rangers 7-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Millwall 2-1 Carabao Cup
  • D at Oxford United 2-2 EFL Championship
  • D Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Leicester City 0-0 EFL Championship

Birmingham City W L L L W

  • W Oxford United 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L Port Vale 1-0 Carabao Cup
  • L at Leicester City 2-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Stoke City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Swansea City 1-0 EFL Championship

Head to head

COV leads series 3-1-1

  • 13 Apr 2024 Birmingham City 3–0 Coventry City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 8 Dec 2023 Coventry City 2–0 Birmingham City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 29 Apr 2023 Coventry City 2–0 Birmingham City 2022-23 English League Championship
  • 17 Sep 2022 Birmingham City 0–0 Coventry City 2022-23 English League Championship
  • 15 Apr 2022 Birmingham City 2–4 Coventry City 2021-22 English League Championship

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