TotalBound Football
Coventry City
FT
2–0
HT 0–0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship Sat 18 Oct, 15:00London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Samuel Allison 29,606 attendance

Timeline

  1. 18' Sondre Tronstad Yellow Card
  2. 56' Ryan Hedges Yellow Card
  3. 57' Victor Torp
  4. 59' Brandon Thomas-Asante
  5. 62' Ellis Simms for Haji Wright
  6. 62' Dion De Neve for Ryan Hedges
  7. 63' Makhtar Gueye for Yuki Ohashi
  8. 63' Augustus Kargbo for Andri Gudjohnsen
  9. 71' Sidnei Tavares for Axel Henriksson
  10. 72' Jamie Allen for Ephron Mason-Clark
  11. 80' Kristi Montgomery for Lewis Miller
  12. 87' Kaine Kesler Hayden for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  13. 87' Kai Andrews for Victor Torp

Match stats

52.6% Possession 47.4%
14 Shots 17
5 On target 3
7 Fouls 15
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 5
3 Saves 3
302 Accurate passes 270

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1
19 Rushworth
3 Da Silva 15 Kitching 4 Thomas 27 van Ewijk
6 Grimes 29 Torp
10 Mason-Clark 23 Thomas-Asante 7 Sakamoto
11 Wright
Blackburn Rovers 3-4-1-2
22 Toth
15 McLoughlin 16 Wharton 12 Miller
19 Hedges 5 Gardner-Hickman 6 Tronstad 2 Alebiousu
18 Henriksson
11 Gudjohnsen 23 Ohashi
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. 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante AM
  7. 6 Matt Grimes LM
  8. 29 Victor Torp ▼ RM
  9. 11 Haji Wright ▼ F
  10. 10 Ephron Mason-Clark ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 8 Jamie Allen ▲ SUB
  2. 54 Kai Andrews ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB
  4. 20 Kaine Kesler Hayden ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 13 Ben Wilson SUB
  2. 21 Jake Bidwell SUB
  3. 26 Luke Woolfenden SUB
  4. 50 George Shepherd SUB
  5. 33 Miguel Ángel Brau SUB
Blackburn Rovers 3-4-1-2
  1. 22 Balazs Toth G
  2. 16 Scott Wharton CD
  3. 15 Sean McLoughlin CD-L
  4. 12 Lewis Miller ▼ CD-R
  5. 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman CM-L
  6. 6 Sondre Tronstad CM-R
  7. 18 Axel Henriksson ▼ AM
  8. 19 Ryan Hedges ▼ LM
  9. 2 Ryan Alebiousu RM
  10. 11 Andri Gudjohnsen ▼ CF-L
  11. 23 Yuki Ohashi ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 14 Dion De Neve ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Makhtar Gueye ▲ SUB
  3. 8 Sidnei Tavares ▲ SUB
  4. 7 Augustus Kargbo ▲ SUB
  5. 31 Kristi Montgomery ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 28 Adam Forshaw SUB
  2. 25 Ryoya Morishita SUB
  3. 4 Yuri Ribeiro SUB
  4. 1 Aynsley Pears SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  3. 90'+4' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.
  4. 90' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton is caught offside.
  5. 90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  6. 90' Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  7. 90' Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wharton.
  8. 89' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
  9. 87' Substitution, Coventry City. Kai Andrews replaces Victor Torp.
  10. 87' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  11. 84' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
  12. 82' Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carl Rushworth.
99 earlier entries
  1. 80' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Lewis Miller because of an injury.
  2. 79' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  3. 79' Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
  4. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 77' Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  6. 77' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
  7. 72' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  8. 71' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sidnei Tavares replaces Axel Henriksson.
  9. 68' Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a corner.
  10. 67' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
  11. 67' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Makhtar Gueye.
  12. 65' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.
  13. 64' Attempt blocked. Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a headed pass.
  14. 63' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  15. 63' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Yuki Ohashi.
  16. 62' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Ryan Hedges.
  17. 62' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  18. 59' Goal! Coventry City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  19. 57' Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  20. 57' Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  21. 57' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 57' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
  23. 56' Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 56' Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  25. 56' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 56' Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Axel Henriksson.
  27. 55' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 55' Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  29. 54' Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  30. 54' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  31. 51' Handball by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  32. 50' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
  33. 50' Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
  34. 48' Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 48' Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
  36. 47' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
  37. 47' Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  38. 47' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  39. 46' Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 46' Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
  41. 45' Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  42. 45'+2' First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  43. 45'+1' Attempt missed. Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  44. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  45. 45' Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
  46. 44' Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a corner.
  47. 43' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Victor Torp.
  48. 40' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
  49. 40' Attempt saved. Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
  50. 39' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  51. 39' Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  52. 38' Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges following a corner.
  53. 37' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
  54. 37' Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  55. 36' Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  56. 36' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 36' Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  58. 36' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  59. 30' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  60. 29' Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
  61. 29' Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  62. 29' Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  63. 28' Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a set piece situation.
  64. 27' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  65. 27' Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  66. 27' Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  67. 25' Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  68. 23' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  69. 23' Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  70. 18' Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  71. 18' Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  72. 18' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 16' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 16' Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  75. 16' Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  76. 15' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  77. 14' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  78. 14' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  79. 13' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  80. 12' Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  81. 10' Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 10' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  83. 7' Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haji Wright.
  84. 7' Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  85. 6' Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
  86. 6' Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  87. 5' Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross following a set piece situation.
  88. 4' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  89. 4' Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  90. 4' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  91. 4' Attempt saved. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  92. 3' Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  93. 3' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 2' Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  95. 2' Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
  96. 2' Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  97. 1' Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  98. First Half begins.
  99. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City W W W D D

  • D Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Leicester City 0-0 EFL Championship
  • W Birmingham City 3-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Millwall 4-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 EFL Championship

Blackburn Rovers D L L W L

  • L Norwich City 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Watford 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Charlton Athletic 3-0 EFL Championship
  • L Swansea City 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D Stoke City 1-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

COV leads series 3-0-2

  • 21 Jan 2025 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Coventry City 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 1 Oct 2024 Coventry City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 27 Apr 2024 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Coventry City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 4 Oct 2023 Coventry City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 19 Apr 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Coventry City 2022-23 English League Championship

Related coverage

Premier League

A Coventry win 25 years in the making

BBC Sport·Premier League

How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City for FREE: Live stream details, TV info and match preview

FourFourTwo·