Norwich City 2–1 Coventry City · Total Bound Football

Norwich City

2–1

HT 0–1

Coventry City

Championship Mon 26 Jan, 20:00London Carrow Road, Norwich Thomas Kirk 25,452 attendance

Timeline

18' Romain Esse Yellow Card
38' Romain Esse
45' Pape Diallo for Tony Springett
45' Jacob Wright for Pelle Mattsson
46' Anis Slimane assist Ali Ahmed
55' José Córdoba Yellow Card
62' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Romain Esse
62' Josh Eccles for Brandon Thomas-Asante
67' Ali Ahmed assist Pape Diallo
71' Ellis Simms for Haji Wright
72' Yang Min-Hyeok for Ephron Mason-Clark
75' Harry Amass for Ali Ahmed
78' Oscar Schwartau for Anis Slimane
82' Jack Stacey for Benjamin Chrisene
90'+7' Benjamin Chrisene Yellow Card

Match stats

48.5% Possession 51.5%

16 Shots 16

5 On target 5

10 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 0

4 Saves 3

318 Accurate passes 330

Lineups

Norwich City 4-2-3-1

1 Kovacevic

14 Chrisene 33 Córdoba 15 McConville 35 Fisher

23 McLean 7 Mattsson

21 Ahmed 20 Slimane 42 Springett

24 Makama

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 14 Esse

11 Wright

Norwich City 4-2-3-1

1 Vladan Kovacevic G
33 José Córdoba CD-L
15 Ruairi McConville CD-R
14 Benjamin Chrisene ▼ LB
35 Kellen Fisher RB
20 Anis Slimane ▼ AM
23 Kenny McLean LM
7 Pelle Mattsson ▼ RM
24 Jovon Makama F
21 Ali Ahmed ▼ AM-L
42 Tony Springett ▼ AM-R

Came on

16 Jacob Wright ▲ SUB
29 Oscar Schwartau ▲ SUB
3 Jack Stacey ▲ SUB
19 Pape Diallo ▲ SUB
2 Harry Amass ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

6 Harry Darling SUB
30 Mathias Kvistgaarden SUB
10 Matej Jurásek SUB
32 Daniel Grimshaw SUB

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Carl Rushworth G
15 Liam Kitching CD-L
4 Bobby Thomas CD-R
3 Jay Da Silva LB
27 Milan van Ewijk RB
23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▼ AM
6 Matt Grimes LM
29 Victor Torp RM
11 Haji Wright ▼ F
10 Ephron Mason-Clark ▼ AM-L
14 Romain Esse ▼ AM-R

Came on

18 Yang Min-Hyeok ▲ SUB
9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB
28 Josh Eccles ▲ SUB
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

13 Ben Wilson SUB
20 Kaine Kesler Hayden SUB
22 Joel Latibeaudiere SUB
21 Jake Bidwell SUB
26 Luke Woolfenden SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Norwich City 2, Coventry City 1.
90'+7' Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7' Second Half ends, Norwich City 2, Coventry City 1.
90'+6' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6' Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
90'+4' Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt missed. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
86' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
82' Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Ben Chrisene.
82' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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82' Foul by Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
80' Attempt missed. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross.
80' Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
79' Attempt missed. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
78' Substitution, Norwich City. Oscar Schwartau replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
77' Offside, Norwich City. Jovon Makama is caught offside.
76' Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Yang Min-Hyeok (Coventry City).
75' Substitution, Norwich City. Harry Amass replaces Ali Ahmed.
73' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yang Min-Hyeok with a headed pass following a corner.
72' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
72' Substitution, Coventry City. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
71' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
70' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
70' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
67' Goal! Norwich City 2, Coventry City 1. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
67' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67' Foul by Jacob Wright (Norwich City).
62' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
62' Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Romain Esse.
62' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Foul by Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
60' Offside, Norwich City. Jovon Makama is caught offside.
58' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.
58' Attempt blocked. Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
56' Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jovon Makama.
56' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) hits the bar with a header from very close range following a set piece situation.
55' José Córdoba (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' Foul by José Córdoba (Norwich City).
55' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Victor Torp with a through ball.
52' Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
49' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
48' Attempt blocked. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
46' Goal! Norwich City 1, Coventry City 1. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Ahmed with a through ball.
45' Substitution, Norwich City. Papa Diallo replaces Tony Springett.
45' Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Wright replaces Pelle Mattsson.
45' Second Half begins Norwich City 0, Coventry City 1.
45'+6' First Half ends, Norwich City 0, Coventry City 1.
45'+5' Attempt saved. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Kenny McLean.
45'+4' Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Ahmed.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
43' Tony Springett (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
42' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
42' Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Romain Esse.
40' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
40' Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38' Goal! Norwich City 0, Coventry City 1. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
38' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34' Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
34' Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross following a set piece situation.
33' Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33' Foul by José Córdoba (Norwich City).
33' Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
32' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ephron Mason-Clark.
27' José Córdoba (Norwich City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kenny McLean following a corner.
25' Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
25' Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
24' Attempt blocked. Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Mattsson.
23' Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23' Foul by Ruairi McConville (Norwich City).
23' Attempt missed. Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
21' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Anis Ben Slimane.
20' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19' Delay in match because of an injury Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City).
18' Romain Esse (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18' Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
18' Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18' Attempt blocked. Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean.
17' Attempt saved. Anis Ben Slimane (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Kellen Fisher.
17' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
16' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
14' Attempt missed. Ali Ahmed (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
11' Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
10' Ruairi McConville (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
9' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9' Foul by Jovon Makama (Norwich City).
8' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7' Delay in match because of an injury Ben Chrisene (Norwich City).
7' Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
6' Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
5' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
5' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
3' Attempt saved. Romain Esse (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.
2' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by José Córdoba.
2' Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a through ball.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Norwich City W W W L W

W at Queens Park Rangers 2-1 EFL Championship
L Stoke City 2-0 EFL Championship
W Walsall 5-1 English FA Cup
W at Wrexham 2-1 EFL Championship
W at West Bromwich Albion 5-0 EFL Championship

Coventry City W W L L D

D at Charlton Athletic 1-1 EFL Championship
L at Birmingham City 3-2 EFL Championship
L at Stoke City 1-0 English FA Cup
W Leicester City 2-1 EFL Championship
W Millwall 2-1 EFL Championship

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