Coventry City 1–2 Southampton · Total Bound Football

Coventry City

1–2

HT 0–0

Southampton

Championship Sat 14 Mar, 12:30London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Farai Hallam 31,281 attendance

Timeline

48' Flynn Downes
53' Liam Kitching Yellow Card
57' Brandon Thomas-Asante for Josh Eccles
62' Ellis Simms for Haji Wright
67' Shea Charles for Cameron Bragg
67' Cameron Archer for Cyle Larin
77' Romain Esse for Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
77' Victor Torp for Frank Onyeka
80' Luke Woolfenden Yellow Card
85' Kuryu Matsuki assist James Bree
86' Cameron Archer Yellow Card
86' Ellis Simms Yellow Card
90'+1' Daniel Peretz Yellow Card
90'+6' Nathan Wood for Kuryu Matsuki

Match stats

57.4% Possession 42.6%

20 Shots 8

6 On target 3

13 Fouls 13

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 4

1 Saves 5

363 Accurate passes 265

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Rushworth

3 Da Silva 15 Kitching 26 Woolfenden 27 van Ewijk

6 Grimes 16 Onyeka

10 Mason-Clark 28 Eccles 7 Sakamoto

11 Wright

Southampton 4-1-4-1

41 Peretz

3 Manning 5 Stephens 6 Harwood-Bellis 14 Bree

48 Bragg

10 Azaz 4 Downes 20 Jander 27 Matsuki

9 Larin

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Carl Rushworth G
15 Liam Kitching CD-L
26 Luke Woolfenden CD-R
3 Jay Da Silva LB
27 Milan van Ewijk RB
28 Josh Eccles ▼ AM
6 Matt Grimes LM
16 Frank Onyeka ▼ RM
11 Haji Wright ▼ F
10 Ephron Mason-Clark AM-L
7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▼ AM-R

Came on

23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▲ SUB
9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB
14 Romain Esse ▲ SUB
29 Victor Torp ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

13 Ben Wilson SUB
20 Kaine Kesler Hayden SUB
24 Jahnoah Markelo SUB
22 Joel Latibeaudiere SUB
21 Jake Bidwell SUB

Southampton 4-1-4-1

41 Daniel Peretz G
5 Jack Stephens CD-L
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis CD-R
48 Cameron Bragg ▼ DM
3 Ryan Manning LB
14 James Bree RB
4 Flynn Downes CM-L
20 Caspar Jander CM-R
10 Finn Azaz LM
27 Kuryu Matsuki ▼ RM
9 Cyle Larin ▼ F

Came on

15 Nathan Wood ▲ SUB
19 Cameron Archer ▲ SUB
24 Shea Charles ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (6)

25 George Long SUB
17 Joshua Quarshie SUB
18 Tom Fellows SUB
28 Oriol Romeu SUB
49 Nicholas Oyekunle SUB
23 Samuel Edozie SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Coventry City 1, Southampton 2.
90'+9' Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Southampton 2.
90'+9' Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9' Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).
90'+7' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
90'+7' Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+7' Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp.
90'+7' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
90'+6' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
90'+5' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Romain Esse.
90'+5' Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
90'+4' Attempt missed. Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.

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90'+3' Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
90'+3' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' Goal! Coventry City 1, Southampton 2. Victor Torp (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90'+1' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1' Penalty conceded by Shea Charles (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1' Penalty Coventry City. Victor Torp draws a foul in the penalty area.
90' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt blocked. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
89' Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
88' Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
88' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86' Ellis Simms (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
86' Cameron Archer (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
85' Goal! Coventry City 0, Southampton 2. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
84' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
82' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
82' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80' Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80' Foul by Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City).
80' Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
77' Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
76' Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
75' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
75' Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74' Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
72' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
71' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
71' Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Bree.
67' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Cyle Larin because of an injury.
67' Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Cameron Bragg.
65' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by James Bree.
62' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
62' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
61' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
60' Attempt saved. Caspar Jander (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
59' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
59' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
58' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58' Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
58' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
57' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Josh Eccles.
57' Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
56' Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kuryu Matsuki.
54' Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
53' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
53' Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52' Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
51' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51' Delay in match because of an injury Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
51' Attempt saved. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Luke Woolfenden with a cross.
48' Goal! Coventry City 0, Southampton 1. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
45' Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Southampton 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Southampton 0.
45'+1' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
44' Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
44' Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
43' Attempt saved. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Josh Eccles with a cross.
42' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
42' Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
40' Attempt blocked. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Bragg.
36' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
35' Attempt missed. Luke Woolfenden (Coventry City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross following a corner.
34' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kuryu Matsuki.
32' Attempt missed. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
31' Offside, Southampton. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
30' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
30' Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
29' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
26' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
25' Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
23' James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
19' Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
19' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18' Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
18' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
18' Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
15' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
15' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
12' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
12' Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
11' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9' Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kuryu Matsuki with a headed pass following a corner.
8' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
7' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
5' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) with an attempt from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan van Ewijk with a cross.
4' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
1' Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City W W W W W

W at West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship
W at Sheffield United 2-1 EFL Championship
W Stoke City 2-1 EFL Championship
W at Bristol City 2-0 EFL Championship
W Preston North End 3-0 EFL Championship

Southampton D W W W D

D Charlton Athletic 1-1 EFL Championship
W Queens Park Rangers 5-0 EFL Championship
W at Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 EFL Championship
W at Fulham 1-0 English FA Cup
D at West Bromwich Albion 1-1 EFL Championship

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