Coventry City 5–1 Portsmouth · Total Bound Football

Coventry City

5–1

HT 1–0

Portsmouth

Championship Tue 21 Apr, 19:45London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Andrew Kitchen 31,182 attendance

Timeline

12' Haji Wright assist Jack Rudoni
35' Madiodio Dia Yellow Card
45' Conor Shaughnessy for Madiodio Dia
47' Ephron Mason-Clark
50' Regan Poole own goal
62' Luke Le Roux for Ebrima Adams
62' Josh Murphy for Millenic Alli
64' Jake Bidwell for Jay Da Silva
64' Brandon Thomas-Asante for Romain Esse
64' Victor Torp for Frank Onyeka
69' Adrian Segecic
75' Kaine Kesler Hayden for Milan van Ewijk
75' Ellis Simms for Haji Wright
76' Ephron Mason-Clark assist Victor Torp
77' Harvey Blair for Conor Chaplin
84' Jacob Brown for Colby Bishop
90'+1' Kaine Kesler Hayden

Match stats

71.3% Possession 28.7%

15 Shots 4

6 On target 2

4 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 1

1 Saves 2

513 Accurate passes 163

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1

19 Rushworth

3 Da Silva 15 Kitching 4 Thomas 27 van Ewijk

6 Grimes 16 Onyeka

10 Mason-Clark 5 Rudoni 14 Esse

11 Wright

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

1 Schmid

3 Ogilvie 55 Dia 5 Poole 2 Williams

38 Adams 21 Dozzell

27 Alli 36 Chaplin 10 Segecic

9 Bishop

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
5 Jack Rudoni AM
6 Matt Grimes LM
16 Frank Onyeka ▼ RM
11 Haji Wright ▼ F
10 Ephron Mason-Clark AM-L
14 Romain Esse ▼ AM-R

Came on

23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▲ SUB
20 Kaine Kesler Hayden ▲ SUB
29 Victor Torp ▲ SUB
21 Jake Bidwell ▲ SUB
9 Ellis Simms ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

22 Joel Latibeaudiere SUB
28 Josh Eccles SUB
26 Luke Woolfenden SUB
13 Ben Wilson SUB

Portsmouth 4-2-3-1

1 Nicolas Schmid G
55 Madiodio Dia ▼ CD-L
5 Regan Poole CD-R
3 Connor Ogilvie LB
2 Jordan Williams RB
36 Conor Chaplin ▼ AM
38 Ebrima Adams ▼ LM
21 Andre Dozzell RM
9 Colby Bishop ▼ F
27 Millenic Alli ▼ AM-L
10 Adrian Segecic AM-R

Came on

6 Conor Shaughnessy ▲ SUB
40 Jacob Brown ▲ SUB
16 Luke Le Roux ▲ SUB
23 Josh Murphy ▲ SUB
29 Harvey Blair ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

7 Marlon Pack SUB
17 Ibane Bowat SUB
26 Josef Bursik SUB
8 John Swift SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1.
90'+5' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid.
90'+5' Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
90'+1' Goal! Coventry City 5, Portsmouth 1. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
87' Attempt missed. Harvey Blair (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
84' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jacob Brown replaces Colby Bishop.
79' Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante following a fast break.
79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78' Delay in match (Coventry City).
77' Substitution, Portsmouth. Harvey Blair replaces Conor Chaplin.

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76' Goal! Coventry City 4, Portsmouth 1. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Victor Torp.
75' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
75' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Milan van Ewijk.
74' Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
74' Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
71' Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
69' Goal! Coventry City 3, Portsmouth 1. Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
69' Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ogilvie.
67' Offside, Portsmouth. Adrian Segecic is caught offside.
64' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
64' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Romain Esse.
64' Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
63' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Josh Murphy replaces Millenic Alli.
62' Substitution, Portsmouth. Luke Le Roux replaces Ebou Adams.
61' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
61' Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth). Assisted by Milan van Ewijk.
60' Handball by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
59' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59' Foul by Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth).
57' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
57' Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
55' Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
55' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
54' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51' Delay in match (Coventry City).
50' Own Goal by Regan Poole, Portsmouth. Coventry City 3, Portsmouth 0.
49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49' Delay in match (Coventry City).
47' Goal! Coventry City 2, Portsmouth 0. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
45' Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Shaughnessy replaces Madiodio Dia.
45' Second Half begins Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.
45'+4' First Half ends, Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0.
45'+3' Offside, Coventry City. Romain Esse is caught offside.
45'+1' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Onyeka.
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
43' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
41' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41' Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
41' Foul by Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth).
41' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
35' Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
34' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Madiodio Dia.
31' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
30' Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Adrian Segecic.
29' Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
24' Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
24' Adrian Segecic (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Millenic Alli (Portsmouth).
22' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
19' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth).
18' Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15' Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth).
13' Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
12' Goal! Coventry City 1, Portsmouth 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner.
11' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie.
8' Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a through ball.
3' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3' Foul by Madiodio Dia (Portsmouth).
2' Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City D D D W W

W at Swansea City 3-0 EFL Championship
W Derby County 3-2 EFL Championship
D at Hull City 0-0 EFL Championship
D Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 EFL Championship
D at Blackburn Rovers 1-1 EFL Championship

Portsmouth W W W D D

D at Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
D Oxford United 2-2 EFL Championship
W at Middlesbrough 1-0 EFL Championship
W Ipswich Town 2-0 EFL Championship
W Leicester City 1-0 EFL Championship

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