Championship: Coventry City seizes a 2-1 win against Bristol City 2-1
BRISTOL. Coventry City overcame Bristol City to win 2-1. A goal from V. Gyokeres was decisive in the 89min.
BRISTOL. Coventry City defeated Bristol City to win 2-1. A goal from V. Gyokeres was decisive in the 89min. It was Coventry City to strike first with a goal of I. Maatsen at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Gyokeres gave the win to Coventry City in the 89′ minute with a goal. Bristol City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Ashton Gate Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the help of Nicholas Barnard and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold around 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Bristol City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Coventry City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Bristol City was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Coventry City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Bristol City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Coventry City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bristol City received 1 yellow card (A. Semenyo). On the other side, Coventry City received 3 yellow cards (C. O’Hare, D. Hyam and F. Dabo).
After this contest, Bristol City will stay with 40 points to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Coventry City will have 47 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
I. Maatsen
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39'39'
C. O\'Hare
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59'59'
A. Semenyo
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59'59'
D. Hyam
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62'62'
C. Martin
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76'76'
J. Williams
S. Bell
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76'76'
C. Pring
A. Benarous
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82'82'
F. Dabo
T. Kane
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82'82'
J. Shipley
I. Maatsen
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88'88'
F. Dabo
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89'89'
V. Gyokeres
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Bristol City will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 26th of February with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).
Coventry City will host Preston North End on the 26th of February with a 11-1 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (3 draws).
Bristol City: Formation and Lineups
Bristol City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Nigel Pearson chose to play with the following team: Daniel Bentley , Sam Bell , Tomáš Kalas , Timm Klose , Jay Dasilva , Ayman Benarous , Alex Scott , Han-Noah Massengo , Andreas Weimann , Chris Martin and Antoine Semenyo .
Substitutes
Bristol City made 2 changes: S. Bell for J. Williams (76′) and A. Benarous for C. Pring (76′).
Top player: Tomáš Kalas
The player who no doubt impressed Bristol City the most was Tomáš Kalas.
His rating is with 72 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Coventry City: Formation and Lineups
Coventry City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Jake Clarke-Salter , Todd Kane , Jamie Allen , Gustavo Hamer , Jake Bidwell , Callum O’Hare , Ian Maatsen and Viktor Gyökeres .
Substitutes
Coventry City made 2 changes: T. Kane for F. Dabo (82′) and I. Maatsen for J. Shipley (82′).
Top player: Gustavo Hamer
Probably the most impressive player in Coventry City was Gustavo Hamer even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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