⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Coventry City above the line
Newcastle belowGoals and cards
- 6'PenaltyJack Rudoni, penalty, left footed shot to the bottom right corner1-0
Half-time 1-0
48'GoalSidiki Cherif, right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner2-0- 70'GoalSven Botman, left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Set up by Nico González2-1
- 81'GoalEllis Simms, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Set up by Brandon Thomas-Asante3-1
- 86'GoalStephen Mfuni, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Set up by Jay Dasilva4-1
- 90'InjuryBazoumana Touré went off injured, Dan Burn on
The score, against the pace we expected
Coventry City got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ COV better than we expected
▼ NEW better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about 2 goals better than we expected for Coventry City.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Coventry City
Good plays
- PENALTY
Jack Rudoni, penalty, left footed shot to the bottom right corner
6' · COV 1-0 NEW
- GOAL
Sidiki Cherif, right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner
48' · COV 2-0 NEW
- GOAL
Ellis Simms, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner, set up by Brandon Thomas-Asante
81' · COV 3-1 NEW
- GOAL
Stephen Mfuni, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner, set up by Jay Dasilva
86' · COV 4-1 NEW
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Newcastle
Good plays
- SAVE
Lukás Hornícek kept out Sidiki Cherif from the right side of the box
29' · COV 1-0 NEW
- GOAL
Sven Botman, left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner, set up by Nico González
70' · COV 2-1 NEW
- BIG SAVE
Lukás Hornícek kept out Stephen Mfuni with a header from very close range
85' · COV 3-1 NEW
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Jacob Murphy missed from the right side of the six yard box
31' · COV 1-0 NEW
- BIG MISS
Joe Willock missed with a header from the left side of the six yard box, just wide
50' · COV 2-0 NEW
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Coventry City
- ★
Sidiki Cherif Forward
Goal 48'
- ★
Stephen Mfuni Substitute, off the bench
Goal 86'
- ★
Jack Rudoni Attacking Midfielder
Goal 6'
Newcastle
- ★
Sven Botman Center Left Defender
Goal 70'
- ★
Nico González Right Midfielder
Set up Botman
- ★
Lukás Hornícek Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ✗
Joe Willock Left Midfielder
Big chance missed 50', 5 shots, 0 on target
- ✗
Jacob Murphy Attacking Midfielder Right
Big chance missed 31', 2 shots, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Coventry City won, and why Newcastle did not.
From the game
- Newcastle were without Nico González
- Won it with 33% of the ball, out-shot 19 to 9
- Carl Rushworth made 4 saves
- Scored a penalty through Jack Rudoni
- Wasteful, scored once from chances worth about 2 goals
Key battles
📊The numbers
| COV | NEW | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Possession | 67% |
| 9 | Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 185 | Passes completed | 451 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 8 | Tackles won | 9 |
| 3 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
