Coventry City vs Preston North End 0-1 · English League Championship

English League Championship

Coventry City

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0-1

Finished

Preston North End

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Wednesday, August 31 at 06:45 PMCoventry Building Society Arena

Summary

First half

28'
Yellow card for Jordan Storey
Yellow card for Ben Wilson
36'

Second half

57'
⇅Alan Browne on, Ben Woodburn off (injury)
66'
⇅Emil Riis on, Ched Evans off
66'
⇅Álvaro Fernández on, Brad Potts off
⇅Fankaty Dabo on, Josh Eccles off (injury)
67'
⇅Gustavo Hamer on, Ben Sheaf off
67'
⇅Kasey Palmer on, Martyn Waghorn off
67'
73'
⚽Goal by Emil Riis
⇅Fábio Tavares on, Michael Rose off
89'
90'+5'
Yellow card for Alistair McCann

Statistics

54%Possession46%

13Shots13

4Shots on target4

9Corners6

7Fouls8

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

1Offsides1

3Saves4

321Accurate passes261

437Total passes375

Commentary

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Match ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1.
90'+5'Alistair McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
90'+3'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
90'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
90'Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
89'Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Michael Rose.
87'Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87'Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
85'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Álvaro Fernández.
84'Offside, Preston North End. Robbie Brady tries a through ball, but Emil Riis is caught offside.
83'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
83'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Alistair McCann.
83'Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
82'Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
82'Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'Attempt saved. Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Godden.
80'Attempt blocked. Matt Godden (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean with a headed pass.
79'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
75'Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matt Godden.
75'Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
73'Goal! Coventry City 0, Preston North End 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
73'Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
73'Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
67'Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Martyn Waghorn.
67'Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Ben Sheaf.
67'Substitution, Coventry City. Fankaty Dabo replaces Josh Eccles because of an injury.
66'Substitution, Preston North End. Álvaro Fernández replaces Brad Potts.
66'Substitution, Preston North End. Emil Riis replaces Ched Evans.
62'Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62'Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
57'Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Ben Woodburn because of an injury.
54'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
54'Attempt blocked. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
53'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
52'Offside, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn tries a through ball, but Matt Godden is caught offside.
52'Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52'Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
51'Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
50'Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
48'Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Eccles.
46'Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
46'Attempt blocked. Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
45'Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
45'+2'First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Preston North End 0.
45'+1'Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City).
45'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
45'Attempt saved. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross.
44'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
41'Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
41'Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
37'Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
36'Ben Wilson (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35'Troy Parrott (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35'Foul by Ben Wilson (Coventry City).
34'Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
33'Attempt saved. Callum Doyle (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
32'Foul by Callum Doyle (Coventry City).
32'Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28'Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28'Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28'Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
28'Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
28'Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21'Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
20'Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.
19'Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ched Evans.
17'Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
17'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Martyn Waghorn.
17'Attempt blocked. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
16'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
15'Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
15'Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13'Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Coventry City).
9'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
9'Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
5'Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
4'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
3'Jamie Allen (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3'Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
3'Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.