Coventry 2-1 Reading — EFL Championship, 21 Aug 2021
Coventry beat Reading 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 21 August 2021 at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands. John Swift, J. Allen, Matthew Godden got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Coventry have won 1 and Reading 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·The Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry, West Midlands·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'Foul
- 0-140'Penalty
- 45'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 50'
- 59'out: T. Holmes
- 61'out: J. Allen
- 61'
- 62'
- 1-162'assist: Viktor Gyökeres
- 75'Foul
- 78'Foul
- 83'
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+4'Foul
- 90+5'Foul
- 2-190+8'assist: Gustavo Hamer
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Coventry
- 8.2Benjamin SheafM
- 7.7Gustavo HamerM
- 7.3Jamie AllenM
- 7.2Matthew GoddenF
- 7.2Kyle McFadzeanD
- 7.0Dominic HyamD
- 7.0Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.9Callum O'HareF
- 6.9Ian MaatsenM
- 6.7Martyn WaghornF
- 6.7Simon MooreG
- 6.7Fankaty DaboD
- 6.3Julien Da CostaM
Reading
- 8.2John SwiftM
- 7.6Michael MorrisonD
- 7.2Andrew RinomhotaM
- 7.0Tom McIntyreD
- 7.0Liam MooreD
- 7.0RafaelG
- 6.9Andy YiadomD
- 6.7Thomas HolmesD
- 6.7George PușcașF
- 6.6Joshua LaurentM
- 6.3Ayotomiwa Dele-BashiruM
- 6.3Jahmari ClarkeF
- 6.3Oluwafemi AzeezM
- 6.2Junior HoilettM
Line-ups
Substitutes
CoventryM. Robins
Substitutes
- 24Matthew Godden90+8'61'F7.2
- 26Jordan ShipleyM
- 7J. JonesF
- 8J. Allen62'61'M7.3
- 13B. WilsonG
- 16J. PaskD
- 36R. HowleyM
ReadingV. Paunovic
Substitutes
- 22Luke SouthwoodG
- 23J. Hoilett62'M6.2
- 3T. Holmes59'D6.7
- 41Ethan BristowD
- 16D. TetekM
- 39J. Clarke83'F6.3
- 37Kian LeavyM
Team statistics
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Sheaf | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Gustavo Hamer | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Jamie Allen | 29 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matthew Godden | 29 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Callum O'Hare | 90 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ian Maatsen | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Martyn Waghorn | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Simon Moore | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Fankaty Dabo | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Julien Da Costa | 61 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swift | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Tom McIntyre | 59 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Rafael | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Andy Yiadom | 90 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Holmes | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| George Pușcaș | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua Laurent | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru | 83 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Jahmari Clarke | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Oluwafemi Azeez | 62 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Junior Hoilett | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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ReadingLWLDL
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