Coventry City vs Reading

Championship - Regular Season 21 Aug 2021, 14:00
Coventry City
Coventry City
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 D. Webb Round 4

Match report

Coventry City edged past Reading 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 21 August 2021.

Coventry City had 25 shots to Reading's 7.

The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 25 - 7 On target 7 - 2 Corners 11 - 2 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 9
8
Player of the match
John Swift
Reading · 1 goal
8 Gustavo Hamer 1 assist
8 Ben Sheaf 75 passes (85% accurate)
8 Michael Morrison captained the side
7 Jamie Allen 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–3 13–4
Shots On Goal 4–1 3–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 2–0 9–2
Attacks 82–68 73–39
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
2 Substitution 4
155 Attacks 107
72 Dangerous Attacks 47
7 On Target 2
19 Off Target 5
25 Shots Total 7
7 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 2
11 Shots Blocked 3
18 Shots Inside Box 3
7 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 8
11 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
57% Ball Possession 43%
5 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 5
536 Passes Total 417
440 Passes Accurate 317
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 3-4-1-2
1 S. Moore
23 F. Dabo 5 K. McFadzean 15 D. Hyam
29 J. Costa 38 G. Hamer 14 B. Sheaf 18 I. Maatsen
10 C. O'Hare
9 M. Waghorn 17 V. Gyökeres
Reading · 4-2-3-1
33 Rafael
17 A. Yiadom 4 M. Morrison 6 L. Moore 5 T. McIntyre
8 A. Rinomhota 28 J. Laurent
30 F. Azeez 10 J. Swift 19 A. Dele-Bashiru
47 G. Pu?ca?
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 16 Josh Pask
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 26 Jordan Shipley
  • 36 Ryan Howley
  • 7 Jodi Jones
  • 24 Matt Godden
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 41 Ethan Bristow
  • 3 Thomas Holmes
  • 16 Dejan Tetek
  • 23 Junior Hoilett
  • 37 Kian Leavy
  • 39 Jahmari Clarke
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ T. Holmes ↓ T. Mcintyre Reading
  • 61' ↑ J. Allen ↓ J. Da Costa Coventry City
  • 61' ↑ M. Godden ↓ M. Waghorn Coventry City
  • 62' ↑ J. Hoilett ↓ F. Azeez Reading
  • 83' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Reading
Cards
  • 5' D. Hyam Coventry City
  • 45+1' I. Maatsen Coventry City
  • 50' T. Dele-Bashiru Reading
  • 75' A. Rinomhota Reading
  • 78' C. O'Hare Coventry City
  • 90+1' J. Clarke Reading
  • 90+3' B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 90+4' G. Hamer Coventry City
Head-to-head
Coventry City 3 0 draws 2 Reading
2022-12-10 Reading vs Coventry City 1 - 0
2022-02-12 Reading vs Coventry City 2 - 3
2021-08-21 Coventry City vs Reading 2 - 1
2021-01-19 Reading vs Coventry City 3 - 0
2020-10-30 Coventry City vs Reading 3 - 2
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Reading?
Coventry City won 2-1 against Reading on 21 August 2021.
Who won Coventry City vs Reading?
Coventry City won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry City vs Reading played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Reading?
Coventry City had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.