Middlesbrough vs Coventry City

Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals 17 May 2023, 19:00
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Coventry City
Coventry City
🏟 Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) 👤 D. Coote Round Semi-finals

Match report

Coventry City edged past Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship - Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 17 May 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 13 shots to Coventry City's 11.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough), with D. Coote in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 13 - 11 On target 1 - 2 Corners 8 - 0 Fouls 7 - 16 Yellow cards 10
8
Player of the match
Gustavo Hamer
Coventry City · 1 goal
8 Paddy McNair 72 passes (83% accurate)
8 Darragh Lenihan 73 passes (79% accurate)
8 Ryan Giles captained the side
8 Luke McNally captained the side
First half vs second half
Coventry City came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 7–9
Shots On Goal 1–0 0–2
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 3–0 5–0
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 11
1 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 5
8 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 2
7 Fouls 16
8 Corners 0
5 Offsides 2
68% Ball Possession 32%
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Saves 1
612 Passes Total 297
529 Passes Accurate 211
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
1 Z. Steffen
14 T. Smith 17 P. McNair 26 D. Lenihan 3 R. Giles
30 H. Hackney 4 A. Mowatt
21 M. Forss 29 C. Akpom 8 R. McGree
10 C. Archer
Coventry City · 3-5-1-1
13 B. Wilson
16 L. McNally 5 K. McFadzean 3 C. Doyle
7 B. Norton-Cuffy 38 G. Hamer 6 L. Kelly 14 B. Sheaf 27 J. Bidwell
8 J. Allen
17 V. Gyökeres
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 2 Isaiah Jones
  • 7 Daniel Barlaser
  • 15 Anfernee Dijksteel
  • 25 Matt Crooks
  • 23 Liam Roberts
  • 6 Dael Fry
  • 27 Marc Bola
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 23 Fankaty Dabo
  • 24 Matt Godden
  • 2 Jonathan Panzo
  • 1 Simon Moore
  • 11 Josh Wilson-Esbrand
  • 18 Sean Maguire
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ I. Jones ↓ M. Forss Middlesbrough
  • 67' ↑ A. Dijksteel ↓ T. Smith Middlesbrough
  • 67' ↑ D. Barlaser ↓ A. Mowatt Middlesbrough
  • 70' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ B. Sheaf Coventry City
  • 79' ↑ F. Dabo ↓ B. Norton-Cuffy Coventry City
  • 80' ↑ M. Godden ↓ J. Allen Coventry City
  • 85' ↑ J. Panzo ↓ K. McFadzean Coventry City
  • 88' ↑ M. Crooks ↓ P. McNair Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 16' T. Smith Middlesbrough
  • 33' C. Doyle Coventry City
  • 41' P. McNair Middlesbrough
  • 45+3' G. Hamer Coventry City
  • 61' K. McFadzean Coventry City
  • 69' D. Lenihan Middlesbrough
  • 73' L. McNally Coventry City
  • 77' V. Gyokeres Coventry City
  • 83' I. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 86' B. Wilson Coventry City
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 3 1 draws 8 Coventry City
2026-02-16 Coventry vs Middlesbrough 3 - 1
2025-11-25 Middlesbrough vs Coventry 2 - 4
2025-05-03 Coventry City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0
2024-11-02 Middlesbrough vs Coventry City 0 - 3
2024-01-01 Middlesbrough vs Coventry City 1 - 3
2023-08-12 Coventry City vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0
Recent form
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Coventry City D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Coventry City?
Middlesbrough lost 0-1 against Coventry City on 17 May 2023.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Coventry City?
Coventry City won the match 1-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Coventry City played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough).
Who had more possession in Middlesbrough vs Coventry City?
Middlesbrough had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.