Coventry City vs Birmingham City

Championship 8 Dec 2023, 20:00
Coventry City
Coventry City
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 S. Allison Round 20

Match report

Coventry City beat Birmingham City 2-0 in the Championship on 8 December 2023.

Coventry City had 16 shots to Birmingham City's 13.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 16 - 13 On target 8 - 6 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 11 - 19 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Callum O'Hare
Coventry City · 2 goals
8 Bradley Collins 6 saves
8 Milan van Ewijk 1 assist
8 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 1 assist
8 John Ruddy 7 saves
First half vs second half
Coventry City stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 10–7
Shots On Goal 2–2 6–4
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 5–1 1–6
Attacks 56–36 30–62
Match statistics
0 Substitution 4
86 Attacks 98
51 Dangerous Attacks 46
8 On Target 6
8 Off Target 7
16 Shots Total 13
8 Shots On Goal 6
4 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 19
6 Corners 7
2 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
0 Yellow Cards 5
6 Saves 7
466 Passes Total 371
394 Passes Accurate 310
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 4-3-3
40 B. Collins
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 15 L. Kitching 21 J. Bidwell
14 B. Sheaf 10 C. O'Hare 8 J. Allen
7 T. Sakamoto 9 E. Simms 11 H. Wright
Birmingham City · 4-4-2
21 J. Ruddy
7 J. Bacuna 4 M. Roberts 44 E. Aiwu 3 L. Buchanan
11 K. Miyoshi 19 J. James 6 K. Bielik 28 J. Stansfield
10 L. Jutkiewicz 17 S. Dembélé
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 2 Luis Binks
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 5 Kyle McFadzean
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 3 Jay Dasilva
  • 6 Liam Kelly
  • 26 Yasin Ayari
  • 45 Kasey Palmer
Birmingham City
Coach
W. Rooney
Substitutes
  • 45 Oliver Burke
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 49 Romelle Donovan
  • 34 Ivan Sunjic
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 24 Marcel Oakley
  • 27 Brandon Khela
  • 23 Emmanuel Longelo
  • 20 Gary Gardner
Substitutions
  • 70' ↑ O. Burke ↓ K. Miyoshi Birmingham City
  • 70' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ R. Donovan ↓ L. Jutkiewicz Birmingham City
  • 83' ↑ I. Šunjić ↓ K. Bielik Birmingham City
Cards
  • 9' J. Bacuna Birmingham City
  • 56' S. Dembele Birmingham City
  • 70' E. Aiwu Birmingham City
  • 75' L. Jutkiewicz Birmingham City
  • 81' J. James Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Coventry City 3 5 draws 2 Birmingham City
2026-01-04 Birmingham vs Coventry 3 - 2
2025-09-27 Coventry vs Birmingham 3 - 0
2024-04-13 Birmingham City vs Coventry City 3 - 0
2023-12-08 Coventry City vs Birmingham City 2 - 0
2022-04-15 Birmingham City vs Coventry City 2 - 4
2021-11-23 Coventry City vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Birmingham City?
Coventry City won 2-0 against Birmingham City on 8 December 2023.
Who won Coventry City vs Birmingham City?
Coventry City won the match 2-0.
Where was Coventry City vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Birmingham City?
Coventry City had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.