Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 4 Oct 2023, 18:45
Coventry City
Coventry City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands) 👤 J. Simpson Round 10

Match report

Coventry City edged past Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the Championship on 4 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackburn Rovers dominated possession with 66% of the ball, while Coventry City had 14 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 14.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 34% - 66% Shots 14 - 14 On target 3 - 4 Corners 7 - 8 Fouls 18 - 13 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Ben Wilson
Coventry City · 4 saves
8 Bobby Thomas captained the side
8 Hayden Carter 80 passes (95% accurate)
7 Haji Wright 1 goal
7 Kyle McFadzean captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–9 5–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–2
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 3–5 4–3
Attacks 46–69 39–70
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
85 Attacks 139
34 Dangerous Attacks 58
3 On Target 5
9 Off Target 11
14 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 6
6 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 6
18 Fouls 13
7 Corners 8
0 Offsides 2
34% Ball Possession 66%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
342 Passes Total 666
257 Passes Accurate 576
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry City · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Wilson
4 B. Thomas 5 K. McFadzean 2 L. Binks
22 J. Latibeaudiere 28 J. Eccles 6 L. Kelly 3 J. Dasilva
8 J. Allen
24 M. Godden 9 E. Simms
Blackburn Rovers · 4-1-4-1
12 L. Wahlstedt
4 J. Hill 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 2 C. Brittain
23 A. Wharton
18 D. Markanday 11 J. Rankin-Costello 24 A. Moran 10 T. Dolan
8 S. Szmodics
Coventry City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 26 Yasin Ayari
  • 15 Liam Kitching
  • 11 Haji Wright
  • 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 40 Bradley Collins
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 49 Justin Obikwu
  • 46 Bradley Stretton
  • 47 Evan Eghosa
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 6 Sondre Tronstad
  • 27 Lewis Travis
  • 7 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
  • 34 Joe Hilton
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 14 Niall Ennis
Substitutions
  • 26' ↑ Y. Ayari ↓ L. Kelly Coventry City
  • 49' ↑ S. Tronstad ↓ A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 69' ↑ L. Travis ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 69' ↑ A. Sigurðsson ↓ D. Markanday Blackburn Rovers
  • 72' ↑ H. Wright ↓ E. Simms Coventry City
  • 72' ↑ L. Kitching ↓ L. Binks Coventry City
  • 86' ↑ S. Telalović ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+3' ↑ T. Sakamoto ↓ M. Godden Coventry City
Cards
  • 60' L. Binks Coventry City
  • 66' J. Hill Blackburn Rovers
  • 67' J. Eccles Coventry City
Head-to-head
Coventry City 5 5 draws 1 Blackburn Rovers
2026-04-17 Blackburn vs Coventry 0 - 0
2025-10-18 Coventry vs Blackburn 2 - 0
2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers vs Coventry City 0 - 2
2024-10-01 Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0
2024-04-27 Blackburn Rovers vs Coventry City 0 - 0
2023-10-04 Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
Recent form
Coventry City D D D W L
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Coventry City won 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers on 4 October 2023.
Who won Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Coventry City won the match 1-0.
Where was Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry, West Midlands).
Who had more possession in Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers had 66% of possession, compared to 34% for the other side.