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Coventry City 2-1 Reading · Championship

Coventry City beat Reading 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Coventry City and Reading met in the Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on Saturday, 22 April 2023.

Goalscorers

Coventry City: M. Godden 36'; G. Hamer 54'. Reading: L. João 51'.

How the match went

The referee showed 9 yellow cards (5 for Coventry City, 4 for Reading).

Line-ups

Coventry City started in a 3-5-2: Ben Wilson, Luke McNally, Callum Doyle, Jonathan Panzo, Fankaty Dabo, Josh Eccles, Liam Kelly, Gustavo Hamer, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Viktor Gyökeres, Matt Godden.

Reading started in a 4-4-2: Joe Lumley, Andy Yiadom, Thomas Holmes, Naby Sarr, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Femi Azeez, Jeff Hendrick, Cesare Casadei, Mamadi Camara, Lucas João, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

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Minute by minute

  1. 36'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Reading. M. Godden (Coventry City) scores, assisted by G. Hamer.
  2. 45'Half-time. Coventry City 1-0 Reading.
  3. 51'Goal! Coventry City 1-1 Reading. L. João (Reading) scores, assisted by T. Fornah.
  4. 54'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Reading. G. Hamer (Coventry City) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Coventry City 2-1 Reading.
Full commentary (50 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Coventry City vs Reading.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 12'Yellow card for T. Holmes (Reading) for foul.
  4. 13'Attempt saved. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  5. 17'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  6. 18'Attempt blocked. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  7. 20'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. G. Hamer (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  9. 20'Attempt blocked. J. Panzo (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  10. 20'Attempt blocked. L. McNally (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  11. 36'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Reading. M. Godden (Coventry City) scores, assisted by G. Hamer.
  12. 36'Attempt blocked. M. Godden (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  13. 40'Attempt blocked. L. Kelly (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  14. 40'Attempt missed. F. Dabo (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  15. 41'Attempt saved. T. Holmes (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  16. 43'Yellow card for N. Guinness-Walker (Reading) for foul.
  17. 45+1'Attempt blocked. L. João (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 45+2'Off the woodwork! V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  19. 45'Half-time. Coventry City 1-0 Reading.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, Reading: T. Fornah comes on for M. Camara.
  22. 46'Attempt blocked. L. Kelly (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 51'Goal! Coventry City 1-1 Reading. L. João (Reading) scores, assisted by T. Fornah.
  24. 54'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Reading. G. Hamer (Coventry City) scores.
  25. 56'Yellow card for A. Yiadom (Reading) for foul.
  26. 58'Substitution, Coventry City: B. Norton-Cuffy comes on for F. Dabo.
  27. 61'Yellow card for J. Wilson-Esbrand (Coventry City) for foul.
  28. 62'Attempt blocked. F. Azeez (Reading), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  29. 63'Attempt missed. J. Hendrick (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 64'Substitution, Reading: T. McIntyre comes on for K. Ehibhatiomhan.
  31. 67'Attempt missed. L. João (Reading), header. xG 0.07.
  32. 68'Attempt saved. F. Azeez (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  33. 69'Attempt missed. G. Hamer (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  34. 71'Attempt saved. G. Hamer (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  35. 73'Attempt missed. T. Fornah (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  36. 74'Substitution, Reading: S. Long comes on for F. Azeez.
  37. 74'Attempt missed. L. João (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  38. 79'Attempt blocked. L. Kelly (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  39. 80'Substitution, Coventry City: T. Walker comes on for M. Godden.
  40. 80'Substitution, Coventry City: J. Bidwell comes on for J. Wilson-Esbrand.
  41. 80'Substitution, Coventry City: K. McFadzean comes on for J. Panzo.
  42. 81'Yellow card for G. Hamer (Coventry City) for foul.
  43. 82'Attempt missed. N. Sarr (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  44. 87'Yellow card for J. Eccles (Coventry City) for foul.
  45. 88'Yellow card for T. Walker (Coventry City) for time wasting.
  46. 88'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  47. 90+1'Attempt missed. T. McIntyre (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  48. 90+7'Yellow card for T. Fornah (Reading) for argument.
  49. 90+7'Yellow card for B. Norton-Cuffy (Coventry City) for argument.
  50. 90'Full-time. Coventry City 2-1 Reading.
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