Coventry City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Coventry

3-5-2

1-0

Final

Blackburn

3-1-6

Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

35%Possession66%

14Shots14

3On target4

7Corners8

4Saves2

18Fouls13

60'Luis BinksCOV66'James HillBLK67'Josh EcclesCOV

Team	1H	2H	T
COV	0	1	1
BLK	0	0	0

Who won: Coventry 1-0

Coventry City beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Haji Wright (85').

Play by play

Match ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+6'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Eccles following a fast break.
H. Wright
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
C. Brittain
90'+6'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson with a cross.
J. Hill
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Godden
Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Matt Godden.
T. Sakamoto
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
90'+2'COV
Free kick won
Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Corner awarded
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
90'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Wilson.
87'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
87'
Free kick won
Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Yasin Ayari (Coventry City).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Dolan
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
S. Telalovic
GOAL85'
Goal! Header
H. Wright
Goal! Coventry City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
COV 1 - 0 BLK
84'
Shot hit woodwork
Yasin Ayari (Coventry City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
84'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics with a cross.
H. Carter
83'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
83'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
A. Moran
82'
Free kick won
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
77'
Free kick won
James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'
Foul
Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
76'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
75'
Free kick won
Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.