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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 4, season 34)
Coventry City
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee BURGE717Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Dujon STERLING26Liam KINSELLA
MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO36Ben WILLIAMS
Siem DE JONG47Hannibal MEJBRI
Kyle McFADZEAN5Emmanuel MONTHE
Dominic HYAM86Donervon DANIELS
Jamal LOWE876Luke BOLTON
Przemyslaw PLACHETA8Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO
Maxime BIAMOU Ngapmou Yoke97Dan N'LUNDULU
Conor CHAPLIN6106Joe WARD
Lucas BOYÉ8116Josh GORDON
Manager
Martyn WAGHORN12Joss LABADIE
Liam O'BRIEN13Kyle LETHEREN
Tom BAYLISS14Stephen WARD
Jordy HIWULA Mayifula15Mathew SADLER
Reise ALLASSANI16Rory HOLDEN

Coventry City 3 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 27,472, Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 7½)
26 McFadzean, 36 McFadzean, 44 McFadzeanScorers12 Rankin-Costello
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
8Corners7
7Fouls8
3Offsides4
10Shots on2
9Shots off5
19Total shots7
5Shots saved1
62%Possession38%
Man of the match: Przemyslaw PLACHETA
1PLACHETA beat four Walsall players and thundered a shot over the bar.
4An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the 'keeper by PLACHETA.
6A corner was collected by BOYÉ who touched an effort just beyond the far post.
10BOLTON played the ball to WILLIAMS who touched it wide.
12GOAL!! A tame shot from RANKIN-COSTELLO seemed to hold no problem for BURGE but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (1-0 Walsall)
13Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled BIAMOU to blast the ball over the bar.
16A fine ball from CHAPLIN on the right bobbled toward BOYÉ who scuffed his effort wide.
19PLACHETA raced past MEJBRI but tapped the ball into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper.
26GOAL!! A brilliant ball from MIGUEL VELOSO left LOWE in the clear, he made LEGZDINS commit himself before touching the ball to MCFADZEAN to score. (1-1)
28LEGZDINS did well to hold onto a wicked shot from PLACHETA.
34The hapless BURGE could only watch as a backpass from STERLING dropped just wide.
36GOAL!! A wonderful bit of skill enabled MCFADZEAN to waltz through the Walsall defence and score. (2-1 Coventry City)
43DE JONG was put clear by MCFADZEAN and he turned the 'keeper but struck his shot inches wide.
44GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by BIAMOU who setup MCFADZEAN with a simple chance. (3-1 Coventry City)
 
47A shot from BOLTON was booted off the line by STERLING.
49MEJBRI snapped at a simple chance.
49A cross from LOWE left DE JONG in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
51CHAPLIN made space on the left and pulled the ball to PLACHETA who clipped the ball wide.
55A free-kick from PLACHETA went wide.
62PLACHETA's shot was well saved by LEGZDINS.
63PLACHETA's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Walsall post.
64KINSELLA waltzed round PLACHETA and flicked a weak shot past the post.
71BOYÉ whacked a deadly shot over the bar from long range.
73CHAPLIN worked the ball to DE JONG, PLACHETA gathered his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
76A header by MIGUEL VELOSO at the far post was comfortably collected by LEGZDINS.
86RANKIN-COSTELLO ran onto a delightful ball from WARD but blasted his shot wide of the goal.