Coventry vs Blackburn

4 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Haji Wright 85’

Match summary

Coventry beat Blackburn 1-0, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Haji Wright put Coventry ahead with a header in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Blackburn's 0.71 from 14.

Match stats

Coventry Blackburn
14 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 0.71
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.71

Key events

Coventry Blackburn
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Haji Wright1-0 (Coventry)
85’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Coventry
  • Luis Binks
  • Josh Eccles
Blackburn
  • James Hill

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.71 85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.71 85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 1-0 Wright 85’
Coventry 1.20 xGBlackburn 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Coventry attacking 
85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 28’ Yasin Ayari (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+6’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 8’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+6’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Yasin Ayari (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Luis Binks (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 85’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 28’ Yasin Ayari (Coventry), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+6’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+6’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Jay DaSilva (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 10’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+6’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Yasin Ayari (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 84’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ James Hill (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Luis Binks (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
Kyle McFadzean
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Luis Binks Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.01 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Liam Kelly Taken off
26′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Jamie Allen
90′ – – – – – – –
Matt Godden Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Ellis Simms Taken off
72′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Yasin Ayari Came on as a substitute
64′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Liam Kitching Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Haji Wright Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 2 0.47 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Coventry win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Blackburn win 29% Avg odds 3.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.