Coventry vs Blackburn

1 October 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Busby

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jake Bidwell 11’
  • Haji Wright 48’
  • Brandon Thomas-Asante 84’

Match summary

Coventry won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Blackburn. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Jake Bidwell put Coventry ahead with a header in the 11th minute, Haji Wright made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, and Brandon Thomas-Asante made it 3-0 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Blackburn's 0.49 from 10.

Match stats

Coventry Blackburn
18 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.20 xG 0.49
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.49

Key events

Coventry Blackburn
Kick-off
Jake Bidwell1-0 (Coventry)
11’
Half-time1-0
Haji Wright2-0 (Coventry)
48’
Brandon Thomas-Asante3-0 (Coventry)
84’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Coventry
  • Ben Sheaf
Blackburn
  • Hayden Carter
  • Todd Cantwell
  • John Buckley

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 0.49 11’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), 1-0 11’ 48’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 2-0 48’ 84’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 3-0 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.49 11’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), 1-0 Bidwell 11’ 48’ Haji Wright (Coventry), 2-0 Wright 48’ 84’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), 3-0 Thomas-Asante 84’
Coventry 1.20 xGBlackburn 0.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Coventry attacking 
51’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 48’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 16’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 33’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 51’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 48’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 32’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 84’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 26’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Andreas Weimann (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 62’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ Jake Bidwell (Coventry), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 16’ Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 80’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Jack Rudoni (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.06 – – –
Josh Eccles Taken off
86′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Ben Sheaf Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Taken off
10′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.21 – – –
Brandon Thomas-Asante Taken off
87′ 1 – 3 0.18 – – –
Ephron Mason-Clark Came on as a substitute
80′ – – 2 0.15 – – –
Joel Latibeaudiere Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Victor Torp Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Ellis Simms Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Blackburn win 27% Avg odds 3.52

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

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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.