ESL Premiership, Coventry City vs. Liverpool (Fri Oct 06) Coventry City | Liverpool 5-1-2-1-1 C | 4-1-1-2-2 E Will Schoolar | Thomas Evardsen | E_Mendy GK | GK Alisson A_Rudiger DF | DF T_Alexander-A M_Niakhate DF | DF M_Gusto J_Kenny DF | DM D_Rice J_Gaya DF | DF M_Reis V_Mykolenko DF | DF A_Telles B_Pearson DM | FW H_Kane M_Solomon AM | AM K_De-Bruyne G_Hamer MF | FW D_Nunez J_McGinn MF | AM L_Diaz O_Edouard FW | MF S_M-Savic | K_Klaesson SUB | SUB K_Roos M_Bartra SUB | SUB A_Robertson E_Krafth SUB | SUB D_Kamada J_Palhinha SUB | SUB Fabinho Joelinton SUB | SUB M_Salah Min. 4 :(liv) H_Kane gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Gaya! ... He has some space now! ... H_Kane with the goal bound shot! ... Over the bar Min. 5 :(cov) G_Hamer looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Edouard ... But A_Telles wins the tackle Min. 6 :(cov) G_Hamer back heels to find O_Edouard in space ... M_Gusto takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 10 :(liv) M_Gusto runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... L_Diaz latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... But B_Pearson wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 12 :(cov) M_Solomon beats the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Solomon ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 14 :(cov) M_Solomon with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_McGinn ... A glorious effort by J_McGinn ! ... The shot slips through s hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 18 :(liv) S_M-Savic with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to D_Nunez ... D_Nunez aiming for the bottom corner ! ... E_Mendy won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 20 :(liv) K_De-Bruyne is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to H_Kane ... A_Rudiger stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 22 :(liv) D_Rice reads the run of L_Diaz ... L_Diaz pounds a rocket on goal ! ... The shot slips through s hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 23 :(liv) T_Alexander-A with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Excellent sliding challenge by V_Mykolenko ... He timed it well Min. 27 :(liv) H_Kane breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on E_Mendy! ... M_Niakhate brings him down! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 28 :(liv) The defender slips and falls over! ... K_De-Bruyne is through! ... A skilful effort from K_De-Bruyne ! ... E_Mendy with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Rice ... It comes to T_Alexander-A ... He fires it towards to goal ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 32 :(liv) M_Reis steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Pearson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Reis has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... E_Mendy dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... S_M-Savic chips the ball into the area! ... V_Mykolenko reads it well and clears the danger Min. 38 :(liv) S_M-Savic with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Gaya ... He knocks it to H_Kane! ... H_Kane tries to beat E_Mendy from outside the area! ... E_Mendy just watches float over the bar! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool Min. 50 :(liv) L_Diaz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_De-Bruyne gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_De-Bruyne strikes a wicked curler ! ... E_Mendy with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... M_Gusto floats the ball in! ... The danger is dealt with by B_Pearson Min. 51 :(liv) L_Diaz curls the ball out wide to D_Nunez ... A thundering drive by D_Nunez ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 53 :(liv) H_Kane with a 40-yard pass to K_De-Bruyne ... A wicked drive by K_De-Bruyne ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 57 :(liv) S_M-Savic runs at goal ... He spots the run of T_Alexander-A ... He's played him in ... J_Kenny with an ugly foul ... The Referee warned him ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... D_Rice floats it forward ... D_Nunez latches onto the end of it ... D_Nunez from 20 yards ! ... Looks like it should be s ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... E_Mendy looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_M-Savic! ... D_Rice with the shot! ... E_Mendy can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... E_Mendy has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 60 :(cov) M_Bartra is being prepared to come on ... J_Kenny is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 60 :(liv) A_Robertson is going to be brought on ... M_Gusto is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(liv) D_Kamada is ready to come on to replace L_Diaz ... Looks like he will play as a AM Min. 63 :(cov) V_Mykolenko could get a shot on goal here ... M_Reis gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 65 :(cov) J_Palhinha replaces an unhappy J_McGinn and will play as a MF Min. 65 :(liv) T_Alexander-A changes position to fill a DM slot Min. 70 :(cov) Joelinton is going to be brought on ... O_Edouard is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(liv) Up goes the substitution board - Fabinho on for S_M-Savic as a MF Min. 70 :(liv) It seems Liverpool are making a tactical change to A Min. 70 :(liv) K_De-Bruyne takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A delicate header from K_De-Bruyne ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 73 :(liv) M_Reis runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to T_Alexander-A ... But V_Mykolenko slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 74 :(cov) M_Solomon finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Solomon with a thundering volley! ... Alisson won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 75 :(liv) It appears D_Rice is playing as a MF Min. 77 :(cov) G_Hamer gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Solomon is unmarked ... Good sliding challenge from M_Reis and it had to be Min. 79 :(liv) D_Nunez with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... D_Nunez gets his head to the ball ! ... E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 80 :(cov) J_Palhinha with the deft touch ... He takes it past Fabinho ... He knocks it to V_Mykolenko! ... V_Mykolenko tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But Alisson palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 82 :(liv) M_Reis takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_De-Bruyne ... K_De-Bruyne goes for the top corner ! ... E_Mendy gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... T_Alexander-A plays it into the danger area! ... D_Nunez loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... E_Mendy with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 83 :(cov) M_Solomon slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Solomon with the header ! ... Alisson saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 87 :(liv) K_De-Bruyne takes on A_Rudiger ... He runs past him ... K_De-Bruyne with a screamer of a shot ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... s fans are leaving in disgust! ... Coventry City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(liv) Liverpool switch to playing D Min. 88 :(liv) T_Alexander-A seems to have switched to a DF role Min. 88 :(liv) Fabinho moves into a DF role on the manager's orders Min. 88 :(liv) D_Rice seems to have switched to a DM role Min. 88 :(liv) K_De-Bruyne shifts into the MF position in a tactical change Min. 88 :(liv) D_Kamada is now playing as a MF Min. 88 :(liv) H_Kane moves in a AM position Min. 93 :(liv) M_Reis looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Kamada ... B_Pearson forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... K_De-Bruyne hits it into the box! ... It is kicked away by V_Mykolenko Min. 93 :(liv) Fabinho spits at M_Bartra ... The Referee tries to calm him down ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Coventry Building Society Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Mykolenko Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Niakhate (27) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_De-Bruyne (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_De-Bruyne (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 5 | 17 Off target : 3 | 10 On target : 2 | 7 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 0 | 6 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 5 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Coventry City 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 22 12 5 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -10 -10 M_Niakhate DF 1 22 11 5 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 J_Kenny DF 1 22 11 4 27 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gaya DF 1 20 13 6 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Mykolenko DF 1 20 14 3 23 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 9 B_Pearson DM 1 16 20 4 22 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 M_Solomon AM 1 3 22 15 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 G_Hamer MF 1 6 21 12 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_McGinn MF 1 9 20 8 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 O_Edouard FW 1 7 9 21 25 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Klaesson GK 22 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bartra DF 1 19 14 5 20 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Krafth DF 1 18 9 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Palhinha MF 1 13 20 7 28 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 -10 Joelinton FW 1 7 9 20 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 23 1 1 1 26 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 T_Alexander-A DF 1 25 20 9 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Gusto DF 1 25 16 6 25 | 62 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 D_Rice DM 1 19 24 5 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 M_Reis DF 1 22 12 5 27 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 45 24 A_Telles DF 1 21 18 8 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 H_Kane AM 1 5 13 24 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 25 21 K_De-Bruyne MF 1 7 22 19 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 52 D_Nunez FW 1 6 13 24 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 L_Diaz AM 1 4 22 16 24 | 62 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 S_M-Savic MF 1 14 23 15 24 | 72 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 K_Roos GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 17 7 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 D_Kamada MF 1 6 23 12 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabinho DF 1 18 21 8 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Salah FW 1 5 14 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1696611518 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35