FFO Prem, Burnley vs. Coventry City (Fri Aug 29) Burnley | Coventry City 4-1-2-1-2 N | 5-2-0-2-1 P Simon Hill | Will Schoolar | L_Chevalier GK | GK R_Adler Cucurella DF | DF C_Soyuncu A_Balde DF | DF M_van_Ewijk L_Geertruida DF | DF T_Sakamoto K_Kaladze DF | DF B_Thomas M_Hjulmand DM | DF P_Schulz F_Valverde MF | DM F_Neuhaus M_Bodmer MF | AM L_Donovan Pedri AM | AM C_OHare M_Boadu FW | DM B_Sheaf H_Ekitike FW | FW H_Wright | C_Cudicini SUB | SUB A_Manninger C_Mbemba SUB | SUB L_Kitching C_Adam SUB | SUB J_Yobo Munir SUB | SUB E_Smith_Rowe M_Sulejmani SUB | SUB D_Malen Min. 1 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to E Min. 4 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... But F_Valverde puts the ball out of play Min. 5 :(cov) B_Sheaf is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to H_Wright ... A_Balde muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 10 :(bur) Cucurella cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to H_Ekitike ... C_Soyuncu fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 11 :(cov) B_Thomas could get a shot on goal here ... Well executed sliding challenge from L_Geertruida Min. 12 :(bur) Cucurella pulls it back to Pedri ... Pedri attempts a chip! ... But R_Adler with the difficult save Min. 14 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... M_van_Ewijk launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But L_Chevalier punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Hjulmand will now play as a DF Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Pedri will now play as a FW Min. 18 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk races into the box ... He sees L_Donovan lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... What a challenge by H_Ekitike ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Schulz flights it in! ... L_Chevalier catches it! Min. 21 :(bur) A_Balde heads the ball back to H_Ekitike ... H_Ekitike fires the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... That puts Burnley ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Burnley 1-0 Coventry City ... Min. 22 :(bur) Pedri makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... But L_Donovan clears the danger Min. 24 :(bur) A_Balde takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Soyuncu ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Sakamoto looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 25 :(cov) B_Sheaf kicks A_Balde off the ball ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 26 :(bur) Pedri with a great first touch ... Pedri aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The Burnley fans celebrate! ... Burnley 2-0 Coventry City ... Min. 27 :(cov) Tactical Change by Coventry City ... Coventry City have changed their playing style to C Min. 27 :(bur) M_Boadu beats B_Sheaf ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... M_Boadu hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... R_Adler heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 28 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(bur) L_Geertruida steps over the ball ... He nutmegs P_Schulz ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... B_Thomas cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 34 :(cov) B_Sheaf looks up ... He swings the ball right towards L_Donovan ... A wicked drive by L_Donovan! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 35 :(bur) F_Valverde cuts the ball back to Pedri ... Pedri with the side footed shot! ... R_Adler saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 35 :(cov) C_OHare picks up a loose ball ... C_OHare tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 37 :(cov) L_Donovan skips the challenge from A_Balde ... L_Donovan tries to beat L_Chevalier! ... But L_Chevalier palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 41 :(bur) M_Bodmer lays the ball back to M_Boadu ... M_Boadu with the shot! ... But R_Adler makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 42 :(cov) L_Chevalier miskicks! ... L_Donovan takes control of the ball! ... M_Bodmer fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... T_Sakamoto smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... L_Chevalier with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bur) L_Geertruida controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Boadu gets onto the end of the pass! ... Fine tackle by T_Sakamoto ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 44 :(cov) H_Wright beats the defender ... H_Wright with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... L_Chevalier parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Chevalier recovers to save!! Min. 45 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Pedri will now play as a AM ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 2-0 Coventry City Min. 51 :(bur) M_Boadu finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Boadu plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 51 :(cov) H_Wright runs at goal ... He spots the run of L_Donovan ... He's played him in ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hjulmand ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 54 :(bur) H_Ekitike beats F_Neuhaus ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... H_Ekitike drives the ball low! ... R_Adler makes a fine save Min. 55 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: C_Mbemba ... COMING OFF: K_Kaladze Min. 55 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 57 :(bur) M_Bodmer knocks it past P_Schulz and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Bodmer fires the shot in! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: L_Kitching ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 60 :(bur) F_Valverde sidesteps H_Wright ... F_Valverde with a thundering volley! ... R_Adler falls over ... But R_Adler is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 63 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Yobo ... COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto Min. 64 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... L_Donovan drives the shot in! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 65 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: M_Sulejmani ... COMING OFF: M_Boadu Min. 66 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: E_Smith_Rowe ... COMING OFF: C_OHare Min. 66 :(bur) M_Hjulmand loses his marker! ... M_Hjulmand with the crafty shot! ... Looks like it should be R_Adler's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Bodmer flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... L_Kitching belts it clear Min. 67 :(cov) H_Wright sprints past Cucurella ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Hjulmand goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Will Schoolar looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 68 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a mistake by L_Geertruida ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_Donovan with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But L_Chevalier punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 72 :(bur) M_Sulejmani has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Kitching ... He knocks it to Pedri! ... But M_van_Ewijk will cut out the threat Min. 74 :(cov) H_Wright with a clever shimmy ... H_Wright aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But L_Chevalier reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on L_Chevalier anyway Min. 75 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: C_Adam ... COMING OFF: M_Bodmer Min. 76 :(cov) B_Sheaf puts in L_Donovan ... L_Donovan unleashes a pile driver! ... L_Chevalier gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 86 :(bur) C_Adam sprints past J_Yobo ... C_Adam hits the ball on the bounce! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 87 :(cov) H_Wright with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... C_Adam fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(bur) Pedri cuts inside ... E_Smith_Rowe wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 88 :(cov) B_Thomas is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... E_Smith_Rowe latches onto the ball ... E_Smith_Rowe attempts to drive it home! ... Looks like it should be L_Chevalier's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... J_Yobo lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Chevalier ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 89 :(bur) Pedri runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... The ball hits B_Sheaf in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 89 :(cov) L_Kitching turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Donovan ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Cucurella ... Nothing gets past him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pedri (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Ekitike (21), Pedri (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Bodmer (42), M_Hjulmand (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Donovan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 6 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 2 - 0 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Burnley Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Chevalier GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 Cucurella DF 1 23 20 8 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 A_Balde DF 1 22 19 6 22 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 18 8 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 K_Kaladze DF 1 19 16 11 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hjulmand DF 1 19 22 16 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -2 10 F_Valverde MF 1 17 23 16 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 10 14 M_Bodmer MF 1 15 20 16 30 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11 10 Pedri AM 1 12 23 21 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 M_Boadu FW 1 5 18 24 26 | 67 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 H_Ekitike FW 1 7 19 24 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 0 26 C_Cudicini GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 17 10 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Adam MF 1 7 19 13 21 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Munir AM 1 3 17 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sulejmani FW 1 10 16 19 29 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Adler GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 22 15 10 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 21 16 7 31 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 17 23 T_Sakamoto DF 1 20 15 10 29 | 65 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 20 B_Thomas DF 1 20 14 12 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 P_Schulz DF 1 20 15 5 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Neuhaus DM 1 14 21 11 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Donovan AM 1 9 18 20 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 29 0 44 C_OHare AM 1 5 21 17 23 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 B_Sheaf DM 1 16 20 7 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 0 H_Wright FW 1 5 15 22 31 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 A_Manninger GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Kitching DF 1 19 15 12 25 | 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 J_Yobo DF 1 19 14 12 21 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Smith_Rowe AM 1 14 21 13 26 | 25 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 15 D_Malen FW 1 5 17 20 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756484101 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40