Coventry – Birmingham 3–2

	1H	2H	T
COV	1	2	3
BIR	1	1	2

Match report

Coventry beat Birmingham 3–2 at Coventry Stadium in Championship. M. Grimes opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Coventry have 3 wins in their last 5, while Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽M. Grimesassist J. Allen

23'

J. Eccles

25'

34'

⚽M. Leonardassist K. Fujimoto

2H

⚽J. Eccles

46'

57'

⚽T. Iwata

C. Rushworth

57'

⚽M. Grimesassist J. Dasilva

69'

74'

M. Leonard

⇄B. Wilson↓ M. Grimes

79'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

⇄L. Kitching↓ J. Eccles

88'

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

Momentum

COV

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

BIR

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 11, 2023 · 18:00

VenueCoventry Stadium

Attendance63,747 / 67,816 (94%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking COV

#6·

#13

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

R. Allsop

7.9

Lineups

COV 4-3-36.86Formation7.234-3-3 BIR

Coventry

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

20K. Kesler-Hayden7.0

8J. Allen7.4

28J. Eccles6.4

6M. Grimes7.4

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL