West Bromwich Albion FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

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Coventry City FC

Fri 1 Mar 2024 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Mikey Johnston 6' 1–0

Grady Diangana 36' 2–0

2–1 73' Haji Wright pen

Conor Townsend 21' Y

Y 49' Kasey Palmer

Adam Reach 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lewis Smith
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC 2023-10-30 Coventry City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	2–1	W
24 Feb	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
20 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	3–0	W
16 Feb	Southampton FC	H	0–2	L
13 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
10 Feb	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–2	D

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Maidstone United FC	H	5–0	W
23 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	0–3	L
17 Feb	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
14 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	2–2	D
11 Feb	Millwall FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Coventry City FC
#21	Position	#1
51	Points	95
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
48	Scored	97
58	Conceded	45
-10	GD	+52
1.11	PPG	2.07
28%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Coventry City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
6' Magnificent from Mikey Johnston! That is 12 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
11' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Callum O'Hare suffering a number of foals already.
21' The referee calls foul for Conor Townsend. He receives a card.
26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
36' The deadlock is broken! Grady Diangana gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 46 minute. Callum O'Hare leaves to be changed by Haji Wright.
49' That is a card for Coventry City FC. Kasey Palmer will be fuming at that decision.
54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
64' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Mikey Johnston departs to be replaced by John Swift.
69' Andreas Weimann is replacing Grady Diangana for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
73' Haji Wright has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
78' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
80' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 80 minute. Tom Fellows leaves to be changed by Kyle Bartley.
85' Erik Pieters has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Adam Reach.
West Bromwich Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Conor Townsend ↓ Adam Reach 64'
15
Erik Pieters
11
Grady Diangana ↓ Andreas Weimann 69'
7
Jed Wallace
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 69'
24
Alex Palmer
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Kyle Bartley 80'
23
Mikey Johnston ↓ John Swift 64'

Bench

17
Andreas Weimann ↑ 69'
19
John Swift ↑ 64'
14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 69'
5
Kyle Bartley ↑ 80'
20
Adam Reach ↑ 64'
6
Semi Ajayi
26
Pipa
33
Joshua Griffiths
25
Callum Marshall

Coach Carlos Corberán

Coventry City FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Grady Diangana	3
Brandon Thomas-Asante	1
Mikey Johnston	1
Haji Wright	1
Alex Mowatt	1
Karlan Grant	1
Matt Grimes	1
Kyle McFadzean	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-02-24 Hull City AFC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-02-20 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-02-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Southampton FC L 2024-02-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2024-02-10 Ipswich Town FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Coventry City FC Form

2024-03-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2024-02-26 Coventry City FC 5–0 Maidstone United FC W 2024-02-23 Coventry City FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2024-02-17 Stoke City FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2024-02-14 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2024-02-11 Coventry City FC 2–1 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.1 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.43 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Coventry City FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC37% Draw27% Coventry City FC36%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Coventry City FC

63%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Coventry City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC21% Draw48% Coventry City FC31%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

10%

1 – 2

8.6%

0 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.