Walsall FC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Walsall FC vs Coventry City FC — League One .
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Coventry City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Toner
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee David Coote
- Referee Mark Scholes
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Dec Coventry City FC H 2–1 W 01 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D 27 Nov Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L 24 Nov Sunderland AFC H 2–2 D 17 Nov Fleetwood Town FC A 0–0 D 10 Nov Coventry City FC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Dec Walsall FC A 1–2 L 27 Nov Fleetwood Town FC A 0–3 L 23 Nov Peterborough United FC H 1–1 D 17 Nov Burton Albion FC A 0–1 L 10 Nov Walsall FC A 2–3 L 03 Nov Accrington Stanley FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Walsall FC to score. At the same time, Coventry City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' 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 Lee Burge suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' Goal! Luke Thomas scores his 16 goal in 363 matches.
- 23' Liam Roberts needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Amadou Bakayoko made 363 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' It’s high time Dean Keates made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 43' Tom Bayliss was booked on 43.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Isaiah Osbourne.
- 50' It looks surprising Walsall FC does not make any changes. Luke Leahy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Walsall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 63' Coventry City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 63' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Conor Chaplin by Jonson Clarke-Harris on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 69' Another change for Walsall FC made on 69 minute. Jack Fitzwater leaves to be changed by Zeli Ismail.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Walsall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Guthrie, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 81' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Tom Bayliss is replaced by Abumere Ogogo on 81 minute.
- 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 90' GOAL! Luke Leahy scores on 90. Assisted by Liam Roberts
- 90' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Another three points for Walsall FC.
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Walsall FC
Starting XI- 34
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Jack Fitzwater ↓ Zeli Ismail 69'
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Josh Gordon ↓ Josh Ginnelly 69'
Bench- 20
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Zeli Ismail ↑ 69'
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Josh Ginnelly ↑ 69'
Coach Dean KeatesCoventry City FC
Starting XI- 23
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Tom Bayliss ↓ Abumere Ogogo 81'
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Bench- 11
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Abumere Ogogo ↑ 81'
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Jonson Clarke-Harris ↑ 63'
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Coach Mark Robins -
Walsall FC Form
Coventry City FC Form
2018-12-08 Walsall FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2018-11-27 Fleetwood Town FC 3–0 Coventry City FC L 2018-11-23 Coventry City FC 1–1 Peterborough United FC D 2018-11-17 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2018-11-10 Walsall FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2018-11-03 Coventry City FC 1–1 Accrington Stanley FC D