Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 17 August 2021

Result

Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City

Championship · Tuesday 17 August 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Blackpool · Coventry City · Championship predictions

Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City: match report

Blackpool were beaten by Coventry City 0-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 17 August 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Viktor Gyökeres of Coventry City in the 45th minute.

Discipline: Blackpool received 2 yellow cards; Coventry City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 21st on 1 point from 2 and Coventry City 14th on 3 points from 2. Blackpool went on to finish that season 16th with 60 points, and Coventry City 12th with 64.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Coventry City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ian Maatsen of Coventry City (8.2), level with Viktor Gyökeres (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackpool wins, 3 draws and 2 for Coventry City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Shayne LaveryBlackpool
  • 45'Yellow card · Callum O'HareCoventry City
  • 45+1'Goal · Viktor GyökeresCoventry City · 0-1
  • 47'Yellow card · I. MaatsenCoventry City
  • 59'Yellow card · Callum ConnollyBlackpool
  • 70'Yellow card · Jake Clarke-SalterCoventry City
  • 85'Yellow card · Martyn WaghornCoventry City

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Blackpool 3, draws 3, Coventry City 2.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Chris Maxwell, Callum Connolly, Richard Keogh, James Husband, Luke Garbutt, Josh Bowler, Reece James, Grant Ward, Keshi Anderson, Jerry Yates, Shayne Lavery

Coventry City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Simon Moore, Dominic Hyam, Kyle McFadzean, Jake Clarke-Salter, Fankaty Dabo, Gustavo Hamer, Ben Sheaf, Ian Maatsen, Jamie Allen, Callum O'Hare, Viktor Gyökeres