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Coventry Overpowers Watford at Home in a Fiery Match
Coventry secured a comfortable victory over Watford at the Coventry Building Society Arena in a Championship match defined by an early display of dominance. The home side quickly asserted their superiority, opening the scoring in the 3rd minute with a goal from B. Thomas-Asante, assisted by T. Sakamoto. The offensive onslaught continued just minutes later, with J. Allen extending the lead in the 7th minute. Before halftime, T. Sakamoto netted Coventry’s third goal in the 42nd minute, solidifying their dominance which was further emphasized by a straight red card shown to Watford’s J. Abankwah in the 44th minute.
In the second half, a diminished Watford fought to get back into the game. I. Louza managed to pull one back from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, but Coventry maintained control of the match. The game was marked by several yellow cards shown to both teams, reflecting the intensity of the contest. Coventry finished the match with 55% possession, 12 total shots and 5 corners, while Watford had 45% possession, 13 shots and 6 corners. Referee Dean Whitestone showed a total of 3 yellow cards to Coventry and 2 to Watford, in addition to the aforementioned red card.
Substitutions watford: at minute 45 M. Sissoko came in and M. Pollock went out., at minute 46 E. Kayembe came in and H. Kyprianou went out., at minute 64 M. Doumbia came in and V. Semedo went out., at minute 65 K. Baah came in and N. Irankunda went out., at minute 86 R. Vata came in and T. Ince went out.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 52 B. Thomas came in and L. Woolfenden went out., at minute 73 H. Wright came in and E. Simms went out., at minute 73 E. Mason-Clark came in and J. Eccles went out., at minute 82 M. van Ewijk came in and K. Kesler-Hayden went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Coventry
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