Coventry 0-1 Hull City: Liam Millar's late strike
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Shots 11-6, but Hull won with fewer attempts
- Three saves from Tzolakis secured a clean sheet
- 82' Millar goal worth +1.6 FN xPts
Level until the 82nd minute
Coventry had most of the ball at home yet lost. Level for roughly 82 minutes, the match was settled by Liam Millar's goal in the 82nd minute, and Hull City were in front for only about eight minutes. Coventry now sit 18th on zero points after two matches, while Hull are second on six.
Plenty of shots, little quality
Coventry had 11 shots, but five were blocked and their xG per shot was 0.12 per shot, exactly the same as Hull's. That suggests their possession edge did not translate into better chances than the visitors had. Every Coventry shot on target was saved by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
Hull's defenders held their own in the duels
Hull defended with a back five and won the duels often enough to stay in the match. John Egan came out on top in six of his eight, while Semi Ajayi made two tackles. That duel record helps explain how a side with so little possession stayed in the contest until the late goal.
A goal off the bench turned a draw into a win
Substitute Liam Millar scored in the 82nd minute from Mohamed Belloumi's assist, his first league goal of the season. It turned a level match into a late winner worth +1.6 FN xPts. Belloumi was replaced a minute later. Coventry, for all their 11 shots, never found a goal of their own.
Player of the match
Jay DaSilva 7.0Strong
He won six of nine duels, made two tackles and completed all three of his dribbles.
Most of DaSilva's FN Score came from his defending, but he also went forward, completing 61 of his 69 passes. Coventry conceded only once, in the 82nd minute, and that cost the side its result points despite his solid 90 minutes. It is rare for a player from the beaten team to rate so highly.
Game state
0-1
Coventry ahead 0 min · level 82 min · Hull City ahead 8 min
- Liam Millar — off the bench 31 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
82'
Liam Millar
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Mohamed Belloumi +0.5
+1.6
Coventry
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Hull City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
CoventryHull City
1.29Expected goals (xG)0.72
Timeline
- 10'
Yellow
Lewie Coyle
- 46'
Sub
Lewie Coyle → Cody Drameh
- 46'
Sub
Hidemasa Morita → Lucas Gourna-Douath
- 51'
Yellow
Regan Slater
- 54'
Yellow
Elliot Stroud
- 58'
Sub
Ephron Mason-Clark → Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 59'
Sub
Loum Tchaouna → Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
- 59'
Sub
Nobel Mendy → Lucas Herrington
- 59'
Sub
Elliot Stroud → Liam Millar
- 68'
Yellow
Oli McBurnie
- 71'
Sub
Caleb Yirenkyi → Victor Torp
- 71'
Sub
Jack Rudoni → Gustavo Hamer
- 78'
Sub
Bobby Thomas → Ethan Pinnock
- 82'
Goal
Liam Millar league goal #1 assist Mohamed Belloumi
- 83'
Sub
Mohamed Belloumi → Mohamed Ali Cho
- 84'
Yellow
Aurèle Amenda
Category leaders
- Key passesMilan van Ewijk2
- Duels wonOli McBurnie9/20
- DribblesJay DaSilva3/3
- Defensive actionsNobel Mendy4
- ShotsTaiwo Awoniyi3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBobby Thomas3
#Premier League#Coventry#Hull City#Liam Millar#Konstantinos Tzolakis#Jay DaSilva
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.