Cardiff strike late, Cov beat Boro, Watford sting Wednesday + FA Cup R1 highlights
4 November 2024 | Weekend Notes brings you the biggest stories, stats and insights from the EFL weekend
You have to feel sorry for today’s date. It’s been relegated to the sidelines of British history by a spot of high treason and the subsequent ‘drawing backwards’ of a few disgruntled blokes whose plotting in the Duck and Drake pub didn’t quite go to plan, to put it mildly (or bitterly, depending on their tipple). The punishment was much more painful than it sounds.
Any road. Today is 4 November and we are celebrating the pop-crackle of an overlooked and underappreciated part of the football calendar: the FA Cup First Round. Of course, the Championship was still on schedule and we aren’t skipping our normal league duties – behold, an 8-goal cracker, five away wins and possibly the worst performance we can remember seeing in the second tier…
Coventrio — Middlesbrough 0-3 Coventry — Going toe-to-toe with Boro is no easy task, although it was a task made easier when Hayden Hackney went toe-to-shin twice in the first half for two yellows and a red. Coventry had already had two goals ruled out for offside by that point and they made relatively light work of Boro with a goal before the break and another two after it. Michael Carrick’s side have now been trailing in games for longer than they’ve led. Coventry are giving off ‘they’re back’ vibes, but let’s assess that next week after Derby (H) and Sunderland (A).
