Match Report


Coventry CityCoventry City     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Kevin DickinsonKevin Dickinson Computer Player Computer Player
Noah BabbelN. Babbel62
G
1
G
42Stephen MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Patrick SheringhamP. Sheringham68
D
2captain
D
52Carlton PearceC. Pearce
Paul BurleyP. Burley62
D
captain3
D
50Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Terry GilchristT. Gilchrist61
D
4
D
47Glynn WrightG. Wright
Graham GrantG. Grant61
D
5
M
72Anthony PalmerA. Palmer
Des OwenD. Owen54
M
6
M
63Eddie PallisterE. Pallister
Cesar AlmeidaC. Almeida66
M
7
M
54Fabian N. GregoriF. Gregori
Robbie CadamarteriR. Cadamarteri56
A
8
M
47Tim JohnsonT. Johnson
Nicholas BlackN. Black51
A
9
A
61Chris HackworthC. Hackworth
Ivan BridgesI. Bridges67
A
10
A
61Julian ClemenceJ. Clemence
Billy BeresfordB. Beresford65
A
11
A
57Morris ShawM. Shaw
 
Daniel LjungbergD. Ljungberg58
M
12
A
47Fernando CabreraF. Cabrera
Joe ImpeyJ. Impey59
D
13
M
46Matt ThompsonM. Thompson
Gavin WrightG. Wright63
A
14
D
45Marc HigginbothamM. Higginbotham

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ricoh Arena where Coventry City play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 4,606 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Coventry City are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Lua-Lua.


0.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off the first half!
2.07
Cesar Almeida passes the ball forward to Des Owen. Des Owen shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
3.59
Terry Gilchrist barges into Chris Hackworth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Hackworth stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.23
Des Owen knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black makes a defence splitting pass to Billy Beresford. Billy Beresford shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.42
Terry Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward to Cesar Almeida who brings the ball under control. Cesar Almeida sees Billy Beresford in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Beresford shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
14.19
Terry Gilchrist decides to run forward with the ball. Terry Gilchrist passes the ball forward to Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges advances inside the box! Ivan Bridges cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Stephen Mckinlay manages to gather it comfortably.
15.33
Glynn Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Palmer. Anthony Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Johnson. Tim Johnson shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Noah Babbel manages to gather it easily.
18.28
Robbie Cadamarteri catches Carlton Pearce on the ankles. Robbie Cadamarteri is warned by the referee! Carlton Pearce runs off the knock.
20.46
Colin Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Gregori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. Gregori hits a low pass to Anthony Palmer. Anthony Palmer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.10
Cesar Almeida threads a neat ball through to Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
24.04
Chris Hackworth takes it forward alone. Chris Hackworth passes the ball forward to Julian Clemence. Julian Clemence cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.38
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.49
Cesar Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Cadamarteri. Robbie Cadamarteri outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!
30.12
Robbie Cadamarteri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.44
Graham Grant makes a probing pass to Des Owen. Des Owen flicks a high ball forward to Billy Beresford who takes it down. Billy Beresford shoots from 25 yards. Stephen Mckinlay gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
38.22
Des Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Beresford. Billy Beresford tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.02
Fabian N. Gregori chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Shaw. Morris Shaw knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Pallister. With a superhuman jump, Eddie Pallister connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
44.35
Cesar Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Des Owen controls it well on his chest. Des Owen knocks the ball forward to Robbie Cadamarteri. Robbie Cadamarteri shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Coventry City appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Coventry City kick off!
48.49
Terry Gilchrist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Cadamarteri. Robbie Cadamarteri edges inside the box! Glynn Wright hacks Robbie Cadamarteri from behind! Penalty not given!!
53.48
Robbie Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward. Billy Beresford collects the pass. Billy Beresford skips past Glynn Wright! Glynn Wright comes in with a late challenge on Billy Beresford. Billy Beresford appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
57.46
Cesar Almeida makes a simple pass to Billy Beresford. Billy Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
61.44
Robbie Cadamarteri passes the ball forward to Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.57
Cesar Almeida hits a low pass to Des Owen. Des Owen flicks a high pass forward to Robbie Cadamarteri who brings the ball under control. Robbie Cadamarteri knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.02
Cesar Almeida makes a probing pass to Ivan Bridges. Ivan Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.48
Des Owen barges into Anthony Palmer. Des Owen is given a warning by the referee! Anthony Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.30
Patrick Sheringham flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Almeida collects the pass. Cesar Almeida threads the ball through to Des Owen. Des Owen whips in a cross ball towards Billy Beresford. Billy Beresford flicks the ball with his head but somehow Colin Ferguson happens to be in the right place to block it.
72.12
Fabian N. Gregori kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Shaw. Morris Shaw knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Clemence. Julian Clemence rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.30
Glynn Wright threads a neat ball through to Julian Clemence. Julian Clemence plays a scrappy one-two with Fabian N. Gregori and advances towards the goal... Julian Clemence cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Julian Clemence!
77.30
West Bromwich Albion have made 3 substitutions with Fernando Cabrera replacing Chris Hackworth, Matt Thompson replacing Fabian N. Gregori and Marc Higginbotham replacing Anthony Palmer .
79.11
Glynn Wright clumsily knocks into Billy Beresford. The referee calls over Glynn Wright and warns him to calm down! Billy Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.47
Des Owen receives the ball from a throw-in from Cesar Almeida. Des Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Black. Nicholas Black plays a one-two with Cesar Almeida and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Black makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicholas Black!
90.00
Terry Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Des Owen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Des Owen makes a beautiful solo run. Des Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Bridges. Carlton Pearce catches Ivan Bridges on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Coventry City

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.1%
30.9%
Play Area
27.2%
39.5%
33.3%

Scorers
Billy Beresford 9
Nicholas Black 30, 64, 84
Eddie Pallister 40
Julian Clemence 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Black of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Noah Babbel (GK)
6
2.Patrick Sheringham (DEF)
6
3.Paul Burley (DEF)
6
4.Terry Gilchrist (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Graham Grant (DEF)
6
6.Des Owen (MID)
7
7.Cesar Almeida (MID)
7
8.Robbie Cadamarteri (ATT)
7
9.Nicholas Black (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Ivan Bridges (ATT)
6
11.Billy Beresford (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Daniel Ljungberg (MID)
0
13.Joe Impey (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Wright (ATT)
0

1.Stephen Mckinlay (GK)
6
2.Carlton Pearce (DEF)
6
3.Colin Ferguson (DEF)
6
4.Glynn Wright (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Palmer (MID)
6
6.Eddie Pallister (MID)goal scored
7
7.Fabian N. Gregori (MID)
6
8.Tim Johnson (MID)
6
9.Chris Hackworth (ATT)
6
10.Julian Clemence (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Morris Shaw (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Cabrera (ATT)
6
13.Matt Thompson (MID)
6
14.Marc Higginbotham (DEF)
6