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Saturday October 3, 2009 Finished Ricoh Arena

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Coventry City

  • Clingan 38’

Leicester City

  • Waghorn 71’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Coventry City
    • Leicester City
    • 90+2' The whistle blows for full-time, and both sides should be satisfied with the draw.
    • 90' Ward fouls Campbell, and Oakley can fire in one more set piece. Cov skipper Stephen Wright is there to head clear, though.
    • 87' Clinton Morrison is caught offisde. For such an action-packed game, the closing stages have been a lot more cagey, as neither side wants to risk relinquishing their point.
    • 82' Osbourne whips in a corner towards the near post, but Weale is there to catch.
    • 82' See what's happening nearer the top of the table in what some people (well, one person) are calling the abbreviation derby. PNE v WBA: LIVE
    • 81' MORRISON!! The Coventry striker blasts over the bar from inside the area! This has been a very entertaining match, if somebody loses this they have every right to feel hard done-by.
    • 77' Steve Howard loves to put himself about, but he does so too much and is penalised for a foul on keeper Westwood.
    • 75' Leon Best gets his own back on Wayne Brown, and earns a yellow card of his own.
    • 74' Cranie fouls Waghorn. Oakley sends in the free-kick, but Clinton Morrison is back to head clear.
    • 72' Chris Coleman replaces goalscorer Sammy Clingan with Isaac Osbourne.
    • 72' Wayne Brown goes into the book for a foul on Leon Best.
    • 71' GOAL!! One sub sets up another as Howard finds Waghorn and the striker on loan from Sunderland lashes home a strike from 25 yards! Leicester back on terms here!
    • 68' HOBBS SHOULD HAVE SCORED! The defender had a great chance to level for Leicester, but his header from close range goes wide of Westwood's goal! Dear oh dear...
    • 66' Now Eastwood strikes from the edge of the box... wide of the target! Leicester still under it at the Ricoh.
    • 65' Coventry are still on top for the time being though, as both Morrison and Best have shots blocked.
    • 62' Howard is the first sub to make his presence felt, but his shot is blocked by Gunnarsson.
    • 60' Nigel Pearson has seen enough and makes a triple-change. Off go Gallagher, Fryatt and Kermorgant and on roll Martyn Waghorn, DJ Campbell and Steve Howard. Can this sweeping attacking change have the desired effect?
    • 58' Best is caught offside again. Leicester will have to watch out if he gets through even once, but so far they've handled him very well.
    • 55' Elliott Ward smashes a volley from inside the box wide of the far post! Everyone's getting in on the act now for Coventry!
    • 54' Weale turns Gunnarsson's shot behind for a corner. The Icelandic midfielder is looking for his first goal since February.
    • 52' Leicester push forward and Dyer strikes... blocked before it can reach Westwood.
    • 51' Clingan fancies another pop at goal from the set piece... blocked on its way by Matt Oakley.
    • 51' After another handball and three fouls since the break, Paul Gallagher finally goes into the referee's book.
    • 50' Van Aanholt has enjoyed a lot of success marauding upfield from the left flank, and he lets fly with another shot that's blocked by Bruno Berner.
    • 46' The second half at the Ricoh is underway!
    • 45+1' That's it for the first half, and Coventry just about deserve their lead.
    • 44' Leon Best, Coventry's man-in-form, has spent the first half doing his best Pippo Inzaghi impression, seemingly staying offside most of the time.
    • 43' Clingan is booked for a foul on Dyer, the game's first card.
    • 38' GOAL!! Clingan fires the free-kick into the top corner to give Coventry the lead! He's probably been the most influential player on the pitch up til now, and deserves his goal, his third in four games.
    • 37' Gallagher concedes a free-kick in a good position for Coventry for a handball. It looks like Clingan will have a shot here...
    • 36' Coventry's spell of pressure comes to an end as an eager Cranie fouls Kermorgant.
    • 35' Leicester continue to repel Cov's advances for the time being, with Clingan seeing several dead balls and crosses and crosses sent straight back out again. Are Chris Coleman's side beginning to turn the screw?
    • 34' Best is once more caught offisde.
    • 33' Another strong spell from COventry - this time van Aanholt and CLingan both have shots blocked as they seek the press home the advantage while they have the initiative.
    • 27' Clingan swings in the free-kick to EASTWOOD... The striker's header is saved by Weale. Great chance!
    • 27' Kermorgant fouls Clingan in midfield. The Ulsterman takes the free-kick himself.
    • 26' Oakley has the ball right where he likes on the edge of the box and STRIKES... Over the bar!! Pretty much every major goal threat from either side has had a couple of pops at goal now.
    • 24' Fryatt shapes up to shoot and does so, but Ward gets in the way to block the strike.
    • 23' Gallagher blasts one effort wide from the edge of the box, before forcing a save from Westwood with another effort.
    • 21' Gunnarsson fouls Dyer. Gallagher sends in the free-kick, but Martin Cranie heads away.
    • 17' Lloyd Dyer has a go now... his effort goes over the bar. Leicester are perhaps just shading it after the opening quarter of an hour.
    • 13' Good spell from Cov here as Best fires a shot wide before Morrison draws the foul and then gets caught offside.
    • 13' Don't forget, second are about to play third as Preston v West Brom is kicking off anytime now. Follow that one LIVE too! Preston v West Brom: LIVE
    • 12' Now Kieren Westwood gets his gloves dirty for the first time, saving from a Kermorgant effort. Both sides' attacks are warming up nicely.
    • 11' Gunnarsson has another pop, and this time Chris Weale is forced into the save.
    • 9' First real sight of goal for Coventry as Gunnarsson fires a strike over the bar.
    • 7' Kermorgant is brought down by Sammy Clingan. Matt Oakley sends in the free-kick, but to no avail.
    • 4' Yann Kermorgant has a strike on goal for Leicester... it's blocked.
    • 3' Leon Best, the man who has scored five goals in his last five games for Coventry, is caught offside.
    • 1' The match is underway at the Ricoh Arena!
    • 12:30 One poster predicts a 3-0 win for the Sky Blues, and says: "Leicester are punching well above there weight at the­ minute,(think Hull in the premiership at start of last­ season).i admit they are a very good League One side,but­ the wheels will start to fall off soon in the­ championship,expect them to be scrapping for relegation­ by end of season." Scroll down if you want to find out his name and add your own comments.
    • 12:29 Meanwhile, Nigel Pearson names a side unchanged from the one that secured a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough in midweek.
    • 12:28 So, no Michael McIndoe or Jordan CLarke for Cov, so Freddy Eastwood and Martin Cranie take their places in attack and defence respectively.
    • 12:27 Your referee is Michael Oliver. The teams are as follows:
    • 12:27 Coventry: Westwood, Cranie, Wright, Ward, Van Aanholt, Cork, Clingan, Gunnarsson, Morrison, Best, Eastwood. Subs: Konstantopoulos, Osbourne, Walker, Cain, Grandison, Clarke, Jeffers
    • 12:27 Leicester: Weale, Morrison, Hobbs, Brown, Berner, Dyer, Oakley, King, Kermorgant, Fryatt, Gallagher. Subs: Logan, McGivern, Howard, Adams, Waghorn, Wellens, Campbell.
    • 12:24 Leicester travel to Midlands rivals Coventry in a match that sees eighth take on 10th in the Championship. Championship table

  • Summary

    • 81' MORRISON!! The Coventry striker blasts over the bar from inside the area! This has been a very entertaining match, if somebody loses this they have every right to feel hard done-by.
    • 71' GOAL!! One sub sets up another as Howard finds Waghorn and the striker on loan from Sunderland lashes home a strike from 25 yards! Leicester back on terms here!
    • 68' HOBBS SHOULD HAVE SCORED! The defender had a great chance to level for Leicester, but his header from close range goes wide of Westwood's goal! Dear oh dear...
    • 55' Elliott Ward smashes a volley from inside the box wide of the far post! Everyone's getting in on the act now for Coventry!
    • 38' GOAL!! Clingan fires the free-kick into the top corner to give Coventry the lead! He's probably been the most influential player on the pitch up til now, and deserves his goal, his third in four games.
    • 33' Another strong spell from COventry - this time van Aanholt and CLingan both have shots blocked as they seek the press home the advantage while they have the initiative.
    • 27' Clingan swings in the free-kick to EASTWOOD... The striker's header is saved by Weale. Great chance!
    • 26' Oakley has the ball right where he likes on the edge of the box and STRIKES... Over the bar!! Pretty much every major goal threat from either side has had a couple of pops at goal now.
    • 23' Gallagher blasts one effort wide from the edge of the box, before forcing a save from Westwood with another effort.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Coventry City

    Manager: Chris Coleman

    Captain: Stephen Wright

    Starting line-up

    • K. Westwood
    • M. Cranie
    • S. Wright
    • E. Ward
    • P. van Aanholt
    • S. Clingan Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (72′)
    • J. Cork
    • A. Gunnarsson
    • C. Morrison
    • F. Eastwood
    • L. Best Yellow Card

    Subs

    • D. Konstantopoulos
    • I. Osbourne Substitution In72′
    • J. Clarke
    • A. Walker
    • J. Grandison
    • A. Caine
    • S. Jeffers

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Leicester City

    Manager: Nigel Pearson

    Captain: Matthew Oakley

    Starting line-up

    • C. Weale
    • M. Morrison
    • J. Hobbs
    • W. Brown Yellow Card
    • B. Berner
    • M. Oakley
    • L. Dyer
    • A. King
    • Y. Kermorgant Substitution Out (60′)
    • P. Gallagher Yellow Card Substitution Out (60′)
    • M. Fryatt Substitution Out (60′)

    Subs

    • S. Howard Substitution In60′
    • D. Campbell Substitution In60′
    • M. Waghorn Substitution In60′ Goal
    • N. Adams
    • R. Wellens
    • C. Logan
    • R. McGivern

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Mr Titties.. your side not good enough to beat the­ mighty Foxes !!.. told you that your team would make a­ 'boob' !!

    From david w, on Sat 3 Oct 6:56PM

  2. YOUR NOT SINGING ANYMORE!!! HAHA WE GOT YOU BACK­ CONVENTRY

    From hazzermanowns, on Sat 3 Oct 6:52PM

  3. From what I gather Cov should have done us over but­ well done to nigel pearson and his men yet again our­ resilience keeps being underestimated.

    From ssk1978uk, on Sat 3 Oct 2:36PM

  4. its a solid point for the lads.Who said we,d struggle­ in this league.i imagine Southgate,s more worried about­ his job than Pearson is ,even with maverick mando.

    From Peter C, on Sat 3 Oct 2:32PM

  5. Cov are useless , I have lived here for years and the­ @#$% the fans come out with is unreal and always­ harping on about 1987 . and now this team of young­ offenders , fans already blaming Coleman but what can­ he do with the @#$% he has to work with ... Coventry­ FC are a JOKE !!!!

    From Stuart, on Sat 3 Oct 2:29PM

  6. think it was a bit generous of us giving the foxes a­ point.

    From covkidscott, on Sat 3 Oct 2:27PM

  7. come on city
    coventry city

    From PAUL, on Sat 3 Oct 2:19PM

  8. @#$% the foxes

    From PAUL, on Sat 3 Oct 2:14PM

  9. To say Leicester would win may have been wishful­ thinking STILL HOPING
    that being the case I don't­ think there are 4 goals in this match but when Fryatt­ is not scoring their is no one else capable of scoring­ and taking some pressure off him.

    From rblackhurst2004, on Sat 3 Oct 2:02PM

  10. 2-1 sky blues.ill let leicester have a goal for turning­ up!!!

    From covkidscott, on Sat 3 Oct 1:27PM

  11. go on sammy lad.carry on banging them in!!!

    From covkidscott, on Sat 3 Oct 1:25PM

  12. Don't really want to get into a SLANGING MATCH but­ I would argue that because or their youth policy and­ players like Shilton and Lineker Leicester are a bigger­ football club than Coventry.

    From rblackhurst2004, on Sat 3 Oct 1:14PM

  13. more like coventry is full of inbreds and leicester are­ way better than you

    From haz, on Sat 3 Oct 1:12PM
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    leicester never finish above cov in the league, even if­ they fluke a result today they will still be poor­ relations, or more to the point a city of inbreds

    From christopher m, on Sat 3 Oct 12:54PM
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    cov will get 2-0 result here today, leicester are a­ league one side at best, come on the sky blues

    From christopher m, on Sat 3 Oct 12:51PM

  16. No way will Coventry win 4-0
    Indeed Leicester will win­ this match

    From rblackhurst2004, on Sat 3 Oct 12:50PM

  17. cov to win 4-0

    From mrbilbie2007, on Sat 3 Oct 12:43PM

  18. cov to win this cov 4 foxes 0

    From mrbilbie2007, on Sat 3 Oct 12:40PM

  19. come on you blues, I have family pride resting on this­ game

    From Brenda from Leicester, on Sat 3 Oct 12:16PM

  20. Blue Army !

    From gary.tyers, on Sat 3 Oct 12:12PM
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