Source: Team_Talk
Sky Blues make point against R's
Wood, who was making only his second appearance since signing on loan from Sheffield Wednesday, headed home an 81st-minute equaliser to ensure an entertaining Championship clash finished all square.[LNB]Leon Best headed his ninth goal of the season to put Coventry ahead before Jay Simpson pulled the hosts level shortly after the half-hour mark with a neat finish.[LNB]Adel Taarabt was a constant menace all afternoon for the Hoops and Akos Buzsaky deservedly fired them ahead in the 69th minute before Wood's late leveller.[LNB]A lively clash threw up more incident six minutes from time when Sky Blues captain Stephen Wright was dismissed for a second bookable offence, after which he appeared to throw his captain's armband at referee Mike Jones.[LNB]The result meant Coventry have now gone eight games without victory, although they will be much happier with a point than a QPR side who hardly banished the memory of last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Doncaster.[LNB]Both sides enjoyed a positive start to the encounter, with Taarabt firing a shot come cross along the face of goal after just three minutes.[LNB]Hoops keeper Radek Cerny was called upon to keep out Patrick Van Aanholt's goalbound effort with a superb diving save soon after, before the hosts broke and threatened again themselves through Wayne Routledge.[LNB]It was no real surprise when the opening goal came with just 16 minutes on the clock and it was the visitors who grabbed the initiative.[LNB]Best earlier this week insisted Coventry would be a different team if they could start games in the same way they finish them, having gone behind on four occasions during their winless streak.[LNB]And it was he who put them ahead by sending a looping header over the stranded Cerny from Van Aanholt's free-kick.[LNB]Rangers immediately hit back and the lively Taarabt was giving Wright all sorts of problems down the left wing, while also forcing a solid save from Keiren Westwood.[LNB]The complexion of the first half changed completely within the space of 60 seconds when Best headed a great chance wide when all he had to do was hit the target.[LNB]And from almost being 2-0 down, QPR were level when Simpson latched onto Alejandro Faurlin's through-ball to fire past Westwood.[LNB]Aron Gunnarsson then saw his stoppage-time header cleared off the line by Matthew Connolly as a thrilling first half ended level.[LNB]The ambition of both teams remained evident after the break as they created openings in search of a second goal.[LNB]First Taarabt was unlucky to see his deft chip hit the crossbar after a superb bit of skill, before Van Aanholt put in a great recovering tackle to deny Routledge as he looked to pull the trigger.[LNB]The hosts were soon starting the dominate things once again with Faurlin and Ben Watson going close and they got the breakthrough they deserved in the 69th minute.[LNB]With the Sky Blues becoming camped in their own half, a Hoops corner remained in the danger zone and Buzsaky's drilled shot from close range took a deflection before beating Westwood.[LNB]Gunnarsson saw his effort deflected over the bar as Coventry, aided by some attacking substitutions, pressed in search of an equaliser.[LNB]And they got it through Wood before fellow defender Wright saw red.[LNB][LNB]
