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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Ashton Gate
  • Attendance: 15899
  • Referee: Taylor, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

88 mins

Ivan Sproule is replaced by Liam Fontaine.

79 mins

Bristol City are replacing Darren Byfield with Lee Trundle.

79 mins

David Noble is replaced by Enoch Showunmi.

75 mins

Tamas Vasko is booked for unsporting behaviour.

72 mins

Goal!! Coventry have scored with Dele Adebola putting it in the back of the net.

71 mins

Michael Mifsud is being taken off, Kevin Thornton has come on in his place.

67 mins

Goal!! Bristol City have scored with Marvin Elliott putting it in the back of the net.

60 mins

Robbie Simpson is replaced by Jay Tabb.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

46 mins

Isaac Osbourne is being taken off, Elliott Ward has come on in his place.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

18 mins

The referee has booked Michael Mifsud.

18 mins

Michael Hughes is booked for unsporting behaviour.

5 mins

Goal!! Bristol City have scored with Darren Byfield putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Bristol City held off a spirited fightback by Coventry to keep their place in the big Premier League chase.

After building a two-goal lead with an early strike from Darren Byfield and a second-half header by Marvin Elliott, they thought the game was theirs.

But Dele Adebola fired up Coventry with a goal 18 minutes from the end and they only missed out on a point when Leon Best rolled his shot against a post after beating the keeper.

With the Robins' football bubbling with self-belief it took Coventry a long time to hit their stride.

It took the arrival of Elliott Ward at half-time to stiffen their defence while Kevin Thornton could have been used earlier than he was, as his running at defenders unsteadied the hosts.

Coventry don't do clean sheets and were a goal down at the start of the fifth minute, courtesy of a thumping left-footed 18-yard drive by Byfield.

Bristol City had twice been stopped by the offside flag but this time David Noble got through and, although his shot was blocked, the ball fell nicely for Byfield.

The home side were good value for their goal and, with Noble always an influence on the action, they cut through Coventry time and again winning corners but not finding a telling finish until Elliott's header from their sixth corner in the 67th minute.

Adebola put himself about as he always does but Coventry had to rely on first-half free-kicks around the box to give them any hope.

The best of their dead-ball chances came from Best although, in open play, Michael Doyle drew a dive out of Bristol City's Brazilian keeper Adriano Basso.

There was an early booking for Coventry's Michael Mifsud and the midfielder was lucky to stay on when he then brought down Elliott. It looked a clear case for a red card but referee Paul Taylor let him off with a long warning.

Bristol City Team

Coventry City Team

Bristol City

Coventry City

Corners

7 4

Fouls

10 14

Goal attempts

14 14

Shots off target

5 5

Offsides

4 8

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