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  • Eagles (90)
  • Best (44)
  • Date:2009-02-17
  • Kick-off:19:45
  • Venue:Turf Moor
  • Attendance:14595
  • Referee:Foster, D

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Chris Eagles scores for Burnley.

81mins

David Bell is replaced by Freddy Eastwood.

73mins

Leon Best is replaced by Robbie Simpson.

71mins

Burnley are replacing Steven Thompson with Jay Rodriguez.

71mins

Burnley are replacing Robbie Blake with Chris Eagles.

71mins

Stephen Jordan is replaced by Kevin McDonald.

46mins

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

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

44mins

Goal!! Leon Best scores for Coventry.

36mins

Scott Dann is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, February 17th, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

A goal in the last minute from substitute Chris Eagles rescued a point for Owen Coyle's promotion-chasing team, against a resolute Coventry City side.

Burnley started brightly with wide-men Robbie Blake and Wade Elliott providing an early challenge for the visitors' defence.

However, it was the Sky Blues who had the first shot on target through a Daniel Fox free-kick.

Coventry keeper Keiren Westwood made his first save after 17 minutes, diving to his right to deny a Steven Thompson strike from 20 yards.

Jordan Henderson tested Burnley goalkeeper Brian Jensen with an ambitious attempt from fully 30 yards.

On the half-hour mark, Jensen had to produce a fine save to keep out a left-foot shot from Michael Doyle.

Coventry took the lead two minutes before the interval when a Stephen Jordan mistake allowed Henderson to get to the by-line and his far post cross was headed home by Leon Best.

Westwood was called into action to save twice from Martin Paterson early in the second half before producing an even better save to deny Graham Alexander after a well-worked corner routine.

After Paterson had headed over the crossbar, the Clarets missed a golden opportunity when Thompson blazed a shot over with only Westwood to beat.

It looked as though it wasn't going to be Burnley's night when, on the hour mark, both Thompson and Michael Duff had attempts blocked on the goal-line.

With 20 minutes remaining boss Coyle made a triple substitution and, with time running out, two of those substitutes combined as Jay Rodriguez headed the ball into the path of Eagles for the equaliser.

Burnley

Coventry City

Corners

103

Fouls

78

Goal attempts

179

Shots off target

45

Offsides

34

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