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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Ricoh Arena
  • Attendance: 17994
  • Referee: Dowd, P

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Goal!! Steve Brooker scores for Bristol City.

86mins

The referee has booked Guillaume Beuzelin.

81mins

Bristol City are replacing Nicky Maynard with Ivan Sproule.

78mins

Daniel Fox is booked for dissent.

76mins

Bristol City are replacing Dele Adebola with Steve Brooker.

76mins

Clinton Morrison is booked for dissent.

73mins

Michael Mifsud is replaced by Robbie Simpson.

64mins

Louis Carey is being taken off, Andy Webster has come on in his place.

54mins

Goal!! Bristol City have scored with Michael McIndoe putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

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

46mins

Freddy Eastwood is replaced by Leon McKenzie.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Dowd

21mins

Keiren Westwood is replaced by Andy Marshall.

17mins

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

14mins

Lee Johnson goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

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

Match Report

Former Coventry City striker Dele Adebola returned to haunt his old club as Bristol City maintained their unbeaten start to the season.

The Robins took the lead in the 17th minute despite Coventry fans feeling their goalkeeper Keiren Westwood had been fouled in the lead up to the goal.

Michael McIndoe swung a high cross into the box from the left and Westwood was left on the ground as he challenged Adebola for the ball. Despite the best efforts of the Coventry defence, the big striker knocked the ball into the net.

After receiving treatment for three minutes, the Sky Blues' keeper was replaced by Andy Marshall.

Referee Phil Dowd then further enraged the home supporters when he refused to give Coventry a penalty after Bristol City defender Liam Fontaine pulled back Clinton Morrison inside the box.

The Staffordshire official then sent Coventry manager Chris Coleman to the stand after he made his feelings known about the decision.

Coventry had three chances to equalise in first-half stoppage time when keeper Adriano Basso saved efforts from Michael Mifsud and Morrison and the former Crystal Palace forward also hit the sidenetting.

The visitors doubled their advantage in the 54th minute when Adebola turned defender Scott Dann after receiving Bradley Orr's throw-in. The striker hit a pass to McIndoe and he cut in from the left to drill a low shot into the far corner.

Substitute Leon McKenzie wasted two great chances for Coventry and Morrison then saw Basso make a point-blank save from his close-range header.

Bristol City added a third goal in the 90th minute when substitutes Ivan Sproule and Steve Brooker combined for the latter to knock the ball home from ten yards.

Coventry City

Bristol City

Corners

86

Fouls

1112

Goal attempts

1810

Shots off target

81

Offsides

27

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