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The referee ends the match.
- 94mins
The referee shows Joe Bennett a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Bennett on Lukas Jutkiewicz. Lee Carsley restarts play with the free kick.
- 92mins
The ball is sent over by Marvin Emnes, Nathan Cameron manages to make a clearance.
- 92mins
The ball is crossed by Richard Wood.
- 91mins
Corner taken by Gary O'Neil.
- 91mins
Matthew Bates fouled by Clive Platt, the ref awards a free kick. Matthew Bates restarts play with the free kick.
- 91mins
The ball is delivered by Nicky Bailey, clearance made by James McPake.
- 90mins
Scott McDonald takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save.
- 89mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz goes into the book for time wasting.
- 87mins
Gary O'Neil takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save.
- 85mins
Unfair challenge on Lukas Jutkiewicz by Nicky Bailey results in a free kick. Lee Carsley takes the direct free kick. Freddy Eastwood takes a shot. Save by Jason Steele.
- 85mins
Joe Bennett produces a cross, blocked by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 83mins
The referee blows for offside against Kris Boyd. Indirect free kick taken by Keiren Westwood.
- 83mins
A cross is delivered by Joe Bennett, clearance made by James McPake.
- 83mins
The ball is swung over by Joe Bennett, save by Keiren Westwood.
- 82mins
Jordan Clarke replaces Gary McSheffrey. The ball is delivered by Justin Hoyte, Nathan Cameron manages to make a clearance. Corner taken by Gary O'Neil from the right by-line to the near post.
- 81mins
Marlon King leaves the field to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz. The ball is delivered by Joe Bennett, Marvin Emnes takes a shot.
- 79mins
Kris Boyd joins the action as a substitute, replacing Julio Arca.
- 78mins
Justin Hoyte joins the action as a substitute, replacing Tony McMahon.
- 78mins
Marlon King scores a penalty. Coventry 1-0 Middlesbrough.Matthew Bates concedes a Penalty for a foul on Gary McSheffrey.
- 76mins
Caution for Gary McSheffrey. David Wheater is shown a yellow card. James McPake gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Leroy Lita. Strike comes in from Gary O'Neil from the free kick.
- 73mins
Michael Doyle produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.
- 73mins
The ball is swung over by Joe Bennett.
- 72mins
Freddy Eastwood takes a shot. Tony McMahon gets a block in.
- 71mins
The ball is crossed by Gary O'Neil, clearance by James McPake.
- 69mins
The ball is sent over by Clive Platt, Gary O'Neil manages to make a clearance. Gary McSheffrey takes the inswinging corner, free kick awarded for a foul by Clive Platt on Gary O'Neil. Jason Steele takes the direct free kick.
- 69mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by Julio Arca goes wide left of the goal.
- 67mins
Freddy Eastwood is brought on as a substitute for Aron Gunnarsson. The assistant referee flags for offside against Tony McMahon. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
- 67mins
Nicky Bailey delivers the ball, James McPake manages to make a clearance.
- 66mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Gary O'Neil from the right by-line, clearance made by James McPake.
- 66mins
Leroy Lita takes a shot. Save made by Keiren Westwood.
- 64mins
Tony McMahon produces a cross, Marvin Emnes has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 64mins
Michael Doyle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott McDonald. Free kick taken by Gary O'Neil.
- 63mins
Joe Bennett sends in a cross, clearance by James McPake. Outswinging corner taken by Gary O'Neil.
- 61mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Clive Platt on David Wheater. Jason Steele takes the direct free kick.
- 61mins
Marvin Emnes takes a shot. Save made by Keiren Westwood.
- 60mins
Julio Arca gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Aron Gunnarsson. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Gary McSheffrey from right wing.
- 59mins
The ball is delivered by Tony McMahon.
- 58mins
Julio Arca sends in a cross. Leroy Lita is ruled offside. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.
- 57mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by David Wheater on Marlon King. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Marlon King from left wing.
- 57mins
Centre by Gary McSheffrey.
- 56mins
Marlon King takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by David Wheater.
- 56mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Gary McSheffrey, clearance made by Leroy Lita.
- 54mins
The ball is delivered by Marvin Emnes, Leroy Lita has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
- 52mins
Julio Arca takes a shot. Richard Keogh gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by Gary O'Neil from the left by-line.
- 50mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary McSheffrey by Gary O'Neil. Shot on goal comes in from Marlon King from the free kick.
- 50mins
The ball is crossed by Marvin Emnes, Julio Arca takes a shot. Comfortable save by Keiren Westwood.
- 47mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Leroy Lita by Nathan Cameron. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Gary O'Neil.
- 46mins
Shot from outside the box by Gary McSheffrey misses to the left of the target.
The second half has started.
It is the end of the first-half.
- 45mins
The ball is swung over by Marlon King, Joe Bennett gets a block in. The referee gives a free kick against Joe Bennett for handball. Gary McSheffrey has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Jason Steele.
- 45mins
Marvin Emnes crosses the ball, save made by Keiren Westwood.
- 43mins
Nicky Bailey produces a cross, clearance made by Richard Keogh.
- 43mins
Julio Arca crosses the ball, save by Keiren Westwood.
- 42mins
Centre by Joe Bennett, save by Keiren Westwood.
- 39mins
The ball is crossed by Richard Keogh.
- 35mins
Centre by Scott McDonald, clearance made by Nathan Cameron.
- 35mins
Tony McMahon produces a cross, blocked by Richard Wood.
- 34mins
Foul by Gary McSheffrey on Nicky Bailey, free kick awarded. Gary O'Neil delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance by Nathan Cameron.
- 34mins
Centre by Tony McMahon, Gary McSheffrey gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Gary O'Neil from the right by-line, clearance by Nathan Cameron.
- 33mins
Foul by Gary McSheffrey on Nicky Bailey, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Gary O'Neil.
- 32mins
Gary O'Neil challenges Michael Doyle unfairly and gives away a free kick. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.
- 32mins
Marlon King produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
- 31mins
Lee Carsley challenges Joe Bennett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jason Steele restarts play with the free kick.
- 30mins
Leroy Lita takes a shot. Fantastic save by Keiren Westwood.
- 29mins
Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Leroy Lita by Nathan Cameron. Penalty taken by Leroy Lita saved by Keiren Westwood. Coventry 0-0 Middlesbrough.
- 28mins
Foul by Gary McSheffrey on Marvin Emnes, free kick awarded. Nicky Bailey restarts play with the free kick.
- 26mins
Foul by Richard Wood on Marvin Emnes, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Gary O'Neil.
- 25mins
The ball is swung over by Michael Doyle, Tony McMahon gets a block in.
- 24mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Gary O'Neil, Tony McMahon has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 24mins
Julio Arca has an effort at goal. Save by Keiren Westwood.
- 23mins
The ball is delivered by Marvin Emnes, blocked by Michael Doyle. Corner taken by Gary O'Neil from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Richard Keogh.
- 23mins
The referee penalises Leroy Lita for handball. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
- 21mins
Shot from just outside the box by Michael Doyle goes over the bar.
- 21mins
The ball is swung over by Marlon King.
- 21mins
Centre by Nicky Bailey, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Scott McDonald misses to the left of the goal.
- 20mins
Julio Arca takes a shot. Blocked by James McPake.
- 20mins
Aron Gunnarsson delivers the ball.
- 19mins
Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Joe Bennett gets a block in.
- 18mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Bennett on Aron Gunnarsson. Free kick crossed left-footed by Gary McSheffrey, Jason Steele makes a save.
- 17mins
Unfair challenge on Marlon King by Nicky Bailey results in a free kick. Shot comes in from Marlon King from the free kick, save by Jason Steele.
- 15mins
Centre by Richard Keogh, Lee Carsley produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that goes over the bar.
- 15mins
Foul by Scott McDonald on James McPake, free kick awarded. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.
- 13mins
Foul by Julio Arca on Aron Gunnarsson, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Gary McSheffrey.
- 12mins
Marvin Emnes crosses the ball.
- 11mins
The ball is sent over by Marlon King, Joe Bennett gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by Gary McSheffrey, Jason Steele fouled by Clive Platt, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Tony McMahon.
- 10mins
Julio Arca sends in a cross, James McPake manages to make a clearance.
- 9mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nicky Bailey by Clive Platt. Direct free kick taken by David Wheater.
- 9mins
The offside flag is raised against Marlon King. Jason Steele takes the free kick.
- 7mins
Joe Bennett delivers the ball, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Leroy Lita misses to the left of the goal.
- 7mins
Julio Arca crosses the ball, James McPake makes a clearance.
- 6mins
Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Save by Jason Steele.
- 5mins
Michael Doyle sends in a cross.
- 4mins
Tony McMahon crosses the ball, Michael Doyle manages to make a clearance.
- 4mins
Gary O'Neil crosses the ball, clearance made by Nathan Cameron.
- 4mins
The ball is delivered by Aron Gunnarsson, Clive Platt takes a shot. Jason Steele makes a comfortable save.
- 2mins
The ball is swung over by Gary McSheffrey, clearance made by David Wheater.
- 1mins
Marlon King fouled by David Wheater, the ref awards a free kick. Aron Gunnarsson crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance made by David Wheater.
The referee gets the game started.
Match Preview
Same again for Sky Blues Coventry host Middlesbrough at the Ricoh Arena with the same squad who disposed of Scunthorpe last weekend. Manager Aidy Boothroyd has no new injury or suspension problems from the side which triumphed 2-0 at Glanford Park, recording back-to-back victories after their 1-0 success over Burnley. Midfielder Sammy Clingan (knee) is progressing and could return by the end of December while central defender Ben Turner (also knee) is looking more towards January before he plays again. Chris Hussey has joined Coventry`s list of long-term absentees - Gary Deegan, Stephen O`Halloran and Isaac Osbourne - having been ruled out for up to three months due to a recurrence of a broken metatarsal picked up during his short loan spell at Crewe. Middlesbrough captain Gary O'Neil has a chance of returning from injury. The midfielder missed last weekend`s 2-2 draw at home to Hull with a knee problem but trained on Thursday, despite Boro not being able to go through their paces on grass due to the current snow and freezing temperatures battering Britain. Midfielder Kevin Thomson also trained but Saturday`s trip to the Ricoh Arena is likely to come too soon for him. Otherwise, manager Tony Mowbray has no new injury or suspension concerns as he looks to secure what would be a first win in four games. Jonathan Franks (herniated disc), Willo Flood (knee), Rhys Williams (pelvis) and Matt Kilgallon (back) remain in the treatment room.
Coventry
Middlesbrough
- Keiren Westwood
- Richard Keogh
- James McPake
- Nathan Cameron
- Richard Wood
- Aron Gunnarsson
- Lee Carsley
- Michael Doyle
- Gary McSheffrey
- Marlon King
- Clive Platt
- SUBS
- Daniel Ireland
- David Bell
- Freddy Eastwood
- Lukas Jutkiewicz
- Martin Cranie
- Carl Baker
- Jordan Clarke
Home
Away
- Jason Steele
- Tony McMahon
- David Wheater
- Matthew Bates
- Joe Bennett
- Marvin Emnes
- Gary O'Neil
- Nicky Bailey
- Julio Arca
- Scott McDonald
- Leroy Lita
- SUBS
- Danny Coyne
- Justin Hoyte
- Kris Boyd
- Tarmo Kink
- Seb Hines
- Mickael Tavares
Match Report
King spot on to lift Sky Blues Marlon King succeeded where Leroy Lita failed - from the penalty spot - to give Coventry a 1-0 victory over struggling Middlesbrough in the npower Championship match at the Ricoh Arena. King struck from 12 yards 12 minutes from time to make Tony Mowbray's team pay after Lita's spot-kick on the half hour had been saved by Keiren Westwood. The home side started well as Clive Platt's header was saved by Jason Steele after five minutes, then Gary McSheffrey tested the goalkeeper with a left-foot shot from 20 yards. Lita was the first Boro player to threaten, missing a header from Joe Bennett's cross in the eighth minute. A scrappy period of play followed with neither side able to gain the upper hand - James McPake marshalling the Coventry box consistently, frustrating the visitors. City's Lee Carsley miscontrolled a Richard Keogh cross and smashed over from inside the box, before Marlon King and McSheffrey brought saves out of Steele from free-kicks. The home side continued to dominate and Boro could only muster a weak header from Scott McDonald which failed to test Westwood. However, Boro's confidence grew as they outpassed their hosts and Julio Arca curled a wicked 25th-minute shot in from the left wing which Westwood had to tip around the post at full stretch on 25 minutes. Tony McMahon could have scored with a strong header from the resulting corner but his header went wide. Boro were given a great chance to take the lead when Lita was fouled by Nathan Cameron in the box - but the striker's blast down the middle was blocked in spectacular fashion by Westwood. Coventry started the second half with purpose and McSheffrey was unlucky not to hit the target with a drilled shot from the right. Arca continued to threaten for Boro with crosses and shots from the left, before Lita went close again 10 minutes after the restart when his header from Marvin Emnes' cross went wide. Discipline was poor throughout with the scrappy fouls creating a stop-start rhythm which benefited neither side as the game entered the final quarter. Michael Doyle shot over the bar from distance in the 74th minute as the hosts wrested back some control of the match - and their hard work paid off when Matthew Bates fouled McSheffrey. King took his chance from the penalty spot. Mowbray replaced Arca with Kris Boyd as he sought an equaliser, with McSheffrey making way for defender Jordan Spence. The visitors pumped crosses into the Coventry box - but to no avail as Adrian Boothroyd's team held firm.
Form Guide
- WLLLWW
- Coventry
- VS
- Middlesbrough LWWLLD
Last Meetings
- Middlesbrough
- 1 - 1
- Coventry
- 24/04/2010
- Coventry
- 2 - 2
- Middlesbrough
- 26/09/2009
- Coventry
- 2 - 1
- Middlesbrough
- 30/04/1966
- Middlesbrough
- 1 - 1
- Coventry
- 04/12/1965
- Middlesbrough
- 2 - 3
- Coventry
- 02/01/1965
- Coventry
- 3 - 0
- Middlesbrough
- 05/09/1964
Top Scorers
Coventry
- G McSheffrey 5
- B Turner 4
- C Platt 3
- AE Gunnarsson 3
- F Eastwood 2
- D Bell 1
- M Doyle 1
- C Baker 1
- L Jutkiewicz 1
- J Clarke 1
Middlesbrough
- K Boyd 5
- S McDonald 3
- T Kink 3
- L Lita 2
- B Robson 1
- M Bates 1
- D Wheater 1
Goals
Coventry
- Total goals 50
- Goals per game 27
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Middlesbrough
- Total goals 42
- Goals per game 19
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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