Date:18 Dec 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Ricoh Arena

King (72)
Holt (63) Holt (86)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The final whistle goes and the game is over.

94mins A cross is delivered by Michael Doyle, save by John Ruddy.

94mins Freddy Eastwood sends in a cross, Russell Martin manages to make a clearance.

93mins The offside flag is raised against Chris Martin. Keiren Westwood takes the direct free kick.

92mins Korey Smith leaves the field to be replaced by Jens Berthel Askou.

91mins Shot by Freddy Eastwood from inside the penalty area bounces off the post.

91mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Freddy Eastwood. Free kick taken by John Ruddy.

90mins Henri Lansbury produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

90mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Freddy Eastwood on Grant Holt. Russell Martin restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Freddy Eastwood joins the action as a substitute, replacing James McPake.

88mins The referee cautions Nathan Cameron for unsporting behaviour. Nathan Cameron challenges Anthony McNamee unfairly and gives away a free kick. Anthony McNamee restarts play with the free kick.

86mins David Fox takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post.

86mins Grant Holt scores a goal from inside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Coventry 1-2 Norwich.

85mins Corner taken by Chris Martin.

85mins Henri Lansbury takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save.

84mins The ball is sent over by Russell Martin, save made by Keiren Westwood.

83mins Gary McSheffrey produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

82mins Shot from just outside the box by Marlon King goes over the bar.

81mins Chris Martin takes a shot. Blocked by James McPake.

80mins Anthony McNamee comes on in place of Wesley Hoolahan.

80mins (Norwich) makes a substitution, with Anthony McNamee coming on for Wesley Hoolahan.

79mins Clive Platt leaves the field to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.

79mins (Coventry) makes a substitution, with Lukas Jutkiewicz coming on for Marlon King.

79mins David Fox crosses the ball, clearance by Richard Wood.

78mins Wesley Hoolahan delivers the ball.

77mins A cross is delivered by Simon Lappin, Keiren Westwood makes a save.

77mins Simon Lappin sends in a cross.

76mins Corner from right by-line taken by Wesley Hoolahan.

76mins Outswinging corner taken by David Fox from the right by-line, clearance made by Richard Keogh.

75mins The ball is crossed by Simon Lappin, clearance by Nathan Cameron.

75mins Marlon King delivers the ball, clearance by Elliott Ward.

74mins Chris Martin has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.

72mins Goal scored by Marlon King from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Coventry 1-1 Norwich.

71mins Richard Keogh takes a shot. Grant Holt gets a block in.

71mins Elliott Ward takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save.

67mins Korey Smith fouled by Gary McSheffrey, the ref awards a free kick. Russell Martin takes the direct free kick.

67mins Effort on goal by Korey Smith from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

66mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Wood on Russell Martin. Wesley Hoolahan crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, James McPake manages to make a clearance.

66mins Wesley Hoolahan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Simeon Jackson.

63mins Grant Holt finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Coventry 0-1 Norwich.Assist by Russell Martin.

61mins Elliott Ward fouled by Clive Platt, the ref awards a free kick. Elliott Ward restarts play with the free kick.

61mins Chris Martin takes a shot. Michael Doyle gets a block in.

60mins Foul by Elliott Ward on Clive Platt, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Gary McSheffrey.

59mins Inswinging corner taken by David Fox, Michael Nelson has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.

58mins Korey Smith takes a shot. James McPake gets a block in.

57mins David Fox takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Grant Holt takes a shot. Save by Keiren Westwood.

57mins Chris Martin takes a shot. Blocked by Martin Cranie.

54mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Gary McSheffrey, Close range headed effort by Richard Wood goes wide of the left-hand post.

54mins Marlon King crosses the ball, Michael Nelson gets a block in.

53mins Unfair challenge on Richard Wood by Chris Martin results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Keiren Westwood.

53mins Centre by Simon Lappin, clearance made by Richard Wood.

51mins The referee penalises Henri Lansbury for handball. Direct free kick taken by Keiren Westwood.

50mins Corner from the left by-line taken by David Fox, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.

50mins Korey Smith takes a shot. Blocked by Richard Keogh.

49mins David Fox takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Marlon King.

49mins Simon Lappin delivers the ball, Richard Keogh gets a block in.

49mins Martin Cranie takes a shot. Save made by John Ruddy.

47mins Russell Martin sends in a cross, Grant Holt takes a shot. Save by Keiren Westwood.

47mins Simon Lappin sends in a cross, save made by Keiren Westwood.

The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.

45mins David Bell goes off and Martin Cranie comes on.

The match has reached half-time.

47mins The ball is swung over by Russell Martin, blocked by Michael Doyle.

47mins Simon Lappin produces a cross.

45mins Chris Martin delivers the ball, save by Keiren Westwood.

44mins David Bell takes a shot. Save by John Ruddy.

44mins The ball is crossed by David Bell, Elliott Ward makes a clearance.

34mins Aron Gunnarsson dismissed for serious foul play. Aron Gunnarsson concedes a free kick for a foul on Henri Lansbury. Free kick taken by Simon Lappin.

41mins Clive Platt is cautioned. Free kick awarded for a foul by Marlon King on Grant Holt. Free kick taken by Simon Lappin.

39mins Corner taken right-footed by David Bell, John Ruddy makes a save.

39mins Michael Doyle takes a shot. Blocked by Elliott Ward.

39mins The ball is delivered by David Bell.

38mins Marlon King crosses the ball, clearance by Elliott Ward.

37mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Henri Lansbury. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Aron Gunnarsson is shown a red card. Foul by Aron Gunnarsson on Henri Lansbury, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Simon Lappin.

32mins The ball is swung over by Chris Martin, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.

31mins Chris Martin delivers the ball, Keiren Westwood makes a save.

30mins Henri Lansbury produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.

30mins Russell Martin delivers the ball, clearance made by Nathan Cameron.

29mins The ball is delivered by David Bell, save by John Ruddy.

28mins Effort from the edge of the area by Gary McSheffrey goes wide of the right-hand post.

28mins David Fox concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary McSheffrey. The free kick is swung in right-footed by David Bell.

25mins Nathan Cameron gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Simeon Jackson. The free kick is delivered right-footed by David Fox from left wing, Clive Platt manages to make a clearance.

25mins The ball is swung over by Richard Keogh.

24mins David Fox receives a yellow card. Gary McSheffrey fouled by David Fox, the ref awards a free kick. Gary McSheffrey takes the direct free kick.

23mins Michael Doyle concedes a free kick for a foul on Henri Lansbury. Henri Lansbury takes the free kick.

21mins David Bell is given a yellow card. David Bell challenges Simon Lappin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Elliott Ward takes the free kick.

21mins The ball is swung over by Henri Lansbury, clearance by Michael Doyle.

20mins Gary McSheffrey challenges Henri Lansbury unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by John Ruddy.

20mins Aron Gunnarsson delivers the ball, Henri Lansbury makes a clearance.

19mins Marlon King takes a shot. Michael Nelson gets a block in.

18mins Russell Martin crosses the ball, clearance made by Nathan Cameron.

17mins The official flags Gary McSheffrey offside. Free kick taken by Russell Martin.

16mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Elliott Ward by Marlon King. John Ruddy restarts play with the free kick.

16mins Korey Smith has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

15mins The ball is crossed by Chris Martin, James McPake manages to make a clearance.

14mins David Bell fouled by Henri Lansbury, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Nathan Cameron.

13mins Elliott Ward fouled by Clive Platt, the ref awards a free kick. John Ruddy restarts play with the free kick.

12mins Henri Lansbury challenges Aron Gunnarsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Gary McSheffrey has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

10mins Simeon Jackson produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.

9mins Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball, save by John Ruddy.

8mins Korey Smith gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Bell. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.

7mins Corner taken right-footed by David Fox from the left by-line, save made by Keiren Westwood.

7mins Grant Holt sends in a cross, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.

6mins The ball is crossed by Russell Martin, Keiren Westwood makes a save.

5mins Chris Martin takes a shot. Keiren Westwood makes a save.

5mins Simon Lappin sends in a cross, James McPake manages to make a clearance.

4mins The ball is delivered by Richard Keogh, Elliott Ward makes a clearance.

4mins Korey Smith challenges Nathan Cameron unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Keiren Westwood.

3mins Aron Gunnarsson concedes a free kick for a foul on David Fox. Michael Nelson takes the direct free kick.

1mins Clive Platt is ruled offside. John Ruddy takes the free kick.

The game kicks-off.

Match Preview

Sky Blues missing Carsley Coventry will be without captain Lee Carsley for the visit of Norwich although his loss may be countered by the return of Sammy Clingan to face his former employers. Carsley picked up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend`s goalless draw at Reading, resulting in an automatic one-match suspension. City`s stand-in skipper will not be unveiled until Saturday but Aidy Boothroyd`s options to replace Carsley in midfield are plentiful. Midfielder Clingan, who joined the Sky Blues from Norwich last summer, has been ruled out for the past month with a knee injury but trained on Tuesday and will be assessed on Friday. As will Carl Baker who has made a speedy recovery from his hernia operation. Other options for Boothroyd include moving Aron Gunnarsson into the middle of the park or throwing highly-regarded Conor Thomas in for his first-team debut. Ben Turner (knee) remains out until January while Gary Deegan (ankle), Chris Hussey (metatarsal) and Isaac Osbourne (knee) are long-term absentees. Grant Holt returns to the Norwich line-up. The Canaries skipper missed last weekend's defeat by Portsmouth through suspension and will start in attack. Leon Barnett misses the trip to his former club due to a one-match ban following his late red card against Pompey. The defender is also facing a lengthier suspension after admitting to an FA charge of improper conduct for throwing the ball at referee Simon Hooper, with a disciplinary hearing taking place next week. One player is a doubt due to illness but boss Paul Lambert would not reveal who it is. Defenders Adam Drury (calf), Steven Smith (hip) and Zak Whitbread (ankle) and midfielders Andrew Surman (knee), Matt Gill (calf) and Stephen Hughes (ankle) are still out.

Formation:442Manager: Adrian Boothroyd

Coventry

Formation: 433Manager: Paul Lambert

Norwich

Keiren Westwood
Richard Keogh
James McPake
Nathan Cameron
Richard Wood
David Bell
Aron Gunnarsson
Michael Doyle
Gary McSheffrey
Marlon King
Clive Platt
SUBS
Daniel Ireland
Freddy Eastwood
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Martin Cranie
Jordan Clarke
Roy O'Donovan
Conor Thomas

Home

Away

John Ruddy
Russell Martin
Michael Nelson
Elliott Ward
Simon Lappin
Korey Smith
David Fox
Henri Lansbury
Simeon Jackson
Grant Holt
Chris Martin
SUBS
Declan Rudd
Wesley Hoolahan
Oli Johnson
Anthony McNamee
Owain Tudur Jones
Jens Berthel Askou
Samuel Habergham

Match Report

Holt the hero for on-song Canaries Captain Grant Holt returned from suspension to fire Norwich to their first victory at the Ricoh Arena with a late winner in a 2-1 success. Holt, who missed last Saturday`s home defeat to Portsmouth due to a one-match ban, opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a powerful diving header from Russell Martin's cross for his 10th goal of the season. It was also the first goal Coventry had conceded in 460 minutes. But the home side, reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute when Aron Gunnarsson was dismissed for two-footed lunge on on-loan Norwich midfielder Henri Lansbury, levelled nine minutes later. Striker Marlon King broke away from the visiting defence to fire past goalkeeper John Ruddy for his second goal in three games. However, Holt earned the Canaries a fifth away win of the season when he pounced from 12 yards with three minutes remaining. There was still time for Coventry substitute Freddy Eastwood, who had only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes, to hit the post. The Canaries, who had won at Coventry only three times in 52 visits in all competitions, made an encouraging start and Chris Martin saw his 20-yard effort saved by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood. Simeon Jackson then nearly caught out the Coventry defence but he lifted his 12-yard shot onto the roof of the net before Smith fired wide from 20 yards. Coventry had to wait until the 29th minute for their first decent sight of goal, Gary McSheffrey putting his 18-yard wide. Norwich responded and Lansbury, who has extended his loan spell from Arsenal until January 16, also failed to find the target from similar range. Gunnarsson then saw red for a bad challenge on Lansbury. Three minutes into the second half Holt, with nine goals this season, saw his header from Russell Martin's cross saved by Westwood and at the other end Martin Cranie, a half-time replacement for Bell for Coventry, had an effort collected by Ruddy. Despite their numerical disadvantage, Coventry were holding firm and came close to taking the lead after 55 minutes but Richard Wood headed McSheffrey's corner wide from six yards. Norwich, themselves, had two good opportunities from set-pieces of their own with Westwood superbly parrying a Holt shot from a David Fox corner and then Nelson heading wide. But Holt was not to be denied again as he got away from his marker to head home Martin's cross to put Norwich ahead with 26 minutes left. Coventry levelled nine minutes later when King escaped his marker to net for the second successive home game. King and McSheffrey fired late chances wide for the home side while Westwood produced a fine save to tip Lansbury's 20-yard drive. However, Holt won it for Norwich late on although Eastwood was denied by the woodwork for the battling hosts. endM

Form Guide

LLWWWD Coventry VS Norwich DDDWWL

Last Meetings

Norwich 1 - 2 Coventry 28/02/2009 Coventry 2 - 0 Norwich 09/08/2008 Coventry 1 - 0 Norwich 08/03/2008 Norwich 2 - 0 Coventry 24/11/2007 Norwich 1 - 1 Coventry 24/02/2007 Coventry 3 - 0 Norwich 09/09/2006

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 Norwich G Holt 7 A Crofts 4 S Jackson 4 C Martin 4 W Hoolahan 3 R Martin 2 A Drury 1 M Nelson 1 D Fox 1 L Barnett 1

Goals

Coventry Total goals 51 Goals per game 28 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 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Norwich Total goals 56 Goals per game 33 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins