- Date:24 Sep 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Ricoh Arena
- Gary McSheffrey (1:38)
- Simon Church (9:31)
Live Commentary
- 92mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz fouled by Kaspars Gorkss, the ref awards a Penalty. Kaspars Gorkss is cautioned. Penalty taken by Lukas Jutkiewicz and missed.
- 91mins
Jobi McAnuff fouled by Conor Thomas, the ref awards a free kick. The referee shows Conor Thomas a yellow card. Free kick taken by Adam Federici.
- 90mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Roy O'Donovan by Simon Church. Joe Murphy takes the direct free kick.
- 89mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Clive Platt by Alex Pearce. Sammy Clingan crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance by Mikele Leigertwood.
- 89mins
Mathieu Manset crosses the ball.
- 88mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Roy O'Donovan. Adam Federici takes the indirect free kick.
- 88mins
Clive Platt takes a shot. Save made by Adam Federici.
- 87mins
Roy O'Donovan is brought on as a substitute for Gary McSheffrey.
- 86mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jobi McAnuff from the left by-line, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Kaspars Gorkss misses to the right of the target.
- 86mins
Corner taken by Joseph Mills, Richard Keogh manages to make a clearance.
- 86mins
Hal Robson-Kanu sends in a cross, Chris Hussey gets a block in.
- 85mins
David Bell delivers the ball.
- 84mins
Richard Keogh fouled by Mathieu Manset, the ref awards a free kick. Joe Murphy takes the direct free kick.
- 82mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside. Adam Federici restarts play with the free kick.
- 82mins
Jay Tabb produces a cross, Chris Hussey manages to make a clearance.
- 81mins
Jay Tabb has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 81mins
Mathieu Manset on for Adam Le Fondre.
- 80mins
Jobi McAnuff takes a shot. Richard Keogh gets a block in.
- 80mins
The ball is crossed by Joseph Mills, clearance made by Chris Hussey.
- 79mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz takes a shot. Save by Adam Federici.
- 78mins
Shaun Cummings concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Hussey. The ball is delivered by Sammy Clingan, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Gary McSheffrey misses to the left of the goal.
- 78mins
Centre by Kaspars Gorkss, save by Joe Murphy.
- 77mins
Shot from just outside the box by Mikele Leigertwood misses to the left of the target.
- 76mins
The ball is sent over by Simon Church, Close range header by Adam Le Fondre goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 75mins
Floated corner taken by Jobi McAnuff, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.
- 74mins
Jobi McAnuff takes a shot. David Bell gets a block in.
- 73mins
Joseph Mills crosses the ball, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Hal Robson-Kanu goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 72mins
Shaun Cummings sends in a cross, Cyrus Christie makes a clearance.
- 71mins
Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Noel Hunt.
- 70mins
Inswinging corner taken by Sammy Clingan from the left by-line, Header from close in by Richard Keogh misses to the right of the goal.
- 70mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz takes a shot. Save by Adam Federici.
- 70mins
The ball is crossed by Noel Hunt, Richard Keogh manages to make a clearance.
- 69mins
The ball is delivered by Cyrus Christie, Lukas Jutkiewicz has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.
- 68mins
The ball is swung over by Adam Le Fondre, David Bell gets a block in.
- 65mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jay Tabb by David Bell. Adam Federici takes the direct free kick.
- 65mins
Gary McSheffrey decides to take a short corner.
- 64mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun Cummings on Gary McSheffrey. Booking for Shaun Cummings for unsporting behaviour. Shot comes in from Sammy Clingan from the free kick, Adam Federici makes a save.
- 63mins
Chris Hussey has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 62mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Richard Keogh by Adam Le Fondre. Direct free kick taken by Richard Keogh.
- 61mins
Clive Platt is brought on as a substitute for Cody McDonald.
- 60mins
The ball is delivered by Gary McSheffrey, Alex Pearce makes a clearance.
- 59mins
Gary McSheffrey sends in a cross, clearance made by Kaspars Gorkss.
- 59mins
A cross is delivered by Gary McSheffrey, Shaun Cummings gets a block in.
- 58mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Adam Le Fondre. Sammy Clingan restarts play with the free kick.
- 54mins
Sammy Clingan takes the inswinging corner, Adam Federici makes a save.
- 54mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz sends in a cross, Alex Pearce gets a block in.
- 53mins
Alex Pearce concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary McSheffrey. Sammy Clingan restarts play with the free kick.
- 52mins
Jobi McAnuff delivers the ball.
- 52mins
Corner taken right-footed by Sammy Clingan from the right by-line, save made by Adam Federici.
- 50mins
Noel Hunt crosses the ball, clearance made by Richard Keogh.
- 49mins
Jay Tabb crosses the ball.
- 48mins
Sammy Clingan takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Noel Hunt.
- 48mins
Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Adam Federici makes a save.
- 46mins
Jobi McAnuff takes a short corner.
- 45mins
Sammy Clingan challenges Jay Tabb unfairly and gives away a free kick. Shot comes in from Joseph Mills from the free kick, save by Joe Murphy.
- 43mins
Jobi McAnuff produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
- 42mins
Corner taken by Jobi McAnuff, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.
- 42mins
A cross is delivered by Jay Tabb, Cyrus Christie gets a block in.
- 41mins
Cyrus Christie delivers the ball, Adam Federici makes a save.
- 38mins
Adam Le Fondre is caught offside. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
- 37mins
Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz on Jay Tabb, free kick awarded. Jay Tabb restarts play with the free kick.
- 36mins
Shaun Cummings concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Hussey. Chris Hussey restarts play with the free kick.
- 35mins
Chris Hussey produces a cross.
- 35mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sammy Clingan from the right by-line.
- 34mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sammy Clingan from the right by-line, clearance made by Kaspars Gorkss.
- 34mins
David Bell takes a shot. Blocked by Jay Tabb.
- 33mins
Chris Hussey fouled by Simon Church, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
- 30mins
Simon Church concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Keogh. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
- 29mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Chris Hussey clears the bar.
- 28mins
Gary McSheffrey takes a shot. Save by Adam Federici.
- 28mins
Centre by Lukas Jutkiewicz, Kaspars Gorkss makes a clearance.
- 28mins
The referee penalises Adam Le Fondre for handball. Joe Murphy takes the free kick.
- 27mins
The ball is crossed by Jobi McAnuff.
- 27mins
Foul by Martin Cranie on Simon Church, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Shaun Cummings.
- 26mins
Centre by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
- 25mins
Noel Hunt crosses the ball.
- 24mins
Gary McSheffrey challenges Joseph Mills unfairly and gives away a free kick. Adam Federici takes the free kick.
- 22mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Keogh on Adam Le Fondre. Mikele Leigertwood takes the direct free kick.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Cranie on Simon Church. The ball is swung over by Joseph Mills, Close range header by Alex Pearce misses to the right of the target.
- 21mins
The ball is sent over by Cyrus Christie.
- 19mins
Unfair challenge on Jobi McAnuff by Cyrus Christie results in a Penalty. Cyrus Christie receives a caution. A fantastic save by Joe Murphy from penalty by Noel Hunt. Coventry 1-1 Reading.
- 19mins
Shot from just outside the area by Gary McSheffrey misses to the right of the target.
- 18mins
Mikele Leigertwood takes a shot. Save made by Joe Murphy.
- 18mins
The ball is sent over by Noel Hunt, clearance made by Martin Cranie.
- 17mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Jobi McAnuff, Richard Keogh makes a clearance.
- 17mins
Joseph Mills takes a shot. Conor Thomas gets a block in.
- 17mins
Corner taken by Jobi McAnuff from the left by-line.
- 16mins
Corner taken by Joseph Mills from the right by-line, save made by Joe Murphy.
- 16mins
Centre by Jobi McAnuff, clearance by Chris Hussey.
- 16mins
The ball is swung over by Mikele Leigertwood.
- 15mins
The ball is swung over by Cyrus Christie, Adam Federici makes a save.
- 13mins
The referee blows for offside against Adam Le Fondre. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
- 12mins
Joseph Mills takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.
- 12mins
The ball is sent over by Adam Le Fondre, blocked by Martin Cranie.
- 9mins
Simon Church fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Coventry 1-1 Reading.Assist by Adam Le Fondre.
- 9mins
The ball is delivered by Joseph Mills, clearance made by Richard Keogh.
- 7mins
Adam Le Fondre produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.
- 7mins
Adam Le Fondre sends in a cross, clearance by Cyrus Christie.
- 7mins
The ball is sent over by Lukas Jutkiewicz, Alex Pearce gets a block in.
- 6mins
The ball is swung over by Cyrus Christie, clearance made by Kaspars Gorkss.
- 5mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Sammy Clingan.
- 4mins
Lukas Jutkiewicz takes a shot. Blocked by Alex Pearce.
- 2mins
Mikele Leigertwood crosses the ball.
- 1mins
A goal is scored by Gary McSheffrey from deep inside the penalty area high into the middle of the goal. Coventry 1-0 Reading.David Bell provided the assist for the goal.
Match Preview
Baker set to miss out Coventry will be without midfielder Carl Baker for the visit of Reading. Baker went for a scan on Thursday afternoon to determine the extent of the ankle injury sustained in Monday's 3-0 defeat at Ipswich, but the prognosis is not promising and he is set to be sidelined for a while. Fit-again striker Clive Platt will be included in manager Andy Thorn's squad but the game comes too soon for midfielder Gary Deegan and defender Richard Wood (both thigh), despite their return to full training. Defender James McPake misses out as he prepares to undergo a minor ankle/shin operation. The Sky Blues will come up against Adam Le Fondre after he shunned a switch to the Ricoh Arena in favour of a move to Reading, this week insisting "I picked the better club". Responding to the striker's comment, Thorn said: "I don't want to get drawn into anything with him, but if he thinks Reading is a better club then at Coventry I think we've got more history as a club than what Reading has. I'm not too concerned about that." Reading boss Brian McDermott will leave it late to make a decision on the fitness of Jimmy Kebe. Kebe limped off before half-time in the Royals' 2-0 victory over Doncaster last weekend and did not train with the squad on Thursday. But McDermott has said he will wait as long as possible to allow the Mali winger to recover to face the Sky Blues. Defender Andy Griffin is the only other notable injury worry ahead of the meeting at the Ricoh Arena, but the full-back has returned to training and looks set to be available. However, new signing Cedric Baseya is unlikely to feature. The Frenchman only arrived at the club on Wednesday and McDermott wants him to have time familiarising himself with his new team-mates before throwing him into competitive action.
Coventry
Reading
- Joe Murphy
- Cyrus Christie
- Richard Keogh
- Martin Cranie
- Chris Hussey
- Sammy Clingan
- Conor Thomas
- David Bell
- Gary McSheffrey
- Lukas Jutkiewicz
- Cody McDonald
- SUBS
- Chris Dunn
- Gary Deegan
- Roy O'Donovan
- Clive Platt
- Nathan Cameron
Home
Away
- Adam Federici
- Shaun Cummings
- Kaspars Gorkss
- Alex Pearce
- Joseph Mills
- Simon Church
- Jay Tabb
- Mikele Leigertwood
- Jobi McAnuff
- Adam Le Fondre
- Noel Hunt
- SUBS
- Alex McCarthy
- Brynjar Gunnarsson
- Hal Robson-Kanu
- Brian Howard
- Mathieu Manset
Match Report
Jutkiewicz the villain as Sky Blues held Coventry striker Lukas Jutkiewicz missed an injury-time penalty as Coventry were held to a 1-1 draw in the npower Championship at home to Reading. The visitors' had themselves missed a spot-kick when striker Noel Hunt's tame effort was saved by Joe Murphy on 20 minutes with the scores at 1-1. The home side had taken the lead after two minutes through winger Gary McSheffrey but Royals striker Simon Church's clinical finish eight minutes later ensured their lead did not last long. It proved to be the final moment of note until Jutkiewicz blazed his 93rd-minute spot-kick over. The Sky Blues made an explosive start and went in front courtesy of McSheffrey, who fired home from an acute angle after being played in by David Bell. But the visitors equalised after 10 minutes, a flowing passing move resulting in Adam Le Fondre rolling the ball to striker partner Church who swept home from inside the box. Experienced Royals winger Jobi McAnuff then danced into the penalty box and drew a foul from 18-year-old defender Cyrus Christie. But Murphy ensured the scores remained level, diving to his left-hand side to repel striker Hunt's tame effort. That lifted the home crowd and their team responded by coming close to re-taking the lead, defender Chris Hussey firing over the rebound after Adam Federici had palmed out the impressive McSheffrey's shot on goal. Reading re-asserted their authority and came close through McAnuff and Joseph Mills, but Murphy ensured the two sides went in level at half-time. Coventry started the second half brightly as McSheffrey came close to grabbing his and his side's second of the game, but Federici was equal to his long-range effort. A sweeping move then almost gave Jutkiewicz the chance to restore Coventry's lead, but a fine defensive header from Kaspars Gorkss denied him with the goal at his mercy. Sammy Clingan was next to go close, but his 30-yard free-kick was well saved by Federici. Reading responded by bringing on Hal Robson-Kanu and the move almost paid dividends within a minute, but he failed to hit the target with his close-range header. McAnuff then had a decent effort well-blocked by Bell, and it took an important clearance from Richard Keogh to clear the danger from the subsequent corner. Coventry came close to a dramatic late winner when substitute Clive Platt's long-range drive was saved by the excellent Federici, although it may not have counted anyway following a late offside flag from the assistant referee. The game seemed destined to end all-square until Jutkiewicz was brought down by Gorkss following his marauding run in injury-time. He stepped up to take the kick but fluffed his lines, powering the ball way over the bar in what was the final kick of the game.
Form Guide
- LLLDDW
- Coventry
- VS
- Reading DWLLLL
Last Meetings
- Coventry
- 0 - 0
- Reading
- 30/04/2011
- Reading
- 0 - 0
- Coventry
- 11/12/2010
- Reading
- 3 - 0
- Coventry
- 05/04/2010
- Coventry
- 1 - 3
- Reading
- 31/10/2009
- Coventry
- 0 - 0
- Reading
- 04/04/2009
- Reading
- 3 - 1
- Coventry
- 01/12/2008
Top Scorers
Coventry
- L Jutkiewicz 2
- C Baker 1
Reading
- M Manset 2
- N Hunt 1
- H Robson-Kanu 1
Goals
Coventry
- Total goals 9
- Goals per game 4
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Reading
- Total goals 10
- Goals per game 5
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) Period 81-90 mins
