Date:20 Aug 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Ricoh Arena
Attendance:13,043

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins (Watford) makes a substitution, with Josh Walker coming on for Troy Deeney.

89mins The ball is delivered by Marvin Sordell, Martin Cranie makes a clearance. Marvin Sordell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Keogh. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

88mins The assistant referee flags for offside against David Bell. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Loach.

87mins The ball is delivered by Lukas Jutkiewicz, save by Scott Loach.

86mins Ross Jenkins challenges David Bell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Booking for Ross Jenkins for unsporting behaviour. Sammy Clingan takes the free kick.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Troy Deeney on Carl Baker. Sammy Clingan restarts play with the free kick.

84mins Matthew Whichelow crosses the ball, save made by Joe Murphy. Marvin Sordell takes a shot. Save made by Joe Murphy.

83mins Unfair challenge on Craig Forsyth by Carl Baker results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Jenkins. Shot from just outside the box by Craig Forsyth misses to the right of the goal.

82mins Freddy Eastwood produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

81mins (Watford) makes a substitution, with Matthew Whichelow coming on for Mark Yeates.

80mins Troy Deeney concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Hussey. Sammy Clingan takes the direct free kick.

79mins The ball is delivered by Chris Hussey, clearance made by John Eustace.

78mins Long distance shot from Gael Bigirimana misses to the left of the target.

78mins Handball decision goes against John Eustace. Direct free kick taken by Sammy Clingan.

75mins The ball is crossed by David Bell, Lukas Jutkiewicz has a header from inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

75mins Chris Hussey produces a cross, Scott Loach makes a save.

74mins Marvin Sordell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.

74mins Centre by David Bell.

73mins The ball is swung over by Lloyd Doyley, Sammy Clingan makes a clearance.

72mins A cross is delivered by Sammy Clingan.

72mins Corner taken by Sammy Clingan from the right by-line played to the near post.

71mins Lukas Jutkiewicz takes a shot. Fantastic save by Scott Loach. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sammy Clingan played to the near post, clearance by Martin Taylor.

70mins Richard Keogh fouled by Marvin Sordell, the ref awards a free kick. Sammy Clingan restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Freddy Eastwood takes a shot. Save by Scott Loach.

69mins Centre by David Bell, blocked by Lloyd Doyley.

69mins The ball is delivered by Freddy Eastwood.

69mins Chris Hussey sends in a cross.

66mins A cross is delivered by Lukas Jutkiewicz.

65mins Marvin Sordell takes a shot. Brilliant save by Joe Murphy.

63mins Lloyd Doyley delivers the ball.

62mins Freddy Eastwood joins the action as a substitute, replacing Roy O'Donovan.

60mins The ball is crossed by Marvin Sordell, Martin Cranie manages to make a clearance.

59mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Troy Deeney. Martin Cranie takes the indirect free kick.

58mins The ball is delivered by Cyrus Christie.

56mins Troy Deeney challenges Cyrus Christie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Richard Keogh takes the free kick.

54mins David Bell fouled by Carl Dickinson, the ref awards a free kick. Carl Dickinson receives a caution for dissent. Sammy Clingan crosses the ball in from the free kick, Mark Yeates gets a block in.

53mins Chris Hussey crosses the ball.

52mins A cross is delivered by Carl Baker, Scott Loach makes a comfortable save.

51mins Troy Deeney takes a shot. Richard Keogh gets a block in. Corner taken by Mark Yeates from the left by-line, clearance by Cyrus Christie.

49mins Lukas Jutkiewicz takes a shot. Blocked by Adrian Mariappa. Inswinging corner taken by Sammy Clingan from the left by-line.

48mins Cyrus Christie delivers the ball, Adrian Mariappa makes a clearance.

47mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Marvin Sordell. Joe Murphy takes the indirect free kick.

46mins The ball is swung over by John Eustace.

46mins Mark Yeates takes a shot. Blocked by Sammy Clingan.

45mins Corner from right by-line taken by Sammy Clingan.

45mins Unfair challenge on Roy O'Donovan by Carl Dickinson results in a free kick. Sammy Clingan takes the direct free kick.

45mins Carl Dickinson crosses the ball, clearance by Martin Cranie.

45mins The ball is swung over by Mark Yeates, Richard Keogh manages to make a clearance.

44mins The ball is swung over by Mark Yeates, blocked by Chris Hussey.

42mins The ball is swung over by David Bell, Adrian Mariappa makes a clearance.

40mins Mark Yeates is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

40mins Ross Jenkins takes a shot. Joe Murphy makes a save.

39mins Marvin Sordell takes a shot. Cyrus Christie gets a block in. Corner taken short by Mark Yeates.

38mins John Eustace takes a shot. Brilliant save by Joe Murphy.

37mins Troy Deeney takes a shot. Save by Joe Murphy. Mark Yeates takes the inswinging corner, Joe Murphy makes a save.

36mins Headed effort from deep inside the area by Lukas Jutkiewicz misses to the left of the goal.

34mins Cyrus Christie produces a cross.

33mins Martin Taylor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Roy O'Donovan. Cyrus Christie takes the free kick.

32mins Shot from just outside the area by Lukas Jutkiewicz goes over the bar.

31mins David Bell takes a shot. Roy O'Donovan gets a block in.

30mins Corner from left by-line taken by Sammy Clingan.

28mins The ball is delivered by Marvin Sordell, Cyrus Christie makes a clearance. Corner taken by Mark Yeates from the left by-line, Header from close range by John Eustace misses to the right of the goal.

27mins The ball is swung over by Marvin Sordell.

26mins Roy O'Donovan is ruled offside. Scott Loach takes the indirect free kick.

25mins The ball is swung over by Gael Bigirimana, save made by Scott Loach.

24mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Richard Keogh by Marvin Sordell. Sammy Clingan takes the free kick.

23mins A cross is delivered by Chris Hussey, Scott Loach makes a save.

22mins Craig Forsyth takes a shot. Richard Keogh gets a block in.

21mins Cyrus Christie takes a shot. Blocked by Adrian Mariappa.

20mins David Bell concedes a free kick for a foul on Lloyd Doyley. Adrian Mariappa takes the direct free kick.

19mins Lukas Jutkiewicz gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Taylor. Scott Loach takes the free kick.

19mins Foul by Martin Taylor on Joe Murphy, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

18mins Unfair challenge on Carl Dickinson by Roy O'Donovan results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Mark Yeates, clearance by Sammy Clingan.

17mins Foul by Carl Baker on Mark Yeates, free kick awarded. Mark Yeates delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Martin Cranie manages to make a clearance.

17mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sammy Clingan on Mark Yeates. Mark Yeates takes the free kick.

16mins Corner taken right-footed by Sammy Clingan.

16mins Marvin Sordell takes a shot. Joe Murphy makes a save.

15mins Carl Baker produces a cross.

15mins The ball is sent over by David Bell, Martin Taylor makes a clearance.

13mins Cyrus Christie produces a cross, Lloyd Doyley makes a clearance.

12mins Chris Hussey sends in a cross, blocked by Mark Yeates. Sammy Clingan decides to take the corner short.

11mins Troy Deeney is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Keogh.

11mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marvin Sordell on Richard Keogh. Joe Murphy takes the direct free kick.

10mins The referee penalises Lukas Jutkiewicz for handball. Martin Taylor takes the free kick.

6mins Corner taken by Mark Yeates from the right by-line played to the near post.

4mins Martin Taylor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lukas Jutkiewicz. Roy O'Donovan takes the direct free kick.

3mins Roy O'Donovan challenges Martin Taylor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Taylor takes the direct free kick.

3mins Centre by Adrian Mariappa, Richard Keogh fouled by Troy Deeney, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.

1mins Carl Dickinson delivers the ball, Mark Yeates takes a shot. Save made by Joe Murphy.

Match Preview

McSheffrey misery for Sky Blues Coventry`s already depleted ranks are stretched further by the loss of Gary McSheffrey for the visit of Watford. The influential winger was forced off nursing a hamstring injury in the 18th minute of Tuesday`s cruel late 2-1 reverse at Crystal Palace. He now faces a spell on the sidelines and becomes City`s eighth player in the treatment room. Midfielder David Bell (hamstring) was the latest casualty to join the ranks before the Selhurst Park clash, with Gary Deegan (thigh), Clive Platt (knock), Richard Wood (thigh) and Jordan Clarke (knee) already sidelined. Striker Freddy Eastwood (hamstring) and defender Ben Turner (knee) were hoping to return to light training at the end of this week but neither will be match-ready for the weekend. One piece of good news for manager Andy Thorn is the return of midfielder Carl Baker, who has served the three-match suspension he picked up on the opening day. Chris Iwelumo is a doubt as Watford look for their first win of the season. The striker has emerged with a hip injury from the club`s 4-0 defeat to West Ham on Tuesday night - their second second successive home reverse - and is being monitored by medical staff at Vicarage Road. Manager Sean Dyche has been forced to defend Iwelumo from some early-season criticism, with the Scot having failed to find the net in three starts for his new club. And whether the targetman is declared fit or not, the Hornets boss does have options in Troy Deeney and Gavin Massey if he wishes to change things around in attack. Otherwise, long-term absentee Stephen McGinn (knee) remains the only player on the sidelines for a clash against a troubled Coventry side who have lost all four of their opening games in all competitions.

Formation:442Manager: Andy Thorn

Coventry

Formation: 442Manager: Sean Dyche

Watford

Joe Murphy
Cyrus Christie
Richard Keogh
Martin Cranie
Chris Hussey
David Bell
Sammy Clingan
Gael Bigirimana
Carl Baker
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Roy O'Donovan
SUBS
Chris Dunn
James McPake
Freddy Eastwood
Nathan Cameron
Conor Thomas

Home

Away

Scott Loach
Lloyd Doyley
Martin Taylor
Adrian Mariappa
Carl Dickinson
Mark Yeates
John Eustace
Craig Forsyth
Ross Jenkins
Troy Deeney
Marvin Sordell
SUBS
Rene Gilmartin
Josh Walker
David Mirfin
Piero Mingoia
Matthew Whichelow

Match Report

Murphy heroics preserve Sky Blues' point Joe Murphy produced a heroic performance to give Coventry their first npower Championship point of the season in a 0-0 draw at home to Watford. The result left both teams in the bottom three of the division, with the sides having just one point to their name between them going into the game. The Hornets should have taken the lead after only two minutes when Carl Dickinson crossed for Mark Yeates but he failed to connect cleanly with his volley and Murphy easily saved. Watford, still looking for their first win of the season, looked the more dangerous early on, and Marvin Sordell stung Murphy's palms with a long-range effort. The first chance for Andy Thorn's side came from a Chris Hussey cross which Scott Loach had to parry to safety. In a first half of few chances, John Eustace could have given the Hornets the advantage after 28 minutes, but he headed Yeates' corner wide from just six yards out. The home side started to play their way into a game which was short on quality, but Lukas Jutkiewicz almost changed that two minutes later by going past two Watford defenders and unleashing a fierce drive that drifted just over the crossbar. Eustace forced a fantastic save from Murphy 10 minutes before the break when he saved a rasping drive. Murphy was again called into an action on 40 minutes, this time denying Ross Jenkins' long-range effort, but his powerful effort just outside the area was parried to safety. Chances were few and far between in the second half and Murphy was repelling anything the visitors could throw at him, keeping out a powerful Sordell strike in the 67th minute. Coventry had an effort from substitute Freddy Eastwood saved by Loach after 70 minutes. It sparked the Sky Blues into life and they went agonisingly close to taking the lead two minutes later when Jutkiewicz found space on the right side of the area but his powerful shot was brilliantly tipped around the post by Loach. Murphy made a fantastic double save with six minutes to go. He first saved from Matthew Whichelow and when the ball fell to Sordell with the goal at his mercy, Murphy was once again in the way to thwart the Hornets.

Form Guide

LLL Coventry VS Watford DLL

Last Meetings

Coventry 2 - 0 Watford 02/04/2011 Watford 2 - 2 Coventry 14/08/2010 Coventry 0 - 4 Watford 02/05/2010 Watford 2 - 3 Coventry 29/09/2009 Coventry 2 - 3 Watford 25/04/2009 Watford 2 - 1 Coventry 13/12/2008

Top Scorers

Coventry L Jutkiewicz 1 Watford M Yeates 1 C Forsyth 1

Goals

Coventry Total goals 5 Goals per game 1 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Watford Total goals 6 Goals per game 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 61-70 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins