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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Ricoh Arena
  • Attendance: 23000
  • Referee: Leake, T

Live Commentary

90mins

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

90mins

The referee has booked Mauro Milanese.

87mins

Dele Adebola is replaced by Isaac Osbourne.

77mins

Gary McSheffrey is being taken off, Neil Wood has come on in his place.

73mins

Willo Flood is being taken off, Andy Morrell has come on in his place.

66mins

QPR are replacing Marc Bircham with Marcus Bean.

66mins

Marcus Bignot is replaced by Ugo Ukah.

55mins

Aaron Brown is being taken off, Mauro Milanese has come on in his place.

54mins

It's red. He's off. Daniel Shittu has been sent off.

51mins

The referee has booked Marcus Bignot.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 3 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Leake

45mins

Willo Flood goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

44mins

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

34mins

Richard Duffy is booked for unsporting behaviour.

27mins

Marcus Hall goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

24mins

Goal!! Dele Adebola scores for Coventry.

15mins

Dominic Shimmin is booked for unsporting behaviour.

13mins

Dele Adebola is booked for unsporting behaviour.

11mins

Goal!! Coventry have scored with Claus Jorgensen putting it in the back of the net.

8mins

The referee has booked Matt Heath.

0mins

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

Match Report

Coventry City had a dream start to life in their £113 million new home by grabbing their first league win of the season against a robust Queens Park Rangers.

The Sky Blues notched three goals in the opening half at the Ricoh Arena to stun the visitors.

Gary McSheffrey picked out a superb run by Claus Jorgensen and his diving header easily beat keeper Simon Royce to give the midfielder the distinction of scoring the first goal at the club's new ground.

Marc Bircham's right-wing centre should have been easily cleared by Marcus Hall but his mis-kicked clearance went behind the goal for a corner which the hosts dealt with comfortably.

Coventry went further ahead in the 24th minute with a goal which the visitors will have been disappointed to concede.

Another raking pass from Michael Doyle reached Dele Adebola near the right byline. Marked by Matthew Rose, the powerful striker twisted past the defender to squeeze in a shot from 10 yards which beat Royce at his near post.

Referee Tony Leake had a busy first half, dishing out yellow cards to Coventry's Matt Heath, Hall and Duffy and QPR's Dominic Shimmin as the match threatened to boil over in similar fashion to their pre-season clash in Ibiza.

Coventry were in Sky Blue heaven when they netted a third goal a minute before the break. James Scowcroft's right-wing cross should have been easily dealt with but QPR centre-half Shimmin hit his own post on his debut with the clearance and Adebola reacted quickly to slam in a close-range shot.

The game went from bad to worse for the London side in the 54th minute when Danny Shittu was dismissed for tugging Adebola's shirt as he rampaged towards goal. The defender was clearly unhappy with the decision as he eventually left the pitch.

Ian Holloway immediately brought on Mauro Milanese for Aaron Brown but Coventry didn't let up in their attack and McSheffrey met Jorgensen's corner to drive a powerful shot over the bar.

Soon after substitute Andy Morrell pulled the ball back to Adebola but he was denied his hat-trick by a fine save from Royce.

Coventry City Team

Queens Park Rangers Team

Coventry City

Queens Park Rangers

Corners

35

Fouls

1914

Goal attempts

1010

Shots off target

35

Offsides

20

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