Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 19262
Referee: Hall, A

Live Commentary

90mins

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

89mins

Leroy Lita is replaced by Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu.

88mins

Reading are replacing Glen Little with John Oster.

87mins

Goal!! Robert Page scores for Coventry.

81mins

The referee has booked Michael Doyle.

77mins

Coventry are replacing Claus Jorgensen with Neil Wood.

68mins

Goal!! Reading have scored with Kevin Doyle putting it in the back of the net.

66mins

Coventry are replacing Willo Flood with Andy Morrell.

63mins

The referee has booked Richard Shaw.

59mins

Richard Duffy is being taken off, Andrew Whing has come on in his place.

46mins

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

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Hall

36mins

Robert Page is booked for unsporting behaviour.

23mins

Claus Jorgensen goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 10th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Leroy Lita's penalty miss cost Reading as Coventry maintained their unbeaten record at the Ricoh Arena.

Kevin Doyle broke the deadlock after scoring from a rebound after Stephen Bywater saved his first shot in the 68th minute.

Coventry captain Robert Page earned his side a point after heading in from a corner with five minutes left.

The Sky Blues almost took the lead in the third minute after a defensive mix-up in the Reading box.

After good work down the left by Gary McSheffrey, Royals goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann came to collect the cross but, not hearing the call, centre-half Ibrahim Sonko sliced the ball over the bar.

But Reading had the better of the opening exchanges and their first real chance to score came in the 15th minute.

A long ball over the top by captain Graeme Murty saw Kevin Doyle out-sprint both Marcus Hall and Richard Shaw but his shot was saved by Bywater.

The pace of Lita always caused Coventry problems and the former Bristol City man saw his shot saved by Bywater soon after.

Reading should have taken the lead in the 24th minute when Byrnjar Gunnarsson put a free header over the top.

A quickly taken free-kick saw Glen Little put in a delightful cross to the unmarked Gunnarsson who should have done better.

A minute later a lovely move between McSheffrey, Hall and Dele Adebola saw Coventry's top scorer turn and shoot but his shot came back of the upright.

McSheffrey retrieved the loose ball and his cross saw James Scowcroft's header go straight into the grateful arms of Hahnemann.

The game burst into life in just before half-time when Reading were awarded a penalty after Coventry captain Page was adjudged to have pushed Doyle in the box.

Lita put his spot-kick to the right of Bywater but his shot was magnificently saved.

Coventry went straight down the other end and Adebola threaded the ball through to Scowcroft but his shot was saved well by Hahnemann.

Reading again started the better in the second half and made the breakthrough in the 68th minute after some sloppy Coventry defending.

Doyle was allowed to collect a Little throw-in and turn and run into the Coventry box. His first shot was saved by Bywater but the on-loan West Ham keeper was helpless to stop him putting in the rebound.

But Page headed home with five minutes remaining from a McSheffrey corner to give his side a well-deserved share of the spoils.

Coventry City Team

Reading Team

Coventry City

Reading

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

Shots off target

Offsides