Coventry 3 Sheffield Weds 1 - 18/11/2006
Coventry 3 Sheffield Weds 1 - 18/11/2006
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Clive Clarke, Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Christopher Birchall (Wayne Andrews 74), Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb, Don Hutchison (Colin Cameron 14), Dele Adebola (Kevin Kyle 74), Leon McKenzie
Subs not used: Rafael, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Don Hutchison 14, Leon McKenzie 79
Goals: Bougherra 25 (og), McKenzie 51, McKenzie 55
Sheffield Wednesday: Mark Crossley, John Hills, Madjid Bougherra, Frankie Simek (Graham Coughlan 56), Lee Bullen, Kenny Lunt, Yoann Folly, Wade Small, Chris Brunt, Marcus Tudgay (Steven MacLean 82), Deon Burton (Burton O'Brien 45)
Subs not used: Chris Adamson, Tommy Spur
Booked: John Hills 83, Steven MacLean 90
Sent off: Wade Small 16, Chris Brunt 37
Attendance: 19489
Referee: N Swarbrick
Teamtalk
Leon McKenzie scored his first goals for Coventry as nine-man Sheffield Wednesday paid for their indiscipline in a 3-1 Ricoh Arena defeat.
Marcus Tudgay was caught by a late tackle from Don Hutchison in the 14th minute, leaving the latter with a suspected broken leg.
However, Wade Small's reaction to the City player's challenge earned him a red card.
And Chris Brunt was dismissed in the 37th minute following a professional foul on Chris Birchall.
McKenzie finally began to repay the £1million fee Coventry paid Norwich back in August when he netted a brace in five minutes at the beginning of the second half.
The first arrived courtesy of a long range shot from Birchall which Mark Crossley failed to hold on to, leaving McKenzie with the simplest of tasks to open his Sky Blues account from close range.
And Birchall was again the provider in the 55th minute when he broke down the right flank and crossed for the big striker to convert from six yards.
In between the first half sendings-off there were two goals. Brunt lobbed the ball over Andy Marshall from the edge of the area after 22 minutes to put Wednesday ahead with his fifth goal of the season.
But the lead lasted just three minutes before Madjid Bougherra turned McKenzie's cross into his own net.
Jay Tabb crashed a thunderous shot from the edge of the box against the post before Colin Cameron, the 14th-minute replacement for Hutchison, saw an angled drive tipped around the post by Crossley.
Coventry manager Micky Adams was forced into two changes for the game with Birchall and Dele Adebola returning to the starting line up.
Birchall replaced countryman Stern John after he sustained an injury while on international duty with Trinidad & Tobago in midweek while Adebola started in place of Elliott Ward, who was nursing a back strain.
As a result Marcus Hall slotted in at centre-back and Clive Clarke returned to his normal position at left-back with Birchall on the right of midfield and Adebola leading the attack alongside McKenzie.
Owls boss Brian Laws named the same XI that gave him a winning start to his Hillsborough reign at Ipswich last week.
McKenzie's quickfire double put the game beyond Wednesday and the hosts created plenty of chances to add to their tally.
Crossley tipped Clive Clarke's angled drive around the post before Birchall tested the veteran stopper with a raking shot from the edge of the area which Crossley palmed over the crossbar.
Michael Doyle twice went close to extending Coventry's lead either side of the hour mark as Adams' side looked like making their extra men count by giving the scoreline a more emphatic look.
Adebola flashed a shot across goal when he cut inside from the right wing before Richard Duffy repeated the trick.
Substitute Graham Coughlan headed Lunt's free-kick straight at Marshall in Wednesday's only chance of the second half as Brian Laws' side lost their five-match unbeaten record.
The win was Coventry's first in four Championship matches.
CCFC
Leon McKenzie grabs his first goals since signing for the Sky Blues, scoring a second half brace against nine-man Sheffield Wednesday.
In an eventful first half, the visitors were reduced to ten men early on when Wade Small was red carded for a push on Michael Doyle. Wednesday then went ahead through Chris Brunt who scored straight from a corner before a Madjid Bougherra own goal made it one apiece.
Brunt then saw red before the interval for a professional foul and McKenzie scored twice in quick succession at the start of the second period to seal the win for City.
Micky Adams was forced into two changes with Chris Birchall and Dele Adebola returning to the starting line-up. Birchall replaced Stern John in the side after City's top scorer picked up an injury while on international duty in midweek while Adebola started in place of Elliott Ward who has a back strain.
As a result Marcus Hall slotted in at centre-back, Clive Carke returned to his normal position at left-back with Birchall on the right of midfield and Jay Tabb on the left.
After three straight defeats it's fair to say that this game was a vital one for the Sky Blues with two tricky away matches up next.
Their opponents came to Coventry in a fine run of form having won four of their last five fixtures and there was bad news for City in the 12th minute when Don Hutchison was stretchered off after he went in for a challenge with Marcus Tudgay. The experienced midfielder instantly signaled at the bench after going down awkwardly and was clearly aware that he could not continue.
Colin Cameron came on in a straight swap and just 60 seconds later Wednesday were down to ten men when Wade Small was shown a straight red card for pushing Michael Doyle.
But in the 21st minute it was the Owls who went 1-0 up as City's nemesis when they met Wednesday last season, Chris Brunt, scored straight from a corner. Andy Marshall was incensed that Chris Birchall had not cleared the ball at the near post as the Northern Irish international whipped in a wicked delivery which evaded everybody and went in at the far post.
But it was only three minutes until the Sky Blues were level thanks to an own goal from Bougherra who could do nothing as John Hills' attempted clearance from a McKenzie cross struck the defender and rebounded into the goal.
City were inches away from going 2-1 ahead on the half hour mark when Jay Tabb hit a cracking half volley from the corner of the penalty area which clipped the outside of the post.
Colin Cameron then forced a fine save from Mark Crossley with a crisp 25-yard effort, The 37-year-old shot stopper showed the agility of somebody half his age with a superb one-handed tip around the post.
An unbelievable first half took one final twist in the 36th minute when Brunt joined Boughherra for an early bath when he too was shown a red card for a professional foul, taking down Birchall as he raced through on goal.
Brian Laws made one switch at half time, taking off Dean Burton and introducing Burton O'Brien and from the off, the visitors were on the back foot as City looked to make the numerical advantage tell, which they did in the 51st minute when McKenzie scored his first goal for the Sky Blues. The striker was the first to react when Crossley parried a long range effort from Birchall and he calmly tucked the rebound away.
Number two was not far behind for McKenzie as he made it 3-1 in the 55th minute, this time finishing a precise square ball from Birchall to give City a welcome cushion. The Trinidad and Tobago international came close to grabbing a goal himself moments later, producing another excellent save from Crossley after good work down the left by Clarke.
If the Sky Blues needed a warning not to take their opponents too lightly just because they were two men short, it came with 20 minutes left on the clock when substitute Graham Coughlin forced Andy Marshall into a superb one handed save with a powerful header.
All credit to the visitors who, having conceded twice during a barrage of Coventry pressure early in the second period, came back at City and refused to give up.
Micky Adames made a double substitution in the 74th minute replacing Chris Birchall and Dele Adebola with Wayne Andrews and Kevin Kyle.
The Sky Blues continued to create chances but failed to take them. At half time City fans would have expected nothing but the three points going against nine men and the players went about their task professionally to pick up a vital victory.
4thegame
Coventry City ended their run of three defeats in a row with an incident-packed victory over nine-man Sheffield Wednesday.
Leon McKenzie's two second-half goals were the difference between the two sides as Brian Laws suffered his first defeat as manager of the Yorkshire team.
The game was effectively decided in an explosive first half, which saw two sending offs for the Owls - infuriating Laws.
It meant Wednesday were always playing on the back foot but Coventry - and McKenzie in particular - took full advantage.
It was a tight, evenly contested start from both sides with both teams having a half-chance within the first five minutes.
Jay Tabb's right-wing cross was headed wide by City's McKenzie before Marcus Tudgay beat Sky Blues keeper Andy Marshall to the ball but his header was cleared by Marcus Hall.
Wednesday looked to be getting the upper hand with a succession of corners but their flow was disrupted with a needless sending off.
A foul by Coventry's Michael Doyle resulted in Wade Small pushing the little Irishman, resulting in a red card.
But the setback seemed to inspire the Yorkshire outfit as they finally scored direct from their sixth corner in the 22nd minute.
Chris Brunt's in-swinger was missed by everyone and bamboozled Sky Blues keeper Marshall.
But Coventry were level within two minutes. A mazy run by McKenzie ended with a wicked cross which was put through his own net by Madjid Bougherra.
The goal gave the home side new belief with Tabb hitting the post, Colin Cameron seeing his shot brilliantly saved by Mark Crossley, and Doyle's header being cleared off the line.
Wednesday's task became harder when they were reduced to nine men in the 36th minute after last man Brunt brought down Chris Birchall after the Trinidad and Tobago international was played through by Dele Adebola.
McKenzie shot narrowly over in first-half injury time with Sheffield Wednesday holding on.
The second half started the way the first ended with the home side pouring forward and left-back Clive Clarke seeing his 25-yard effort well-saved by Crossley.
In the 51st minute, Coventry were ahead. Birchall's long-range effort was parried by Crossley and McKenzie was first to react as he scored his first goal in 11 games for the club.
Four minutes later Coventry doubled their lead with Birchall again the provider. His right-wing cross was missed by everyone apart from McKenzie who side-footed home into an empty net on the far side.
Coventry were now rampant and Birchall was denied a deserved goal - again brilliantly denied by Crossley - while Doyle saw a 25-yard pile-driver go just wide.
But Sheffield Wednesday - and their noisy fans - never gave up and captain Lee Bullen almost pulled a goal back in the 70th minute but Marshall saved his point-blank header from a Kenny Lunt corner.
Owls boss Brian Laws said: "Their player was very aggressive in holding Wade Small in the nether regions, which ended with Wade pushing him away. The referee must only have seen the reaction which he must have thought was violent.
"It is something I will look at as soon as possible and if there is a chance for Wade's red card to be rescinded then I will be appealing on Monday morning.
"For the second sending off Chris Birchall was running away from goal and going towards the linesman and I believe that he was in an offside position. I thought the linesman was flagging for offside. Again once I have looked at it on video we will try to get it rescinded." City boss Micky Adams said: "We got the job done but we could have made it a lot easier for ourselves. We did the right things at the beginning of the second half to get the right result.
"I don't want to comment on Sheffield Wednesday players but I think the referee applied the letter of the law for the sending offs."
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Clive Clarke, Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Christopher Birchall (Wayne Andrews 74), Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb, Don Hutchison (Colin Cameron 14), Dele Adebola (Kevin Kyle 74), Leon McKenzie
Subs not used: Rafael, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Don Hutchison 14, Leon McKenzie 79
Goals: Bougherra 25 (og), McKenzie 51, McKenzie 55
Sheffield Wednesday: Mark Crossley, John Hills, Madjid Bougherra, Frankie Simek (Graham Coughlan 56), Lee Bullen, Kenny Lunt, Yoann Folly, Wade Small, Chris Brunt, Marcus Tudgay (Steven MacLean 82), Deon Burton (Burton O'Brien 45)
Subs not used: Chris Adamson, Tommy Spur
Booked: John Hills 83, Steven MacLean 90
Sent off: Wade Small 16, Chris Brunt 37
Attendance: 19489
Referee: N Swarbrick
Teamtalk
Leon McKenzie scored his first goals for Coventry as nine-man Sheffield Wednesday paid for their indiscipline in a 3-1 Ricoh Arena defeat.
Marcus Tudgay was caught by a late tackle from Don Hutchison in the 14th minute, leaving the latter with a suspected broken leg.
However, Wade Small's reaction to the City player's challenge earned him a red card.
And Chris Brunt was dismissed in the 37th minute following a professional foul on Chris Birchall.
McKenzie finally began to repay the £1million fee Coventry paid Norwich back in August when he netted a brace in five minutes at the beginning of the second half.
The first arrived courtesy of a long range shot from Birchall which Mark Crossley failed to hold on to, leaving McKenzie with the simplest of tasks to open his Sky Blues account from close range.
And Birchall was again the provider in the 55th minute when he broke down the right flank and crossed for the big striker to convert from six yards.
In between the first half sendings-off there were two goals. Brunt lobbed the ball over Andy Marshall from the edge of the area after 22 minutes to put Wednesday ahead with his fifth goal of the season.
But the lead lasted just three minutes before Madjid Bougherra turned McKenzie's cross into his own net.
Jay Tabb crashed a thunderous shot from the edge of the box against the post before Colin Cameron, the 14th-minute replacement for Hutchison, saw an angled drive tipped around the post by Crossley.
Coventry manager Micky Adams was forced into two changes for the game with Birchall and Dele Adebola returning to the starting line up.
Birchall replaced countryman Stern John after he sustained an injury while on international duty with Trinidad & Tobago in midweek while Adebola started in place of Elliott Ward, who was nursing a back strain.
As a result Marcus Hall slotted in at centre-back and Clive Clarke returned to his normal position at left-back with Birchall on the right of midfield and Adebola leading the attack alongside McKenzie.
Owls boss Brian Laws named the same XI that gave him a winning start to his Hillsborough reign at Ipswich last week.
McKenzie's quickfire double put the game beyond Wednesday and the hosts created plenty of chances to add to their tally.
Crossley tipped Clive Clarke's angled drive around the post before Birchall tested the veteran stopper with a raking shot from the edge of the area which Crossley palmed over the crossbar.
Michael Doyle twice went close to extending Coventry's lead either side of the hour mark as Adams' side looked like making their extra men count by giving the scoreline a more emphatic look.
Adebola flashed a shot across goal when he cut inside from the right wing before Richard Duffy repeated the trick.
Substitute Graham Coughlan headed Lunt's free-kick straight at Marshall in Wednesday's only chance of the second half as Brian Laws' side lost their five-match unbeaten record.
The win was Coventry's first in four Championship matches.
CCFC
Leon McKenzie grabs his first goals since signing for the Sky Blues, scoring a second half brace against nine-man Sheffield Wednesday.
In an eventful first half, the visitors were reduced to ten men early on when Wade Small was red carded for a push on Michael Doyle. Wednesday then went ahead through Chris Brunt who scored straight from a corner before a Madjid Bougherra own goal made it one apiece.
Brunt then saw red before the interval for a professional foul and McKenzie scored twice in quick succession at the start of the second period to seal the win for City.
Micky Adams was forced into two changes with Chris Birchall and Dele Adebola returning to the starting line-up. Birchall replaced Stern John in the side after City's top scorer picked up an injury while on international duty in midweek while Adebola started in place of Elliott Ward who has a back strain.
As a result Marcus Hall slotted in at centre-back, Clive Carke returned to his normal position at left-back with Birchall on the right of midfield and Jay Tabb on the left.
After three straight defeats it's fair to say that this game was a vital one for the Sky Blues with two tricky away matches up next.
Their opponents came to Coventry in a fine run of form having won four of their last five fixtures and there was bad news for City in the 12th minute when Don Hutchison was stretchered off after he went in for a challenge with Marcus Tudgay. The experienced midfielder instantly signaled at the bench after going down awkwardly and was clearly aware that he could not continue.
Colin Cameron came on in a straight swap and just 60 seconds later Wednesday were down to ten men when Wade Small was shown a straight red card for pushing Michael Doyle.
But in the 21st minute it was the Owls who went 1-0 up as City's nemesis when they met Wednesday last season, Chris Brunt, scored straight from a corner. Andy Marshall was incensed that Chris Birchall had not cleared the ball at the near post as the Northern Irish international whipped in a wicked delivery which evaded everybody and went in at the far post.
But it was only three minutes until the Sky Blues were level thanks to an own goal from Bougherra who could do nothing as John Hills' attempted clearance from a McKenzie cross struck the defender and rebounded into the goal.
City were inches away from going 2-1 ahead on the half hour mark when Jay Tabb hit a cracking half volley from the corner of the penalty area which clipped the outside of the post.
Colin Cameron then forced a fine save from Mark Crossley with a crisp 25-yard effort, The 37-year-old shot stopper showed the agility of somebody half his age with a superb one-handed tip around the post.
An unbelievable first half took one final twist in the 36th minute when Brunt joined Boughherra for an early bath when he too was shown a red card for a professional foul, taking down Birchall as he raced through on goal.
Brian Laws made one switch at half time, taking off Dean Burton and introducing Burton O'Brien and from the off, the visitors were on the back foot as City looked to make the numerical advantage tell, which they did in the 51st minute when McKenzie scored his first goal for the Sky Blues. The striker was the first to react when Crossley parried a long range effort from Birchall and he calmly tucked the rebound away.
Number two was not far behind for McKenzie as he made it 3-1 in the 55th minute, this time finishing a precise square ball from Birchall to give City a welcome cushion. The Trinidad and Tobago international came close to grabbing a goal himself moments later, producing another excellent save from Crossley after good work down the left by Clarke.
If the Sky Blues needed a warning not to take their opponents too lightly just because they were two men short, it came with 20 minutes left on the clock when substitute Graham Coughlin forced Andy Marshall into a superb one handed save with a powerful header.
All credit to the visitors who, having conceded twice during a barrage of Coventry pressure early in the second period, came back at City and refused to give up.
Micky Adames made a double substitution in the 74th minute replacing Chris Birchall and Dele Adebola with Wayne Andrews and Kevin Kyle.
The Sky Blues continued to create chances but failed to take them. At half time City fans would have expected nothing but the three points going against nine men and the players went about their task professionally to pick up a vital victory.
4thegame
Coventry City ended their run of three defeats in a row with an incident-packed victory over nine-man Sheffield Wednesday.
Leon McKenzie's two second-half goals were the difference between the two sides as Brian Laws suffered his first defeat as manager of the Yorkshire team.
The game was effectively decided in an explosive first half, which saw two sending offs for the Owls - infuriating Laws.
It meant Wednesday were always playing on the back foot but Coventry - and McKenzie in particular - took full advantage.
It was a tight, evenly contested start from both sides with both teams having a half-chance within the first five minutes.
Jay Tabb's right-wing cross was headed wide by City's McKenzie before Marcus Tudgay beat Sky Blues keeper Andy Marshall to the ball but his header was cleared by Marcus Hall.
Wednesday looked to be getting the upper hand with a succession of corners but their flow was disrupted with a needless sending off.
A foul by Coventry's Michael Doyle resulted in Wade Small pushing the little Irishman, resulting in a red card.
But the setback seemed to inspire the Yorkshire outfit as they finally scored direct from their sixth corner in the 22nd minute.
Chris Brunt's in-swinger was missed by everyone and bamboozled Sky Blues keeper Marshall.
But Coventry were level within two minutes. A mazy run by McKenzie ended with a wicked cross which was put through his own net by Madjid Bougherra.
The goal gave the home side new belief with Tabb hitting the post, Colin Cameron seeing his shot brilliantly saved by Mark Crossley, and Doyle's header being cleared off the line.
Wednesday's task became harder when they were reduced to nine men in the 36th minute after last man Brunt brought down Chris Birchall after the Trinidad and Tobago international was played through by Dele Adebola.
McKenzie shot narrowly over in first-half injury time with Sheffield Wednesday holding on.
The second half started the way the first ended with the home side pouring forward and left-back Clive Clarke seeing his 25-yard effort well-saved by Crossley.
In the 51st minute, Coventry were ahead. Birchall's long-range effort was parried by Crossley and McKenzie was first to react as he scored his first goal in 11 games for the club.
Four minutes later Coventry doubled their lead with Birchall again the provider. His right-wing cross was missed by everyone apart from McKenzie who side-footed home into an empty net on the far side.
Coventry were now rampant and Birchall was denied a deserved goal - again brilliantly denied by Crossley - while Doyle saw a 25-yard pile-driver go just wide.
But Sheffield Wednesday - and their noisy fans - never gave up and captain Lee Bullen almost pulled a goal back in the 70th minute but Marshall saved his point-blank header from a Kenny Lunt corner.
Owls boss Brian Laws said: "Their player was very aggressive in holding Wade Small in the nether regions, which ended with Wade pushing him away. The referee must only have seen the reaction which he must have thought was violent.
"It is something I will look at as soon as possible and if there is a chance for Wade's red card to be rescinded then I will be appealing on Monday morning.
"For the second sending off Chris Birchall was running away from goal and going towards the linesman and I believe that he was in an offside position. I thought the linesman was flagging for offside. Again once I have looked at it on video we will try to get it rescinded." City boss Micky Adams said: "We got the job done but we could have made it a lot easier for ourselves. We did the right things at the beginning of the second half to get the right result.
"I don't want to comment on Sheffield Wednesday players but I think the referee applied the letter of the law for the sending offs."
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