Coventry 1 Burnley 0 - 09/11/2006
Coventry 1 Burnley 0 - 09/11/2006
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Clive Clarke, Richard Duffy, Elliott Ward, Robert Page, Colin Cameron, Michael Doyle, Darren Currie (Stephen Hughes 84), Leon McKenzie (Kevin Kyle 90), Stern John, Dele Adebola
Subs not used: Christopher Birchall, Adam Virgo, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Leon McKenzie 69
Goals: Cameron (31)
Burnley: Danny Coyne, Jon Harley, John McGreal, Michael Duff, Wayne Thomas, Steve Jones (Steven Foster 90), Chris McCann, James O'Connor (Alan Mahon 80), Wade Elliott (Graham Branch 76), Gifton Noel-Williams, Kyle Lafferty
Subs not used: Frank Sinclair, Micah Hyde
Booked: Jon Harley 64, Chris McCann 53, James O'Connor 7
Attendance: 18362
Referee: M Thorpe
Teamtalk
Colin Cameron's penalty was the only goal of the game against Burnley as Coventry extended their unbeaten Championship run to five matches.
The Clarets had the better of the first half and Steve Jones should have put them ahead from close range early on.
But Cameron converted from the spot on 31 minutes after referee Mike Thorpe penalised Wayne Thomas' challenge on Dele Adebola.
The Sky Blues emerged a different team after half-time and ran Burnley ragged with a blistering display.
Leon McKenzie hit the crossbar, Stern John wasted a great chance and Burnley goalkeeper Danny Coyne pulled off a fine save from a Robert Page header.
But Cameron's second goal of the season proved enough to dent Burnley's play-off ambitions with a fourth defeat in six matches, an outcome that looked unlikely on the evidence of much of the opening period.
The Clarets weathered some early pressure from the hosts and should have taken the lead after five minutes.
Jon Harley's deflected cross from the left eventually fell for Jones five yards out but Sky Blues goalkeeper Andy Marshall reacted quickly and blocked wide.
Kyle Lafferty had a couple of shots deflected past the post as the Clarets continued to dominate possession.
Despite a positive selection that included three attack-minded players in midfield, Micky Adams' City side were limited going forward.
The lively Jones failed to work Marshall from 10 yards in the 24th minute after neat work from Harley and Gifton Noel-Williams down the left.
But, just before the half hour mark, John's bouncing ball into the area saw Thomas catch Adebola and the referee pointed to the spot.
Cameron sent the spot-kick into the top left corner, with Coyne diving the wrong way, to give the hosts the lead.
Lafferty forced a low stop from Marshall with 10 minutes of the first half remaining while, at the other end, Coyne tipped a dipping Leon McKenzie cross over the bar.
Jones fizzed a couple of drives wide of the near post and Coventry held their advantage at the interval.
City seemed more positive after half-time and the previously anonymous Darren Currie curled just high and wide seven minutes in.
With 11 minutes of the second half gone, Currie swept a quickly-taken free-kick over to the right and McKenzie cut inside Harley, with his curling effort only kept out by the bar.
Noel-Williams stumbled when he could have tested Marshall but Coventry continued to pile forward.
John should have added a second after the impressive Adebola squared, while McKenzie was way off target with a couple of wild strikes.
With 10 minutes remaining, Page rose to meet Currie's corner but Coyne pushed the ball around the post with his fingertips.
The hard-working Lafferty had a low drive pushed wide by Marshall with three minutes remaining and Elliott Ward headed Graham Branch's effort off the line in added time as the Sky Blues held on for victory.
CCFC
City beat Burnley by a goal to nil thanks to a first half Colin Cameron penalty.
Stern John returned to the starting line-up to partner the in-form Dele Adebola up front for the first time since August. Leon McKenzie dropped onto the left hand side of midfield, with Clive Clarke slotting in at left-back in place of the suspended Marcus Hall.
City started well and in the first minute Richard Duffy found space down the right and cut past Jon Harley to deliver a dangerous cross which was flicked behind for a corner. Burnley then created their first meaningful attack in the sixth minute and Andy Marshall had to be alert to smother a close range effort from Steve Jones.
The game had petered out somewhat for a good 15 minutes but Jones forced Marshall into another save with 24 minutes on the clock, although the City shot stopper was equal to it.
But in the 31st minute the Sky Blues took the lead thanks to a Colin Cameron penalty. The referee took his time awarding the decision but decided that John McGreal had fouled Dele Adebola and the former Wolves man made not mistake, blasting his spotkick high into the left hand corner, sending Danny Coyne the wrong way.
There was an instant response from the visitors who put City under some severe pressure but McKenzie almost put the Sky Blues two clear when he forced Coyne to tip over his crossbar with a lofted effort from the right edge of the area.
The Clarets continued to test their hosts and Wade Elliott sent a low free-kick narrowly wide with five minutes to go in the first half. Burnley had enjoyed the majority of shots on goal in the opening period but failed to take any of them, while the Sky Blues had defended solidly and got a vital foothold going into the second 45.
Not long after the break Adebola forced a good stop from Coyne with a fierce low shot across the face of goal as City looked to extend their advantage.
McKenzie went closer still to making it 2-0 when he hit the crossbar with a fine curling shot and then sent a powerful header over from a Darren Currie cross. It was then Currie's turn to try his luck, but his shot after good work by Adebola - was easily gathered by Coyne.
Having not created too many opportunities in the first half, City were not guilty of wasting some excellent chances to put the game to bed. With just over 20 minutes to go Stern John shot wide when he should have at least hit the target from Adebola's pullback.
Robert Page was the next player to come close, forcing a brilliant fingertip save from Coyne with a strong far post header from Currie's corner.
With seven minutes remaining Stephen Hughes came on for Currie for his first slice of the action since losing the captain's armband.
In the 87th minute Kyle Lafferty caught the Sky Blues defence off guard but thankfully the excellent Marshall was equal to his shot to prevent an equaliser.
After a poor first half, the game picked up in the second and City could have won by a bigger margin. The result was the most important thing and with another superb defensive performance this was an excellent three points going into a hectic festive period.
4thegame
A solitary goal against the team with the best defensive away record in the Championship gave Coventry City victory over hard-working Burnley.
Colin Cameron's first-half spot-kick extended the Sky Blues' run to five unbeaten games.
Coventry started brightly with Darren Currie testing Burnley's defence down the right but it was the visitors who created the game's first clear chance in the sixth minute.
Wade Elliott picked out the run of team-mate Steve Jones into the box with a fine pass and the former Crewe midfielder's shot from an acute angle was palmed away by Andy Marshall from six yards.
Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty unleashed a fierce shot which was blocked by Robert Page following a mazy run by Jones, but it was the hosts who took the lead with their first shot on target in the 31st minute.
Dele Adebola exchanged passes with Stern John and, as the giant striker ran into the box, he was fouled by a high challenge from John McGreal.
Burnley's unhappy players surrounded referee Mike Thorpe for awarding a penalty but, after a short delay while Adebola received treatment, Cameron stepped up to powerfully strike the spot-kick high into the left-hand corner of the net. That was only the tenth goal Burnley's mean defence had conceded away from Turf Moor.
Leon McKenzie might have doubled Coventry's lead with a cross-cum-shot from the right which keeper Danny Coyne tipped over the bar.
Steve Cotterill's men kept pressing and were awarded a free-kick when Page fouled Gifton Noel-Williams. Jon Harley nudged the free-kick to the dangerous Jones and his skidding shot whistled inches past a post.
After the break, Currie sent Burnley skipper Wayne Thomas in the wrong direction to unleash a shot from 22 yards which arrowed over the bar.
The on-loan Currie was again the architect of a chance for Micky Adams' men when his quick free-kick in the 57th minute picked out McKenzie on the right of the box. His shot from a tight angle rebounded off the bar.
Burnley responded with Elliott's pass falling to Lafferty and he knocked the ball sideways to Noel-Williams, but Page made a vital block to prevent his shot troubling Marshall.
Coventry began to dominate, McKenzie robbing McGreal of possession near the byline on the right but the angle was too tight for his strike to find the back of the net.
Adebola showed great awareness to pull a pass back to John on the edge of the area but the Trinidad and Tobago international's shot from the edge of the area sizzled past Coyne's left-hand post.
Currie's corner from the right was met by a powerful header from skipper Page but Coyne produced a magnificent finger-tip save to prevent the hosts from adding to their lead.
Coventry manager Micky Adams said: "It was a hard-fought three points. We knew it was going to be a difficult game but our application was right. I felt in the second half it should have been more comfortable.
"I think McGreal was unlucky to give away the penalty. He didn't really see Dele. He has put his foot up to clear the ball and he has caught Dele.
"I have sometimes seen them given and I have seen them waved away. I can understand why Steve (Cotterill) might be a little bit irate with it.
"I like to think those decisions even themselves out over the course of the season." Burnley boss Steve Cotterill said: "I thought it wasn't a penalty. John McGreal has kicked the ball - that's what he's done. If it was that bad why didn't he book him because he booked four of ours afterwards.
"It will be an interesting phone call to Keith Hackett on Monday morning. That decision has cost us because no way was it a penalty.
"It was a match-deciding decision. We have got to sharpen up and get better referees. There were big decisions to be made today but the big decisions the referee got wrong.
"Apart from not being ruthless enough with our chances I thought we were excellent. We have come away to a team that is in-form and I thought we were the better team."
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Clive Clarke, Richard Duffy, Elliott Ward, Robert Page, Colin Cameron, Michael Doyle, Darren Currie (Stephen Hughes 84), Leon McKenzie (Kevin Kyle 90), Stern John, Dele Adebola
Subs not used: Christopher Birchall, Adam Virgo, Mikkel Bischoff
Booked: Leon McKenzie 69
Goals: Cameron (31)
Burnley: Danny Coyne, Jon Harley, John McGreal, Michael Duff, Wayne Thomas, Steve Jones (Steven Foster 90), Chris McCann, James O'Connor (Alan Mahon 80), Wade Elliott (Graham Branch 76), Gifton Noel-Williams, Kyle Lafferty
Subs not used: Frank Sinclair, Micah Hyde
Booked: Jon Harley 64, Chris McCann 53, James O'Connor 7
Attendance: 18362
Referee: M Thorpe
Teamtalk
Colin Cameron's penalty was the only goal of the game against Burnley as Coventry extended their unbeaten Championship run to five matches.
The Clarets had the better of the first half and Steve Jones should have put them ahead from close range early on.
But Cameron converted from the spot on 31 minutes after referee Mike Thorpe penalised Wayne Thomas' challenge on Dele Adebola.
The Sky Blues emerged a different team after half-time and ran Burnley ragged with a blistering display.
Leon McKenzie hit the crossbar, Stern John wasted a great chance and Burnley goalkeeper Danny Coyne pulled off a fine save from a Robert Page header.
But Cameron's second goal of the season proved enough to dent Burnley's play-off ambitions with a fourth defeat in six matches, an outcome that looked unlikely on the evidence of much of the opening period.
The Clarets weathered some early pressure from the hosts and should have taken the lead after five minutes.
Jon Harley's deflected cross from the left eventually fell for Jones five yards out but Sky Blues goalkeeper Andy Marshall reacted quickly and blocked wide.
Kyle Lafferty had a couple of shots deflected past the post as the Clarets continued to dominate possession.
Despite a positive selection that included three attack-minded players in midfield, Micky Adams' City side were limited going forward.
The lively Jones failed to work Marshall from 10 yards in the 24th minute after neat work from Harley and Gifton Noel-Williams down the left.
But, just before the half hour mark, John's bouncing ball into the area saw Thomas catch Adebola and the referee pointed to the spot.
Cameron sent the spot-kick into the top left corner, with Coyne diving the wrong way, to give the hosts the lead.
Lafferty forced a low stop from Marshall with 10 minutes of the first half remaining while, at the other end, Coyne tipped a dipping Leon McKenzie cross over the bar.
Jones fizzed a couple of drives wide of the near post and Coventry held their advantage at the interval.
City seemed more positive after half-time and the previously anonymous Darren Currie curled just high and wide seven minutes in.
With 11 minutes of the second half gone, Currie swept a quickly-taken free-kick over to the right and McKenzie cut inside Harley, with his curling effort only kept out by the bar.
Noel-Williams stumbled when he could have tested Marshall but Coventry continued to pile forward.
John should have added a second after the impressive Adebola squared, while McKenzie was way off target with a couple of wild strikes.
With 10 minutes remaining, Page rose to meet Currie's corner but Coyne pushed the ball around the post with his fingertips.
The hard-working Lafferty had a low drive pushed wide by Marshall with three minutes remaining and Elliott Ward headed Graham Branch's effort off the line in added time as the Sky Blues held on for victory.
CCFC
City beat Burnley by a goal to nil thanks to a first half Colin Cameron penalty.
Stern John returned to the starting line-up to partner the in-form Dele Adebola up front for the first time since August. Leon McKenzie dropped onto the left hand side of midfield, with Clive Clarke slotting in at left-back in place of the suspended Marcus Hall.
City started well and in the first minute Richard Duffy found space down the right and cut past Jon Harley to deliver a dangerous cross which was flicked behind for a corner. Burnley then created their first meaningful attack in the sixth minute and Andy Marshall had to be alert to smother a close range effort from Steve Jones.
The game had petered out somewhat for a good 15 minutes but Jones forced Marshall into another save with 24 minutes on the clock, although the City shot stopper was equal to it.
But in the 31st minute the Sky Blues took the lead thanks to a Colin Cameron penalty. The referee took his time awarding the decision but decided that John McGreal had fouled Dele Adebola and the former Wolves man made not mistake, blasting his spotkick high into the left hand corner, sending Danny Coyne the wrong way.
There was an instant response from the visitors who put City under some severe pressure but McKenzie almost put the Sky Blues two clear when he forced Coyne to tip over his crossbar with a lofted effort from the right edge of the area.
The Clarets continued to test their hosts and Wade Elliott sent a low free-kick narrowly wide with five minutes to go in the first half. Burnley had enjoyed the majority of shots on goal in the opening period but failed to take any of them, while the Sky Blues had defended solidly and got a vital foothold going into the second 45.
Not long after the break Adebola forced a good stop from Coyne with a fierce low shot across the face of goal as City looked to extend their advantage.
McKenzie went closer still to making it 2-0 when he hit the crossbar with a fine curling shot and then sent a powerful header over from a Darren Currie cross. It was then Currie's turn to try his luck, but his shot after good work by Adebola - was easily gathered by Coyne.
Having not created too many opportunities in the first half, City were not guilty of wasting some excellent chances to put the game to bed. With just over 20 minutes to go Stern John shot wide when he should have at least hit the target from Adebola's pullback.
Robert Page was the next player to come close, forcing a brilliant fingertip save from Coyne with a strong far post header from Currie's corner.
With seven minutes remaining Stephen Hughes came on for Currie for his first slice of the action since losing the captain's armband.
In the 87th minute Kyle Lafferty caught the Sky Blues defence off guard but thankfully the excellent Marshall was equal to his shot to prevent an equaliser.
After a poor first half, the game picked up in the second and City could have won by a bigger margin. The result was the most important thing and with another superb defensive performance this was an excellent three points going into a hectic festive period.
4thegame
A solitary goal against the team with the best defensive away record in the Championship gave Coventry City victory over hard-working Burnley.
Colin Cameron's first-half spot-kick extended the Sky Blues' run to five unbeaten games.
Coventry started brightly with Darren Currie testing Burnley's defence down the right but it was the visitors who created the game's first clear chance in the sixth minute.
Wade Elliott picked out the run of team-mate Steve Jones into the box with a fine pass and the former Crewe midfielder's shot from an acute angle was palmed away by Andy Marshall from six yards.
Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty unleashed a fierce shot which was blocked by Robert Page following a mazy run by Jones, but it was the hosts who took the lead with their first shot on target in the 31st minute.
Dele Adebola exchanged passes with Stern John and, as the giant striker ran into the box, he was fouled by a high challenge from John McGreal.
Burnley's unhappy players surrounded referee Mike Thorpe for awarding a penalty but, after a short delay while Adebola received treatment, Cameron stepped up to powerfully strike the spot-kick high into the left-hand corner of the net. That was only the tenth goal Burnley's mean defence had conceded away from Turf Moor.
Leon McKenzie might have doubled Coventry's lead with a cross-cum-shot from the right which keeper Danny Coyne tipped over the bar.
Steve Cotterill's men kept pressing and were awarded a free-kick when Page fouled Gifton Noel-Williams. Jon Harley nudged the free-kick to the dangerous Jones and his skidding shot whistled inches past a post.
After the break, Currie sent Burnley skipper Wayne Thomas in the wrong direction to unleash a shot from 22 yards which arrowed over the bar.
The on-loan Currie was again the architect of a chance for Micky Adams' men when his quick free-kick in the 57th minute picked out McKenzie on the right of the box. His shot from a tight angle rebounded off the bar.
Burnley responded with Elliott's pass falling to Lafferty and he knocked the ball sideways to Noel-Williams, but Page made a vital block to prevent his shot troubling Marshall.
Coventry began to dominate, McKenzie robbing McGreal of possession near the byline on the right but the angle was too tight for his strike to find the back of the net.
Adebola showed great awareness to pull a pass back to John on the edge of the area but the Trinidad and Tobago international's shot from the edge of the area sizzled past Coyne's left-hand post.
Currie's corner from the right was met by a powerful header from skipper Page but Coyne produced a magnificent finger-tip save to prevent the hosts from adding to their lead.
Coventry manager Micky Adams said: "It was a hard-fought three points. We knew it was going to be a difficult game but our application was right. I felt in the second half it should have been more comfortable.
"I think McGreal was unlucky to give away the penalty. He didn't really see Dele. He has put his foot up to clear the ball and he has caught Dele.
"I have sometimes seen them given and I have seen them waved away. I can understand why Steve (Cotterill) might be a little bit irate with it.
"I like to think those decisions even themselves out over the course of the season." Burnley boss Steve Cotterill said: "I thought it wasn't a penalty. John McGreal has kicked the ball - that's what he's done. If it was that bad why didn't he book him because he booked four of ours afterwards.
"It will be an interesting phone call to Keith Hackett on Monday morning. That decision has cost us because no way was it a penalty.
"It was a match-deciding decision. We have got to sharpen up and get better referees. There were big decisions to be made today but the big decisions the referee got wrong.
"Apart from not being ruthless enough with our chances I thought we were excellent. We have come away to a team that is in-form and I thought we were the better team."
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