West Brom 5 Coventry 0 - 16/12/2006
West Brom 5 Coventry 0 - 16/12/2006
West Bromwich Albion: Russell Hoult, Martin Albrechtsen, Curtis Davies, Paul Robinson, Paul McShane, Nigel Quashie, Jonathan Greening, Jason Koumas (Neil Clement 74), Diomansy Kamara (Zoltan Gera 65), Kevin Phillips, John Hartson (Nathan Ellington 59)
Subs not used: Darren Carter, Luke Steele
Booked: Diomansy Kamara 45
Goals : Kamara 1, 33 (pen), Koumas 39, Phillips 57, Robinson 83
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward (Mikkel Bischoff 61), Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Clive Clarke (Christopher Birchall 74), Darren Currie (Kevin Kyle 62), Colin Cameron, Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Stern John
Subs not used: Adam Virgo, Stephen Hughes
Booked: Richard Duffy 45, Robert Page 37, Clive Clarke 45, Michael Doyle 35
Attendance: 20370
Referee: M Jones
Teamtalk
Diomansy Kamara, Jason Koumas, Kevin Phillips and Paul Robinson were on target as West Brom brushed aside Coventry 5-0 at The Hawthorns.
Kamara made an impressive return to the Albion side with a quickfire brace in the first half, while Jason Koumas continued his renaissance with a neat finish to make it two goals in as many games.
Former England international Phillips then added a fourth before Robinson completed the scoring late on as Coventry crumbled in dramatic fashion after conceding three times inside the opening 39 minutes.
City were behind with barely 30 seconds played as Kamara took full advantage of some hesitant defending to latch on to a wayward ball and race clear of his marker before rounding goalkeeper Andy Marshall and rolling the ball into the empty net.
The Sky Blues, without the suspended Leon McKenzie, had forged a five-game unbeaten streak before the trip to the Hawthorns and responded well to Kamara's opener as Stern John brought an instinctive save from goalkeeper Russell Hoult with a powerful header shortly after in a frenetic opening.
Phillips looked particularly lively in the early stages as Marshall reacted quickly to palm his low six-yard drive to safety after 12 minutes before the 33-year-old saw a speculative goalward punt blocked by Michael Doyle as Albion pushed for a second.
The hosts continued to lay siege to the Coventry goal as John Hartson blazed wide from 25 yards while, at the other end, Doyle failed to trouble Hoult with a 20-yard volley.
Buoyed by his early goal, Kamara skewed a shot wide on the half-hour before adding a second from the penalty spot after he was upended by Marcus Hall and held his nerve to stroke home the spot-kick.
Albion were attacking with real purpose and were soon celebrating a third as Phillips played a raking ball to Koumas and his right-footed drive squirmed past Marshall to hand the home side a comfortable lead at the interval.
Any faint hopes City had of mounting a second-half fightback were then dashed 10 minutes into the second half as Phillips seized on Darren Currie's weak headed back-pass before clinically firing home from the edge of the penalty area to record his first goal since October.
Albion highlighted the array of attacking options in their ranks shortly after as Nathan Ellington and Zoltan Gera were introduced at the expense of Hartson and Kamara, who was afforded a rapturous reception from the home supporters after his powerhouse performance.
Ellington made an instant impact as he plundered a rasping 20-yard shot just over before Colin Cameron dragged a rare Coventry attack wide with 20 minutes left.
Phillips looked galvanised by his earlier goal and went close to adding a second as he flashed a long-range effort inches wide but Albion's late pressure did pay off as Robinson completed the rout seven minutes from time.
Midfielder Jonathan Greening made inroads down the left flank and his cross was superbly headed past Marshall from six yards as Albion cruised to their most emphatic win of the season.
CCFC
It was an afternoon to forget as Coventry City lost 5-0 to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
The Sky Blues went behind after only 31 seconds through Diomansy Kamara - seconds after Adebola had a chance at the other end to open the scoring.
Kamara added another from the penalty spot before Jason Koumas scored the third as the Baggies dominated.
Kevin Phillips and Paul Robinson wrapped up the points in the second half as Coventry - who before the game had the second best defensive record in the Championship - crumbled.
Micky Adams made one change to the side which travelled to The Hawthorns, with Marcus Hall coming into the side for the suspended Leon McKenzie.
The move meant that Hall was reinstalled at left-back, with Clive Clarke moving to central midfield. Colin Cameron moved out wide.
West Brom also made one change, with Kamara replacing Zoltan Gera on the right hand side of midfield.
The Sky Blues suffered from a nightmare start when they went behind after 31 seconds. Koumas' through-ball found Kamara, who beat Marshall to the ball before taking around the keeper and walking it into the goal.
But Coventry didn't let their heads drop and after seven minutes, they could have pulled it back to level terms when John connected with Currie's cross, only for Hoult to save at his near post.
Five minutes later, it was Marshall who was called into action as he saved from Phillips at point-blank range, before at the other end, Adebola cut the ball back into the area but Hoult collected Doyle's effort.
Hartson fired wide on 23 minutes as the Baggies searched for another, before the lively-looking Koumas fired a free-kick after the corner of the goal.
It went from bad to worse for the Sky Blues on 33 minutes, when the home side were awarded a penalty after Hall was adjudged to have fouled Kamara and from the resulting spot-kick, the Senegalese striker sent Marshall the wrong way for his second of the game.
Doyle went into the book for a foul on Koumas a minute later as Tony Mowbray's side exerted more pressure, but the result free-kick sailed well over the target.
Page was booked for a foul on Kamara - his fifth of the season - before Coventry threatened as Clarke's shot was deflected wide.
The third goal that West Brom were so desperately trying to find arrived on 39 minutes - and it was disappointing that it came from a Sky Blues corner. Phillips broke from City's penalty area and played a defence-splitting pass to Koumas on the left-hand side, who cut inside and struck his shot, which squirmed under the body of Marshall and went in.
Frustration was getting to the Sky Blues players and Clarke was the next to go into the book on the stroke of half-time - along with Kamara - and Duffy joined them moments later for a deliberate handball.
The second half started as the first had ended - with West Brom dominating. Hartson beat Ward to the ball in the air to force Marshall down to save.
The Sky Blues were awarded a free-kick when Adebola was brought down on 53 minutes and from the resulting set-piece, Clarke saw his shot deflected over the crossbar.
It was a becoming a rout at the Hawthorns and with 57 on the clock, Mowbray's team made it 4-0. Phillips picked up a loose ball from Currie in the midfield and the former Sunderland man finished beautifully from the edge of the box past the outstretched hand of Marshall.
Ellington replaced Hartson a minute before the hour, before the Sky Blues made a double substitution - Mikkel Bischoff replacing Ward and Kevin Kyle coming on for Currie on 62 minutes. It was the Dane's first appearance for Coventry since signing at the Ricoh Arena from Man City in the summer.
Cameron lifted his shot inches wide of the post on 70 minutes after finding himself one-on-one with Hoult before Chris Birchall replaced Clarke four minutes later. West Brom also made a change, with Clement replacing star-man Koumas.
West Brom wrapped up the game with their fifth strike of the afternoon as Jonathan Greening turned Duffy inside-out before crossing to Paul Robinson, who headed it past Marshall for his first-ever goal at The Hawthorns.
A mention must be made for the Sky Blues supporters, who sang for the entirety of the game, despite being behind from the off.
4thegame
Quick-fire Diomansy Kamara helped himself to a double to help ensure West Bromwich Albion were crowned Derby Day Kings again as shell-shocked Coventry City were simply swept aside by a goals avalanche.
Coventry, who had been defending a five-game unbeaten run, went the same way as Midlands rivals Leicester City, Wolves and Derby County, who had all been beaten at Fortress Hawthorns this season.
Albion sealed only their fourth success in 12 games under the control of Tony Mowbray as Kamara struck twice in the first half to take his tally for the season to ten.
With Jason Koumas on target with his third goal in four games six minutes before half-time, Kevin Phillips pouncing in the 57th minute and Paul Robinson grabbing a late fifth it was a day to forget for Coventry as Albion powered their way back into the promotion picture.
Kamara struck first after just 31 seconds but, amazingly, Coventry, who had the second meanest defence in the Championship before Albion tore it apart, could have been in front by then themselves.
Had their finishing been better and Albion goalkeeper Russell Hoult not been in such good form, Coventry would have had more of a role to play.
But they were undone by Albion's powerful forward line in which Phillips and John Hartson were outstanding.
Albion took full advantage of a let-off in the opening ten seconds when Hoult tipped away Dele Adebola's header after a flick by Stern John.
They only needed a matter of seconds to capitalise as a throughball by Koumas released Kamara who waltzed around goalkeeper Andy Marshall before walking the ball into an empty net.
Albion's lead should have only lasted six minutes as John wasted a golden chance to equalise when his header from Darren Currie's cross was saved by Hoult.
It was a crucial miss as Albion effectively sealed their victory in the 33rd minute when Kamara was hauled down by left-back Marcus Hall. The Senegal international picked himself to convert the spot kick himself.
Coventry's hopes of a comeback were then extinguished after 39 minutes when Phillips released Koumas who drove home his fourth goal of the season at the near post.
Phillips then struck with a low drive from 20 yards to grab his sixth goal of the season - and his first since his hat-trick at Ipswich Town on October 14.
To compound Coventry's misery, left-back Robinson completed the rout when he headed home his first goal of the campaign in the 83rd minute following Jonathan Greening's cross.
Albion boss Tony Mowbray said: "There are signs we are starting to get where I want the team to go.
"People keep telling me we have the best squad in the division. If you can mould that talent with work ethic you can go a long way.
"There are still some ingredients that I need to find to make the balance of the squad right.
"What I want to see from the team consistently is a side that will fight for each other and plays for each other and covers for each other and enjoys each other's company." Coventry boss Micky Adams said: "Apart from Colin Cameron I think the rest will find it hard to look at themselves in the mirror.
"Some of the goals were basic defensive errors. I was shocked. It has reminded us all that this is a tough league in which to break into the top six.
"To do that we need to improve the quality but we will keep going.
"We went into the game with a lot of confidence but West Brom looked up for it and we went the other way and couldn't raise our standards."
West Bromwich Albion: Russell Hoult, Martin Albrechtsen, Curtis Davies, Paul Robinson, Paul McShane, Nigel Quashie, Jonathan Greening, Jason Koumas (Neil Clement 74), Diomansy Kamara (Zoltan Gera 65), Kevin Phillips, John Hartson (Nathan Ellington 59)
Subs not used: Darren Carter, Luke Steele
Booked: Diomansy Kamara 45
Goals : Kamara 1, 33 (pen), Koumas 39, Phillips 57, Robinson 83
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward (Mikkel Bischoff 61), Richard Duffy, Robert Page, Clive Clarke (Christopher Birchall 74), Darren Currie (Kevin Kyle 62), Colin Cameron, Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Stern John
Subs not used: Adam Virgo, Stephen Hughes
Booked: Richard Duffy 45, Robert Page 37, Clive Clarke 45, Michael Doyle 35
Attendance: 20370
Referee: M Jones
Teamtalk
Diomansy Kamara, Jason Koumas, Kevin Phillips and Paul Robinson were on target as West Brom brushed aside Coventry 5-0 at The Hawthorns.
Kamara made an impressive return to the Albion side with a quickfire brace in the first half, while Jason Koumas continued his renaissance with a neat finish to make it two goals in as many games.
Former England international Phillips then added a fourth before Robinson completed the scoring late on as Coventry crumbled in dramatic fashion after conceding three times inside the opening 39 minutes.
City were behind with barely 30 seconds played as Kamara took full advantage of some hesitant defending to latch on to a wayward ball and race clear of his marker before rounding goalkeeper Andy Marshall and rolling the ball into the empty net.
The Sky Blues, without the suspended Leon McKenzie, had forged a five-game unbeaten streak before the trip to the Hawthorns and responded well to Kamara's opener as Stern John brought an instinctive save from goalkeeper Russell Hoult with a powerful header shortly after in a frenetic opening.
Phillips looked particularly lively in the early stages as Marshall reacted quickly to palm his low six-yard drive to safety after 12 minutes before the 33-year-old saw a speculative goalward punt blocked by Michael Doyle as Albion pushed for a second.
The hosts continued to lay siege to the Coventry goal as John Hartson blazed wide from 25 yards while, at the other end, Doyle failed to trouble Hoult with a 20-yard volley.
Buoyed by his early goal, Kamara skewed a shot wide on the half-hour before adding a second from the penalty spot after he was upended by Marcus Hall and held his nerve to stroke home the spot-kick.
Albion were attacking with real purpose and were soon celebrating a third as Phillips played a raking ball to Koumas and his right-footed drive squirmed past Marshall to hand the home side a comfortable lead at the interval.
Any faint hopes City had of mounting a second-half fightback were then dashed 10 minutes into the second half as Phillips seized on Darren Currie's weak headed back-pass before clinically firing home from the edge of the penalty area to record his first goal since October.
Albion highlighted the array of attacking options in their ranks shortly after as Nathan Ellington and Zoltan Gera were introduced at the expense of Hartson and Kamara, who was afforded a rapturous reception from the home supporters after his powerhouse performance.
Ellington made an instant impact as he plundered a rasping 20-yard shot just over before Colin Cameron dragged a rare Coventry attack wide with 20 minutes left.
Phillips looked galvanised by his earlier goal and went close to adding a second as he flashed a long-range effort inches wide but Albion's late pressure did pay off as Robinson completed the rout seven minutes from time.
Midfielder Jonathan Greening made inroads down the left flank and his cross was superbly headed past Marshall from six yards as Albion cruised to their most emphatic win of the season.
CCFC
It was an afternoon to forget as Coventry City lost 5-0 to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.
The Sky Blues went behind after only 31 seconds through Diomansy Kamara - seconds after Adebola had a chance at the other end to open the scoring.
Kamara added another from the penalty spot before Jason Koumas scored the third as the Baggies dominated.
Kevin Phillips and Paul Robinson wrapped up the points in the second half as Coventry - who before the game had the second best defensive record in the Championship - crumbled.
Micky Adams made one change to the side which travelled to The Hawthorns, with Marcus Hall coming into the side for the suspended Leon McKenzie.
The move meant that Hall was reinstalled at left-back, with Clive Clarke moving to central midfield. Colin Cameron moved out wide.
West Brom also made one change, with Kamara replacing Zoltan Gera on the right hand side of midfield.
The Sky Blues suffered from a nightmare start when they went behind after 31 seconds. Koumas' through-ball found Kamara, who beat Marshall to the ball before taking around the keeper and walking it into the goal.
But Coventry didn't let their heads drop and after seven minutes, they could have pulled it back to level terms when John connected with Currie's cross, only for Hoult to save at his near post.
Five minutes later, it was Marshall who was called into action as he saved from Phillips at point-blank range, before at the other end, Adebola cut the ball back into the area but Hoult collected Doyle's effort.
Hartson fired wide on 23 minutes as the Baggies searched for another, before the lively-looking Koumas fired a free-kick after the corner of the goal.
It went from bad to worse for the Sky Blues on 33 minutes, when the home side were awarded a penalty after Hall was adjudged to have fouled Kamara and from the resulting spot-kick, the Senegalese striker sent Marshall the wrong way for his second of the game.
Doyle went into the book for a foul on Koumas a minute later as Tony Mowbray's side exerted more pressure, but the result free-kick sailed well over the target.
Page was booked for a foul on Kamara - his fifth of the season - before Coventry threatened as Clarke's shot was deflected wide.
The third goal that West Brom were so desperately trying to find arrived on 39 minutes - and it was disappointing that it came from a Sky Blues corner. Phillips broke from City's penalty area and played a defence-splitting pass to Koumas on the left-hand side, who cut inside and struck his shot, which squirmed under the body of Marshall and went in.
Frustration was getting to the Sky Blues players and Clarke was the next to go into the book on the stroke of half-time - along with Kamara - and Duffy joined them moments later for a deliberate handball.
The second half started as the first had ended - with West Brom dominating. Hartson beat Ward to the ball in the air to force Marshall down to save.
The Sky Blues were awarded a free-kick when Adebola was brought down on 53 minutes and from the resulting set-piece, Clarke saw his shot deflected over the crossbar.
It was a becoming a rout at the Hawthorns and with 57 on the clock, Mowbray's team made it 4-0. Phillips picked up a loose ball from Currie in the midfield and the former Sunderland man finished beautifully from the edge of the box past the outstretched hand of Marshall.
Ellington replaced Hartson a minute before the hour, before the Sky Blues made a double substitution - Mikkel Bischoff replacing Ward and Kevin Kyle coming on for Currie on 62 minutes. It was the Dane's first appearance for Coventry since signing at the Ricoh Arena from Man City in the summer.
Cameron lifted his shot inches wide of the post on 70 minutes after finding himself one-on-one with Hoult before Chris Birchall replaced Clarke four minutes later. West Brom also made a change, with Clement replacing star-man Koumas.
West Brom wrapped up the game with their fifth strike of the afternoon as Jonathan Greening turned Duffy inside-out before crossing to Paul Robinson, who headed it past Marshall for his first-ever goal at The Hawthorns.
A mention must be made for the Sky Blues supporters, who sang for the entirety of the game, despite being behind from the off.
4thegame
Quick-fire Diomansy Kamara helped himself to a double to help ensure West Bromwich Albion were crowned Derby Day Kings again as shell-shocked Coventry City were simply swept aside by a goals avalanche.
Coventry, who had been defending a five-game unbeaten run, went the same way as Midlands rivals Leicester City, Wolves and Derby County, who had all been beaten at Fortress Hawthorns this season.
Albion sealed only their fourth success in 12 games under the control of Tony Mowbray as Kamara struck twice in the first half to take his tally for the season to ten.
With Jason Koumas on target with his third goal in four games six minutes before half-time, Kevin Phillips pouncing in the 57th minute and Paul Robinson grabbing a late fifth it was a day to forget for Coventry as Albion powered their way back into the promotion picture.
Kamara struck first after just 31 seconds but, amazingly, Coventry, who had the second meanest defence in the Championship before Albion tore it apart, could have been in front by then themselves.
Had their finishing been better and Albion goalkeeper Russell Hoult not been in such good form, Coventry would have had more of a role to play.
But they were undone by Albion's powerful forward line in which Phillips and John Hartson were outstanding.
Albion took full advantage of a let-off in the opening ten seconds when Hoult tipped away Dele Adebola's header after a flick by Stern John.
They only needed a matter of seconds to capitalise as a throughball by Koumas released Kamara who waltzed around goalkeeper Andy Marshall before walking the ball into an empty net.
Albion's lead should have only lasted six minutes as John wasted a golden chance to equalise when his header from Darren Currie's cross was saved by Hoult.
It was a crucial miss as Albion effectively sealed their victory in the 33rd minute when Kamara was hauled down by left-back Marcus Hall. The Senegal international picked himself to convert the spot kick himself.
Coventry's hopes of a comeback were then extinguished after 39 minutes when Phillips released Koumas who drove home his fourth goal of the season at the near post.
Phillips then struck with a low drive from 20 yards to grab his sixth goal of the season - and his first since his hat-trick at Ipswich Town on October 14.
To compound Coventry's misery, left-back Robinson completed the rout when he headed home his first goal of the campaign in the 83rd minute following Jonathan Greening's cross.
Albion boss Tony Mowbray said: "There are signs we are starting to get where I want the team to go.
"People keep telling me we have the best squad in the division. If you can mould that talent with work ethic you can go a long way.
"There are still some ingredients that I need to find to make the balance of the squad right.
"What I want to see from the team consistently is a side that will fight for each other and plays for each other and covers for each other and enjoys each other's company." Coventry boss Micky Adams said: "Apart from Colin Cameron I think the rest will find it hard to look at themselves in the mirror.
"Some of the goals were basic defensive errors. I was shocked. It has reminded us all that this is a tough league in which to break into the top six.
"To do that we need to improve the quality but we will keep going.
"We went into the game with a lot of confidence but West Brom looked up for it and we went the other way and couldn't raise our standards."
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