Coventry 0 West Brom 1 - 28-04-2007
Coventry 0 West Brom 1 - 28-04-2007
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner, Elliott Ward, Marcus Hall (Christopher Birchall 75), Isaac Osbourne, Kevin Thornton (Jay Tabb 79), Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Stephen Hughes (Liam Davis 45), Michael Mifsud, David McNamee
Subs not used: Luke Steele, Kevin Kyle
Booked: David McNamee 88
Sent off: Ben Turner 45
West Bromwich Albion: Dean Kiely, Paul McShane, Sam Sodje (Martin Albrechtsen 45), Diomansy Kamara, Jonathan Greening, Kevin Phillips (Sherjill MacDonald 81), Chris Perry, Paul Robinson, Jason Koumas, Richard Chaplow (Robert Koren 88), Zoltan Gera,
Subs not used: Nathan Ellington, Luke Daniels
Booked: Diomansy Kamara 80
Sent off: Diomansy Kamara 90
Goals: Robinson 37
Attendance: 26343
Referee: C Foy
Teamtalk
Promotion-chasing West Brom staged a return to winning ways at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry were beaten 1-0 and both sides finished with 10 men.
Baggies left-back Paul Robinson netted the only goal of an all-Midlands clash in the first half, which also saw Sky Blues defender Ben Turner sent off shortly before the interval and Albion striker Diomansy Kamara also dismissed in second-half injury time.
Albion had gone into the game lying fifth in the Championship table but were is desperate need of victory to calm jangling nerves after having suffered defeats in their previous two outings.
And it had been the visitors who launched the first attack of note, in the ninth minute, when Kevin Phillips and Kamara worked a neat one-two to set the latter in on the City goal.
Next the ball was spread to the left wing from where Jason Koumas cross was header away for a corner, taken by the Welshman and nodded narrowly wide by Zoltan Gera.
At the other end, Dele Adebola played in Michael Mifsud but the striker's control let him down inside the penalty area where he was dispossessed by Robinson.
And Robinson was to have a more significant influence after Koumas had unlocked the Sky Blues defence along the Albion left and then centred for Phillips to head onto the crossbar before Robinson nodded the rebound home.
It was Robinson's second goal of the season with his first having come in the 5-0 victory over the Sky Blues at The Hawthorns in December.
But there was to be more drama before half-time with City centre-half Turner shown a straight red card by referee Chris Foy after a lunging challenge had felled Phillips in the 45th minute.
Both sides made changes in time for the start of the second half with Coventry boss Iain Dowie introducing Liam Davis for central midfielder Stephen Hughes and Albion counterpart replacing on-loan Reading defender Sam Sodje, who went into the game carrying an ankle knock, with Martin Albrechtsen.
The visitors were soon on offensive after the restart and Coventry goalkeeper Andy Marshall was forced to block Kamara's close-range effort with an outstretched left boot.
But the Sky Blues responded through Dele Adebola who unleashed a powerful 18-yard shot which was finger-tipped onto the junction of crossbar and post by Albion goalkeeper Dean Kiely.
Next, Phillips saw a 58th-minute shot deflect off Elliott Ward for a fruitless corner before the same player headed Albrechtsen's cross over.
With little more than 15 minutes remaining Phillips was denied by diving Marshall's outstretched left hand.
In the 86th minute, Merseyside official Foy sent Dowie to the stand after the pair had argued on the touchline and then, in injury time, dismissed Kamara for a trip on David McNamee which was deemed worthy of a the striker's second yellow card in 10 minutes.
CCFC
The Sky Blues lost narrowly to West Brom in their final home match of the season, with Paul Robinson's first half header separating the sides.
City were reduced to ten men in the opening 45 when youngster Ben Turner - making his first league start for the club - saw red for a late challenge on Kevin Phillips.
City boss Iain Dowie made three changes for the match. Turner was given his first league start for the club in the absence of the injured Robert Page, while midfielder Kevin Thornton also started.
Michael Doyle returned from suspension with winger Liam Davis, who made his first Sky Blues start in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, on the substitute's bench.
After an even opening 10, West Brom nearly created a clearcut opportunity in the 12th minute when 22-goal man Diomansy Kamara was played onside by Turner and bore down on goal. He reached the byline and pulled a ball back to the edge of the six-yard box but thankfully failed to find one of three onrushing Baggies men and Thornton cleared classily to ease the pressure.
Albion - backed by a large, vociferous support - were seeing a lot of the ball but not really hurting the Sky Blues and as the game passed the half hour mark, neither side had forced a genuine shot on goal.
But in the 37th minute the visitors made the pressure tell when skipper Paul Robinson headed past Andy Marshall after the Kevin Phillips' header had rebounded back off the crossbar.
On the stroke of half-time, Turner's afternoon came to a premature end when he was shown the red card by referee Chris Foy. It seemed a harsh decision on the youngster as the challenge on Phillips in the middle third of the pitch was mis-timed rather than malicious, and a yellow card would have perhaps sufficed.
Iain Dowie was forced into a tactical reshuffle at the interval, bringing Liam Davis on for Stephen Hughes as City looked to get something from the tie. With the half five minutes old Marshall made a good block with his legs from a Kamara effort and when the Sky Blues broke, Baggies keeper Dean Kiely made a stunning full stretch save to tip a Dele Adebola thunderbolt onto the angle of post and crossbar.
City were really having a go at their opponents and did not seem to be suffering too much from being a man down. On a number of occasions Michael Mifsud looked to have sprung the Baggies offside trap only to be flagged late by the assistant referee, much to the dislike of the home support.
With 15 minutes remaining Chris Birchall was thrown on in place of Marcus Hall as the Sky Blues threw caution to the wind and switched to a three-man defence. Shortly afterwards Thornton, who had shown his skill and ability in glimpses, came off for Jay Tabb.
In the dying minutes, referee Foy sent Iain Dowie to the stands after the City boss expressed his opinions once to often to the match official and in stoppage time Kamara was red carded after collecting his second booking in the space of ten minutes.
The Sky Blues failed to find the elusive equaliser but could take credit for a passionate second half performance when they really took the game to their play-off chasing rivals.
4thegame
West Bromwich Albion took a giant stride towards the play-offs after a narrow victory at ten-man Coventry City.
Albion, who went into the match having only won two of their last ten matches, looked sharper in every department in the first half and were clearly fired up for this Midlands derby.
Jason Koumas ran the show and his tenth minute cross teed up Zoltan Gera but the Hungarian headed wide.
Coventry striker Michael Mifsud latched on to Dele Adebola's pass and twisted past Chris Perry only for Paul Robinson to clear the danger.
Neither keeper was really tested until Albion went in front in the 36th minute. Koumas' cross from the left found Kevin Phillips and when his close-range header rebounded off the bar, Robinson reacted the quickest to head the ball home from three yards.
Coventry's task became even harder when 18-year-old centre-half Ben Turner was shown a red card for a hard tackle on behind from Phillips with a minute remaining of the first half.
But the Sky Blues showed their fighting spirit and could have equalised seven minutes after the break.
Mifsud knocked Andy Marshall's long clearance back to strike partner Adebola and his shot from the edge of the box was superbly tipped on to the bar by former Coventry keeper Dean Kiely.
Albion could have doubled their lead when Jonathan Greening's corner from the right found Robinson and his angled shot was kicked off the line by David McNamee.
And Phillips should have done better when he headed Martin Albrechtsen's cross high over the bar as Albion searched for a second goal.
Referee Foy found himself the centre of attention again when he dismissed Coventry manager Iain Dowie with only five minutes remaining and Kamara was then shown a second yellow card for tripping McNamee in injury time.
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner, Elliott Ward, Marcus Hall (Christopher Birchall 75), Isaac Osbourne, Kevin Thornton (Jay Tabb 79), Michael Doyle, Dele Adebola, Stephen Hughes (Liam Davis 45), Michael Mifsud, David McNamee
Subs not used: Luke Steele, Kevin Kyle
Booked: David McNamee 88
Sent off: Ben Turner 45
West Bromwich Albion: Dean Kiely, Paul McShane, Sam Sodje (Martin Albrechtsen 45), Diomansy Kamara, Jonathan Greening, Kevin Phillips (Sherjill MacDonald 81), Chris Perry, Paul Robinson, Jason Koumas, Richard Chaplow (Robert Koren 88), Zoltan Gera,
Subs not used: Nathan Ellington, Luke Daniels
Booked: Diomansy Kamara 80
Sent off: Diomansy Kamara 90
Goals: Robinson 37
Attendance: 26343
Referee: C Foy
Teamtalk
Promotion-chasing West Brom staged a return to winning ways at the Ricoh Arena as Coventry were beaten 1-0 and both sides finished with 10 men.
Baggies left-back Paul Robinson netted the only goal of an all-Midlands clash in the first half, which also saw Sky Blues defender Ben Turner sent off shortly before the interval and Albion striker Diomansy Kamara also dismissed in second-half injury time.
Albion had gone into the game lying fifth in the Championship table but were is desperate need of victory to calm jangling nerves after having suffered defeats in their previous two outings.
And it had been the visitors who launched the first attack of note, in the ninth minute, when Kevin Phillips and Kamara worked a neat one-two to set the latter in on the City goal.
Next the ball was spread to the left wing from where Jason Koumas cross was header away for a corner, taken by the Welshman and nodded narrowly wide by Zoltan Gera.
At the other end, Dele Adebola played in Michael Mifsud but the striker's control let him down inside the penalty area where he was dispossessed by Robinson.
And Robinson was to have a more significant influence after Koumas had unlocked the Sky Blues defence along the Albion left and then centred for Phillips to head onto the crossbar before Robinson nodded the rebound home.
It was Robinson's second goal of the season with his first having come in the 5-0 victory over the Sky Blues at The Hawthorns in December.
But there was to be more drama before half-time with City centre-half Turner shown a straight red card by referee Chris Foy after a lunging challenge had felled Phillips in the 45th minute.
Both sides made changes in time for the start of the second half with Coventry boss Iain Dowie introducing Liam Davis for central midfielder Stephen Hughes and Albion counterpart replacing on-loan Reading defender Sam Sodje, who went into the game carrying an ankle knock, with Martin Albrechtsen.
The visitors were soon on offensive after the restart and Coventry goalkeeper Andy Marshall was forced to block Kamara's close-range effort with an outstretched left boot.
But the Sky Blues responded through Dele Adebola who unleashed a powerful 18-yard shot which was finger-tipped onto the junction of crossbar and post by Albion goalkeeper Dean Kiely.
Next, Phillips saw a 58th-minute shot deflect off Elliott Ward for a fruitless corner before the same player headed Albrechtsen's cross over.
With little more than 15 minutes remaining Phillips was denied by diving Marshall's outstretched left hand.
In the 86th minute, Merseyside official Foy sent Dowie to the stand after the pair had argued on the touchline and then, in injury time, dismissed Kamara for a trip on David McNamee which was deemed worthy of a the striker's second yellow card in 10 minutes.
CCFC
The Sky Blues lost narrowly to West Brom in their final home match of the season, with Paul Robinson's first half header separating the sides.
City were reduced to ten men in the opening 45 when youngster Ben Turner - making his first league start for the club - saw red for a late challenge on Kevin Phillips.
City boss Iain Dowie made three changes for the match. Turner was given his first league start for the club in the absence of the injured Robert Page, while midfielder Kevin Thornton also started.
Michael Doyle returned from suspension with winger Liam Davis, who made his first Sky Blues start in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, on the substitute's bench.
After an even opening 10, West Brom nearly created a clearcut opportunity in the 12th minute when 22-goal man Diomansy Kamara was played onside by Turner and bore down on goal. He reached the byline and pulled a ball back to the edge of the six-yard box but thankfully failed to find one of three onrushing Baggies men and Thornton cleared classily to ease the pressure.
Albion - backed by a large, vociferous support - were seeing a lot of the ball but not really hurting the Sky Blues and as the game passed the half hour mark, neither side had forced a genuine shot on goal.
But in the 37th minute the visitors made the pressure tell when skipper Paul Robinson headed past Andy Marshall after the Kevin Phillips' header had rebounded back off the crossbar.
On the stroke of half-time, Turner's afternoon came to a premature end when he was shown the red card by referee Chris Foy. It seemed a harsh decision on the youngster as the challenge on Phillips in the middle third of the pitch was mis-timed rather than malicious, and a yellow card would have perhaps sufficed.
Iain Dowie was forced into a tactical reshuffle at the interval, bringing Liam Davis on for Stephen Hughes as City looked to get something from the tie. With the half five minutes old Marshall made a good block with his legs from a Kamara effort and when the Sky Blues broke, Baggies keeper Dean Kiely made a stunning full stretch save to tip a Dele Adebola thunderbolt onto the angle of post and crossbar.
City were really having a go at their opponents and did not seem to be suffering too much from being a man down. On a number of occasions Michael Mifsud looked to have sprung the Baggies offside trap only to be flagged late by the assistant referee, much to the dislike of the home support.
With 15 minutes remaining Chris Birchall was thrown on in place of Marcus Hall as the Sky Blues threw caution to the wind and switched to a three-man defence. Shortly afterwards Thornton, who had shown his skill and ability in glimpses, came off for Jay Tabb.
In the dying minutes, referee Foy sent Iain Dowie to the stands after the City boss expressed his opinions once to often to the match official and in stoppage time Kamara was red carded after collecting his second booking in the space of ten minutes.
The Sky Blues failed to find the elusive equaliser but could take credit for a passionate second half performance when they really took the game to their play-off chasing rivals.
4thegame
West Bromwich Albion took a giant stride towards the play-offs after a narrow victory at ten-man Coventry City.
Albion, who went into the match having only won two of their last ten matches, looked sharper in every department in the first half and were clearly fired up for this Midlands derby.
Jason Koumas ran the show and his tenth minute cross teed up Zoltan Gera but the Hungarian headed wide.
Coventry striker Michael Mifsud latched on to Dele Adebola's pass and twisted past Chris Perry only for Paul Robinson to clear the danger.
Neither keeper was really tested until Albion went in front in the 36th minute. Koumas' cross from the left found Kevin Phillips and when his close-range header rebounded off the bar, Robinson reacted the quickest to head the ball home from three yards.
Coventry's task became even harder when 18-year-old centre-half Ben Turner was shown a red card for a hard tackle on behind from Phillips with a minute remaining of the first half.
But the Sky Blues showed their fighting spirit and could have equalised seven minutes after the break.
Mifsud knocked Andy Marshall's long clearance back to strike partner Adebola and his shot from the edge of the box was superbly tipped on to the bar by former Coventry keeper Dean Kiely.
Albion could have doubled their lead when Jonathan Greening's corner from the right found Robinson and his angled shot was kicked off the line by David McNamee.
And Phillips should have done better when he headed Martin Albrechtsen's cross high over the bar as Albion searched for a second goal.
Referee Foy found himself the centre of attention again when he dismissed Coventry manager Iain Dowie with only five minutes remaining and Kamara was then shown a second yellow card for tripping McNamee in injury time.
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