Coventry 3 Blackpool 1 - 02/10/2007
Coventry 3 Blackpool 1 - 02/10/2007
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Ben Turner, Gary Borrowdale (Kevin Thornton 87), Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb (David McNamee 77), Stephen Hughes, Michael Mifsud, Robbie Simpson, Leon Best (Dele Adebola 57),
Subs not used: Kevin Kyle, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
Booked: Robbie Simpson 62, Elliott Ward 36, Leon Best 45, Stephen Hughes 63
Goals: Michael Doyle 44(pen), Michael Mifsud 69, Robbie Simpson 86
Blackpool: Paul Rachubka, Kaspars Gorkss, Michael Jackson, Shaun Barker, Danny Coid, David Fox, Keith Southern (Andrew Welsh 75), Wes Hoolahan, Michael Flynn, Andy Morrell (Keigan Parker 67), Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Scott Vernon 74),
Subs not used: Claus Jorgensen, John Hills
Booked: Kaspars Gorkss 45, Gary Taylor-Fletcher 59
Sent off: Kaspars Gorkss 81
Goals: Andy Morrell 32
Attendance: 15803
Referee: M Thorpe
Teamtalk
Coventry continued their impressive form as they came from 1-0 down to beat 10-man Blackpool 3-1 in an entertaining clash at the Ricoh Arena.
A Michael Doyle penalty cancelled out Blackpool striker Andy Morrell's headed opener and second-half strikes from prolific striker Michael Mifsud and Robbie Simpson gave Coventry a convincing victory after Seasiders full-back Kaspars Gorkss was dismissed late on.
The last time these two teams met in the league, the Sky Blues ran out 2-0 winners but Blackpool have come a long way since that day in 1971 and have been in impressive form since graduating to the Championship following their dramatic play-off final victory in May.
And it was the Seasiders who made the breakthrough as they capitalised on some lacklustre Coventry defending to take a 32nd-minute lead courtesy of former fans favourite Morrell.
Morrell scored 17 goals in three years with City and there was an air of inevitability as the unmarked 33-year-old ghosted in front of the static home defence before flicking on David Fox's free-kick to deceive keeper Andy Marshall and give Blackpool the lead.
There was always going to be goals in this game and when Mifsud drew a foul out of Blackpool defender Danny Coid inside the area in the 44th minute, the referee pointed to the spot and influential midfielder Doyle duly dispatched the resulting penalty to make it 1-1 at the break.
The second-half resumed as the first finished and Gary Taylor-Fletcher should have restored the Tangerines' lead but his header flew over the crossbar three minutes after the interval.
Coventry boss Iain Dowie introduced veteran striker Dele Adebola for the ineffective Leon Best four minutes before the hour mark as he urged his team to press for another goal and the big striker caused immediate confusion.
Adebola exposed the visiting defence with an exquisite through-ball to release diminutive strike partner Mifsud who made no mistake in the one-on-one situation to score his fourth goal in three games and give Coventry a 2-1 lead in the 69th minute.
Mifsud has been in eye-catching form recently and scored twice in the memorable 2-0 Carling Cup win over Premier League Champions Manchester United last week.
He and Adebola looked perfectly in synch and when Mifsud played his partner through in the 80th minute, Blackpool's Latvian full-back Gorkss hacked him down in desperation - leaving the referee with little option but to show the red card.
The Sky Blues soon capitalised on their numerical advantage and Simpson stole in to head home after a goalmouth scramble in the 84th minute to compound the Seasiders' misery.
CCFC
Coventry came from a goal behind against Blackpool to record a comprehensive victory in front of the lowest ever league attendance at the Ricoh Arena.
Just under 16,000 fans turned out to see goals from Michael Doyle (penalty), Michael Mifsud and Robbie Simpson cancel out former City man Andy Morrell's opener for the visitors.
Iain Dowie opted to make one unforced change for the tie, bringing Isaac Osbourne back into the starting eleven in place of David McNamee, who started on the bench.
City began brightly, creating a couple of opportunities in the first eight minutes. First, Simpson cut in from the right to conjure an opening for himself, although he fired straight at 'Pool keeper Paul Rachubka, before man of the moment Mifsud found the side netting from a tight angle.
The visitors played some neat stuff and it was not hard to see how they had gone seven matches unbeaten before this fixture - their last five league encounters all ending in draws.
And in the 33rd minute it was Blackpool who took the lead and you could have bet on the man to score the opener - former City striker Andy Morrell, who got the faintest of headers on a David Fox free-kick to leave Andy Marshall rooted to the spot as the ball found the bottom corner of the net.
There were some question marks over whether it should have been a free-kick in the first place, especially from Stephen Hughes who felt he had won the ball fair and square, although that was irrelevant with the score at 1-0.
With time ticking away before the interval, the Sky Blues got back into the match in the 43rd minute through a Michael Doyle penalty, the Irishman dispatching his spot kick superbly after Mifsud was brought down in the area by Danny Coid.
With the second half ten minutes old, Dowie made the first switch, introducing Dele Adebola for Leon Best and the introduction of the powerful striker gave City more presence up front.
In the 67th minute Shaun Barker nearly turned the ball into his own net, but was saved by some excellent goalkeeping from former Manchester United man Rachubka.
But just two minutes later the Sky Blues deservedly took the lead as Mifsud continued his hot streak in front of goal.
The Maltese international was played clean through by Adebola and made no mistake as he slotted coolly under the oncoming Rachubka.
With nine minutes remaining Blackpool's task of getting back into the match was made even harder when defender Kaspars Gorkss was red-carded for a professional foul, bringing down Adebola as he tore through on goal looking to out the result beyond any doubt.
Which is exactly what Robbie Simpson did in the 86th minute as a goalmouth melee ended with the former Cambridge City man heading over the line to score his first league goal for the Sky Blues.
After an even opening 45 minutes, City took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half to eventually win at something of a canter and could well have grabbed at least a couple more goals before the final whistle.
4thegame
Man-of-the-moment Michael Mifsud scored his fourth goal in three games to help Coventry hit back to beat Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena.
The Seasiders had taken the lead through Andy Morrell, but goals from Michael Doyle, Mifsud and Robbie Simpson gave Coventry their first Championship win in five matches.
Coventry had started the first half slowly and the visitors' superior passing helped create the opening goal.
Stephen Hughes conceded a free-kick 35 yards out after a needless foul in the 32nd minute. David Fox whipped a teasing ball into the crowded Coventry box and former-Sky Blues favourite Morrell gently glanced a header past goalkeeper Andy Marshall.
Coventry looked weak going forward, but a spark of Maltese magic from Mifsud helped win a penalty in the 43rd minute.
The striker had raced past left-back Danny Coid on the right side of the area, only to be tripped. Referee Mike Thorpe pointed to the spot and Coventry captain Doyle coolly placed the ball into the top-right corner of Paul Rachubka's goal.
Coventry started the second half strongly and kept Blackpool on the back-foot for the entire period.
Early attempts from Doyle and Leon Best caused Blackpool concern, and right-back Shaun Barker nearly scored an own goal in the 66th minute from a Coventry corner.
But it was substitute Dele Adebola, who had entered play ten minutes earlier for Best, who crafted City's second goal with a slick throughball to Mifsud. The man they call 'mosquito' composed himself and fired the ball past Rachubka to grab his seventh goal of the season.
To add to Blackpool's woes, defender Kaspars Gorkss was given a straight red card for bringing down Adebola as the Nigerian raced towards goal.
And the away team's misery was complete when they failed to clear a messy corner and Robbie Simpson knocked the ball into the net five minutes from time to make it 3-1.
Coventry City: Andy Marshall, Elliott Ward, Ben Turner, Gary Borrowdale (Kevin Thornton 87), Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb (David McNamee 77), Stephen Hughes, Michael Mifsud, Robbie Simpson, Leon Best (Dele Adebola 57),
Subs not used: Kevin Kyle, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
Booked: Robbie Simpson 62, Elliott Ward 36, Leon Best 45, Stephen Hughes 63
Goals: Michael Doyle 44(pen), Michael Mifsud 69, Robbie Simpson 86
Blackpool: Paul Rachubka, Kaspars Gorkss, Michael Jackson, Shaun Barker, Danny Coid, David Fox, Keith Southern (Andrew Welsh 75), Wes Hoolahan, Michael Flynn, Andy Morrell (Keigan Parker 67), Gary Taylor-Fletcher (Scott Vernon 74),
Subs not used: Claus Jorgensen, John Hills
Booked: Kaspars Gorkss 45, Gary Taylor-Fletcher 59
Sent off: Kaspars Gorkss 81
Goals: Andy Morrell 32
Attendance: 15803
Referee: M Thorpe
Teamtalk
Coventry continued their impressive form as they came from 1-0 down to beat 10-man Blackpool 3-1 in an entertaining clash at the Ricoh Arena.
A Michael Doyle penalty cancelled out Blackpool striker Andy Morrell's headed opener and second-half strikes from prolific striker Michael Mifsud and Robbie Simpson gave Coventry a convincing victory after Seasiders full-back Kaspars Gorkss was dismissed late on.
The last time these two teams met in the league, the Sky Blues ran out 2-0 winners but Blackpool have come a long way since that day in 1971 and have been in impressive form since graduating to the Championship following their dramatic play-off final victory in May.
And it was the Seasiders who made the breakthrough as they capitalised on some lacklustre Coventry defending to take a 32nd-minute lead courtesy of former fans favourite Morrell.
Morrell scored 17 goals in three years with City and there was an air of inevitability as the unmarked 33-year-old ghosted in front of the static home defence before flicking on David Fox's free-kick to deceive keeper Andy Marshall and give Blackpool the lead.
There was always going to be goals in this game and when Mifsud drew a foul out of Blackpool defender Danny Coid inside the area in the 44th minute, the referee pointed to the spot and influential midfielder Doyle duly dispatched the resulting penalty to make it 1-1 at the break.
The second-half resumed as the first finished and Gary Taylor-Fletcher should have restored the Tangerines' lead but his header flew over the crossbar three minutes after the interval.
Coventry boss Iain Dowie introduced veteran striker Dele Adebola for the ineffective Leon Best four minutes before the hour mark as he urged his team to press for another goal and the big striker caused immediate confusion.
Adebola exposed the visiting defence with an exquisite through-ball to release diminutive strike partner Mifsud who made no mistake in the one-on-one situation to score his fourth goal in three games and give Coventry a 2-1 lead in the 69th minute.
Mifsud has been in eye-catching form recently and scored twice in the memorable 2-0 Carling Cup win over Premier League Champions Manchester United last week.
He and Adebola looked perfectly in synch and when Mifsud played his partner through in the 80th minute, Blackpool's Latvian full-back Gorkss hacked him down in desperation - leaving the referee with little option but to show the red card.
The Sky Blues soon capitalised on their numerical advantage and Simpson stole in to head home after a goalmouth scramble in the 84th minute to compound the Seasiders' misery.
CCFC
Coventry came from a goal behind against Blackpool to record a comprehensive victory in front of the lowest ever league attendance at the Ricoh Arena.
Just under 16,000 fans turned out to see goals from Michael Doyle (penalty), Michael Mifsud and Robbie Simpson cancel out former City man Andy Morrell's opener for the visitors.
Iain Dowie opted to make one unforced change for the tie, bringing Isaac Osbourne back into the starting eleven in place of David McNamee, who started on the bench.
City began brightly, creating a couple of opportunities in the first eight minutes. First, Simpson cut in from the right to conjure an opening for himself, although he fired straight at 'Pool keeper Paul Rachubka, before man of the moment Mifsud found the side netting from a tight angle.
The visitors played some neat stuff and it was not hard to see how they had gone seven matches unbeaten before this fixture - their last five league encounters all ending in draws.
And in the 33rd minute it was Blackpool who took the lead and you could have bet on the man to score the opener - former City striker Andy Morrell, who got the faintest of headers on a David Fox free-kick to leave Andy Marshall rooted to the spot as the ball found the bottom corner of the net.
There were some question marks over whether it should have been a free-kick in the first place, especially from Stephen Hughes who felt he had won the ball fair and square, although that was irrelevant with the score at 1-0.
With time ticking away before the interval, the Sky Blues got back into the match in the 43rd minute through a Michael Doyle penalty, the Irishman dispatching his spot kick superbly after Mifsud was brought down in the area by Danny Coid.
With the second half ten minutes old, Dowie made the first switch, introducing Dele Adebola for Leon Best and the introduction of the powerful striker gave City more presence up front.
In the 67th minute Shaun Barker nearly turned the ball into his own net, but was saved by some excellent goalkeeping from former Manchester United man Rachubka.
But just two minutes later the Sky Blues deservedly took the lead as Mifsud continued his hot streak in front of goal.
The Maltese international was played clean through by Adebola and made no mistake as he slotted coolly under the oncoming Rachubka.
With nine minutes remaining Blackpool's task of getting back into the match was made even harder when defender Kaspars Gorkss was red-carded for a professional foul, bringing down Adebola as he tore through on goal looking to out the result beyond any doubt.
Which is exactly what Robbie Simpson did in the 86th minute as a goalmouth melee ended with the former Cambridge City man heading over the line to score his first league goal for the Sky Blues.
After an even opening 45 minutes, City took the game by the scruff of the neck in the second half to eventually win at something of a canter and could well have grabbed at least a couple more goals before the final whistle.
4thegame
Man-of-the-moment Michael Mifsud scored his fourth goal in three games to help Coventry hit back to beat Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena.
The Seasiders had taken the lead through Andy Morrell, but goals from Michael Doyle, Mifsud and Robbie Simpson gave Coventry their first Championship win in five matches.
Coventry had started the first half slowly and the visitors' superior passing helped create the opening goal.
Stephen Hughes conceded a free-kick 35 yards out after a needless foul in the 32nd minute. David Fox whipped a teasing ball into the crowded Coventry box and former-Sky Blues favourite Morrell gently glanced a header past goalkeeper Andy Marshall.
Coventry looked weak going forward, but a spark of Maltese magic from Mifsud helped win a penalty in the 43rd minute.
The striker had raced past left-back Danny Coid on the right side of the area, only to be tripped. Referee Mike Thorpe pointed to the spot and Coventry captain Doyle coolly placed the ball into the top-right corner of Paul Rachubka's goal.
Coventry started the second half strongly and kept Blackpool on the back-foot for the entire period.
Early attempts from Doyle and Leon Best caused Blackpool concern, and right-back Shaun Barker nearly scored an own goal in the 66th minute from a Coventry corner.
But it was substitute Dele Adebola, who had entered play ten minutes earlier for Best, who crafted City's second goal with a slick throughball to Mifsud. The man they call 'mosquito' composed himself and fired the ball past Rachubka to grab his seventh goal of the season.
To add to Blackpool's woes, defender Kaspars Gorkss was given a straight red card for bringing down Adebola as the Nigerian raced towards goal.
And the away team's misery was complete when they failed to clear a messy corner and Robbie Simpson knocked the ball into the net five minutes from time to make it 3-1.
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