Coventry 0 West Brom 4 - 12/11/2007
Coventry 0 West Brom 4 - 12/11/2007
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marcus Hall, Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Jay Tabb, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Stephen Hughes, Leon Best (Kevin Kyle 45), Dele Adebola (Leon McKenzie 80), Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Ellery Cairo, Elliott Ward
Sent off: Michael Misfud 11
West Brom: Dean Kiely, Bostjan Cesar, Carl Hoefkens, Leon Barnett, Paul Robinson, Robert Koren, James Morrison (Chris Brunt 37), Jonathan Greening, Felipe Teixeira, Ishmael Miller (Roman Bednar 77), Zoltan Gera
Subs not used: Jared Hodgkiss, Pedro Miguel Pele, Luke Steele
Booked: Bostjan Cesar 27, Robert Koren 90, Carl Hoefkens 68
Goals: Paul Robinson 56, Felipe Teixeira 58,73, Robert Koren 90
Attendance: 18566
Referee: P Dowd
Teamtalk
A superb second-half display by West Brom saw them return to second in the Championship with a 4-0 win over 10-man Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.
Albion moved to within six points of leaders Watford thanks to Paul Robinson's first goal of the season, a brace from Filipe Teixeira and a late strike by Robert Koren.
All the goals came after the break as the Baggies pressed home their numerical advantage to devastating effect following Michael Mifsud's red card early in the game.
The Sky Blues' 11-goal top scorer was sent off after only 10 minutes following a clash with Albion right-back Carl Hoefkens.
Malta international Mifsud led with his right arm while challenging for a high ball and appeared to catch Hoefkens in the face, earning a straight red card from Phil Dowd.
In a first half of few chances, the visitors were the first to threaten through Ishmael Miller after two minutes.
The on-loan Manchester City forward collected the ball just inside the Coventry half on the right before embarking on a powerful run towards goal.
But, hampered by the physical presence of Ben Turner, he dragged his shot wide of the far post from the edge of the area.
Mifsud was then shown a red card and that incident sparked a series of full-blooded challenges from both sides.
Stephen Hughes was given a verbal warning by Dowd after a high challenge on Jonathan Greening before Jay Tabb mistimed a tackle on Zoltan Gera.
Baggies defender Bostjan Cesar earned a yellow card in the 27th minute after he stopped Tabb's run by chopping down the diminutive midfielder.
A last-ditch interception by Hoefkens denied Leon Best a clear goal-scoring opportunity in the 39th minute in what would prove to be the hosts only real chance.
Teixeira came close to breaking the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when he forced Dimi Konstantopoulos into the only save of the first half.
The Frenchman's curling 20-yard shot looked destined for the top corner but Konstantopoulos flicked the ball over the crossbar with his fingertips.
However, West Brom broke the deadlock in the 57th-minute through Robinson and Gera was the architect. Robinson, who scored the winning goal in the corresponding fixture last season, was the bane of Coventry again as he latched on to the Hungarian's through pass before calmly lifting the ball over the advancing Konstantopoulos.
Albion had doubled their lead a minute later. A powerful run down the left by Miller saw the ball break to Teixeira, who capitalised on some hesitant defending to score from inside the six-yard box.
Robinson went close again before Albion captain Greening almost powered a left-foot shot into the top corner from 25-yards out.
The Baggies grabbed their third goal in the 73rd minute after a superb piece of trickery from Teixeira.
The Frenchman turned one way and then the other inside the Coventry area before he beat Konstantopoulos with a low shot.
That was the cue for the home fans to head for the exits.
Koren completed the rout when he found the net from close-range in the final minute.
CCFC
The Sky Blues suffered their first league defeat in four matches as West Brom grabbed all three points from a clash that wasn't without controversy at the Ricoh Arena.
Striker Michael Mifsud was sent-off before a brace from Filipe Teixeira either side of strikes from Paul Robinson and Robert Koren sank Iain Dowie's men.
The game was just eleven minutes old when Mifsud was given his marching orders by referee Phil Dowd after appearing to elbow Baggies defender Carl Hoefkens in the face as he chased after the ball.
Dowd seemed initially unsure but after consulting the fourth official deemed the challenge from the Maltese hit-man was worthy of a straight red card.
The home players and support were both reeling from the decision and Stephen Hughes saw a long-range shot deflect behind before Dele Adebola sent a glancing header from the resultant corner narrowly wide as City immediately set about cancelling out what they felt was an injustice.
Midfielder Hughes, the solitary change to the side which claimed a dramatic late 2-1 win at QPR six days before, again sported the specially designed mask to protect a broken cheekbone - but it lasted just less than half an hour as the fired-up star threw the mask off the pitch in frustration.
The Baggies were also forced to reshuffle in the in the 37th minute when midfielder James Morrison was forced to leave the action on a stretcher after falling awkwardly while stretching for the ball.
A last-ditch tackle from Hoefkens then foiled Leon Best as the City striker bore down on goal, while at the other end Dimi Konstantopoulos was alert to claw a goal-bound effort from Filipe Teixeira over the bar.
Jay Tabb in possession or the Sky Blues against West Brom
The visitors threw men forward at the start of the second-half as they looked to make their extra man count but only a weak shot from Ishmael Miller tested Konstantopoulos.
City skipper Michael Doyle then fired a speculative volley from the edge of the area wide before a quick counter attack from the Baggies resulted in the elusive opener.
Full-back Paul Robinson, the scorer of the goal in West Brom's 1-0 win at the Ricoh Arena last season, found himself in behind the Sky Blues back-line and confidently slipped the ball over a stranded Konstantopoulos with his left-foot.
And the home defence was caught napping again little more than a minute later as Tony Mowbray's men doubled their advantage.
Ben Turner and Arjan de Zeeuw allowed a seemingly harmless cross from substitute Chris Brunt to trickle across the face of goal and Teixeira nipped in to steer the ball into the net from four-yards.
A fierce Jonathan Greening shot from 25-yards flew narrowly wide of Konstantopoulos' left upright before Miller drove the ball into the side-netting after cutting inside from the right flank.
The Baggies were dominating and put the result beyond doubt in the 73rd minute when Teixeira latched onto a pass from Hoefkens in the area and found space to drill a right-footed strike into the bottom corner.
Leon McKenzie replaced a tiring Adebola with ten minutes remaining and injected some life into the City attack but West Brom continued to pose more of a threat in front goal and they added a fourth in stoppage time when Robert Koren tapped into an open goal after good work from the influential Teixeira.
4thegame
West Bromwich Albion made the most of a man advantage to move back up to second in the Championship.
Tony Mowbray's side netted four second-half goals as Coventry City, who were reduced to ten men when Michael Mifsud was send off in the 11th minute, ran out of steam.
Mifsud could have little defence. He jumped at Carl Hoefkens, led with the elbow and clearly caught the Belgium defender on the side of the head.
What happened after was not quite so clear. Referee Steve Dowd took his time to pull the player to one side and then proceeded to walk 30 metres to confer with the fourth official.
Then, and only then, did he flourish the red card leaving Coventry with 80 minutes to keep Albion at bay.
But it was a task they accomplished very easily for the rest of a tetchy first half. Stephen Hughes, clearly with the bit between his teeth, was looking strong in midfield and he fired wide after 16 minutes.
The game was still suffering a hangover from the Mifud incident and Jonathan Greening was lucky to escape a booking for a rough challenge on Jay Tabb.
Albion at last sprung into life and home keeper Dimi Konstantopoulos had to make a fine save to deny Filipe Teixeira, who turned well on the edge of the area to beat Marcus Hall.
Iain Dowie made a change at half-time by bringing on Kevin Kyle for the ineffectual Leon Best.
The target man made a difference when he flicked on well for Michael Doyle who fired just over the bar.
But it all went wrong 11 minutes after the break when Paul Robinson, moving forward from full-back, reached the ball just in time to lift it over the keeper and into the net.
Suddenly things turned and just two minutes later Teixeira all but won the game when he reacted to some indecision at the heart of the Coventry defence.
From then on Albion were dominant and could easily have doubled their score. Robinson lifted a shot just over the bar and Ishmael Miller hit the sidenetting sending the visiting fans into temporary ecstasy.
It was left to Teixeira to add a third and put Albion second, when, with 19 minutes left, he twisted then turned to find space to direct in a low shot.
The Portuguese midfielder then turned provider right at the death to gift wrap a goal for Robert Koren.
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marcus Hall, Ben Turner, Arjan De Zeeuw, Jay Tabb, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Stephen Hughes, Leon Best (Kevin Kyle 45), Dele Adebola (Leon McKenzie 80), Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Ellery Cairo, Elliott Ward
Sent off: Michael Misfud 11
West Brom: Dean Kiely, Bostjan Cesar, Carl Hoefkens, Leon Barnett, Paul Robinson, Robert Koren, James Morrison (Chris Brunt 37), Jonathan Greening, Felipe Teixeira, Ishmael Miller (Roman Bednar 77), Zoltan Gera
Subs not used: Jared Hodgkiss, Pedro Miguel Pele, Luke Steele
Booked: Bostjan Cesar 27, Robert Koren 90, Carl Hoefkens 68
Goals: Paul Robinson 56, Felipe Teixeira 58,73, Robert Koren 90
Attendance: 18566
Referee: P Dowd
Teamtalk
A superb second-half display by West Brom saw them return to second in the Championship with a 4-0 win over 10-man Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.
Albion moved to within six points of leaders Watford thanks to Paul Robinson's first goal of the season, a brace from Filipe Teixeira and a late strike by Robert Koren.
All the goals came after the break as the Baggies pressed home their numerical advantage to devastating effect following Michael Mifsud's red card early in the game.
The Sky Blues' 11-goal top scorer was sent off after only 10 minutes following a clash with Albion right-back Carl Hoefkens.
Malta international Mifsud led with his right arm while challenging for a high ball and appeared to catch Hoefkens in the face, earning a straight red card from Phil Dowd.
In a first half of few chances, the visitors were the first to threaten through Ishmael Miller after two minutes.
The on-loan Manchester City forward collected the ball just inside the Coventry half on the right before embarking on a powerful run towards goal.
But, hampered by the physical presence of Ben Turner, he dragged his shot wide of the far post from the edge of the area.
Mifsud was then shown a red card and that incident sparked a series of full-blooded challenges from both sides.
Stephen Hughes was given a verbal warning by Dowd after a high challenge on Jonathan Greening before Jay Tabb mistimed a tackle on Zoltan Gera.
Baggies defender Bostjan Cesar earned a yellow card in the 27th minute after he stopped Tabb's run by chopping down the diminutive midfielder.
A last-ditch interception by Hoefkens denied Leon Best a clear goal-scoring opportunity in the 39th minute in what would prove to be the hosts only real chance.
Teixeira came close to breaking the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when he forced Dimi Konstantopoulos into the only save of the first half.
The Frenchman's curling 20-yard shot looked destined for the top corner but Konstantopoulos flicked the ball over the crossbar with his fingertips.
However, West Brom broke the deadlock in the 57th-minute through Robinson and Gera was the architect. Robinson, who scored the winning goal in the corresponding fixture last season, was the bane of Coventry again as he latched on to the Hungarian's through pass before calmly lifting the ball over the advancing Konstantopoulos.
Albion had doubled their lead a minute later. A powerful run down the left by Miller saw the ball break to Teixeira, who capitalised on some hesitant defending to score from inside the six-yard box.
Robinson went close again before Albion captain Greening almost powered a left-foot shot into the top corner from 25-yards out.
The Baggies grabbed their third goal in the 73rd minute after a superb piece of trickery from Teixeira.
The Frenchman turned one way and then the other inside the Coventry area before he beat Konstantopoulos with a low shot.
That was the cue for the home fans to head for the exits.
Koren completed the rout when he found the net from close-range in the final minute.
CCFC
The Sky Blues suffered their first league defeat in four matches as West Brom grabbed all three points from a clash that wasn't without controversy at the Ricoh Arena.
Striker Michael Mifsud was sent-off before a brace from Filipe Teixeira either side of strikes from Paul Robinson and Robert Koren sank Iain Dowie's men.
The game was just eleven minutes old when Mifsud was given his marching orders by referee Phil Dowd after appearing to elbow Baggies defender Carl Hoefkens in the face as he chased after the ball.
Dowd seemed initially unsure but after consulting the fourth official deemed the challenge from the Maltese hit-man was worthy of a straight red card.
The home players and support were both reeling from the decision and Stephen Hughes saw a long-range shot deflect behind before Dele Adebola sent a glancing header from the resultant corner narrowly wide as City immediately set about cancelling out what they felt was an injustice.
Midfielder Hughes, the solitary change to the side which claimed a dramatic late 2-1 win at QPR six days before, again sported the specially designed mask to protect a broken cheekbone - but it lasted just less than half an hour as the fired-up star threw the mask off the pitch in frustration.
The Baggies were also forced to reshuffle in the in the 37th minute when midfielder James Morrison was forced to leave the action on a stretcher after falling awkwardly while stretching for the ball.
A last-ditch tackle from Hoefkens then foiled Leon Best as the City striker bore down on goal, while at the other end Dimi Konstantopoulos was alert to claw a goal-bound effort from Filipe Teixeira over the bar.
Jay Tabb in possession or the Sky Blues against West Brom
The visitors threw men forward at the start of the second-half as they looked to make their extra man count but only a weak shot from Ishmael Miller tested Konstantopoulos.
City skipper Michael Doyle then fired a speculative volley from the edge of the area wide before a quick counter attack from the Baggies resulted in the elusive opener.
Full-back Paul Robinson, the scorer of the goal in West Brom's 1-0 win at the Ricoh Arena last season, found himself in behind the Sky Blues back-line and confidently slipped the ball over a stranded Konstantopoulos with his left-foot.
And the home defence was caught napping again little more than a minute later as Tony Mowbray's men doubled their advantage.
Ben Turner and Arjan de Zeeuw allowed a seemingly harmless cross from substitute Chris Brunt to trickle across the face of goal and Teixeira nipped in to steer the ball into the net from four-yards.
A fierce Jonathan Greening shot from 25-yards flew narrowly wide of Konstantopoulos' left upright before Miller drove the ball into the side-netting after cutting inside from the right flank.
The Baggies were dominating and put the result beyond doubt in the 73rd minute when Teixeira latched onto a pass from Hoefkens in the area and found space to drill a right-footed strike into the bottom corner.
Leon McKenzie replaced a tiring Adebola with ten minutes remaining and injected some life into the City attack but West Brom continued to pose more of a threat in front goal and they added a fourth in stoppage time when Robert Koren tapped into an open goal after good work from the influential Teixeira.
4thegame
West Bromwich Albion made the most of a man advantage to move back up to second in the Championship.
Tony Mowbray's side netted four second-half goals as Coventry City, who were reduced to ten men when Michael Mifsud was send off in the 11th minute, ran out of steam.
Mifsud could have little defence. He jumped at Carl Hoefkens, led with the elbow and clearly caught the Belgium defender on the side of the head.
What happened after was not quite so clear. Referee Steve Dowd took his time to pull the player to one side and then proceeded to walk 30 metres to confer with the fourth official.
Then, and only then, did he flourish the red card leaving Coventry with 80 minutes to keep Albion at bay.
But it was a task they accomplished very easily for the rest of a tetchy first half. Stephen Hughes, clearly with the bit between his teeth, was looking strong in midfield and he fired wide after 16 minutes.
The game was still suffering a hangover from the Mifud incident and Jonathan Greening was lucky to escape a booking for a rough challenge on Jay Tabb.
Albion at last sprung into life and home keeper Dimi Konstantopoulos had to make a fine save to deny Filipe Teixeira, who turned well on the edge of the area to beat Marcus Hall.
Iain Dowie made a change at half-time by bringing on Kevin Kyle for the ineffectual Leon Best.
The target man made a difference when he flicked on well for Michael Doyle who fired just over the bar.
But it all went wrong 11 minutes after the break when Paul Robinson, moving forward from full-back, reached the ball just in time to lift it over the keeper and into the net.
Suddenly things turned and just two minutes later Teixeira all but won the game when he reacted to some indecision at the heart of the Coventry defence.
From then on Albion were dominant and could easily have doubled their score. Robinson lifted a shot just over the bar and Ishmael Miller hit the sidenetting sending the visiting fans into temporary ecstasy.
It was left to Teixeira to add a third and put Albion second, when, with 19 minutes left, he twisted then turned to find space to direct in a low shot.
The Portuguese midfielder then turned provider right at the death to gift wrap a goal for Robert Koren.
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