Coventry 1 Burnley 2 - 19/01/2008
Coventry 1 Burnley 2 - 19/01/2008
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Elliott Ward, Arjan De Zeeuw, Liam Davis (Stephen Hughes 82), Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb (Robbie Simpson 87), Michael Hughes, Julian Gray (Dele Adebola 69), Michael Doyle, Kevin Kyle, Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Kevin Thornton, Gary Borrowdale
Booked: Elliott Ward 89, Kevin Kyle 44, Arjan De Zeeuw 90
Sent off: Kevin Kyle 56
Goals: Michael Doyle 26
Burnley: Brian Jensen, Graham Alexander, Jon Harley, David Unsworth, Stanislav Varga, Johannes Gudjonsson (John Spicer 75), Wade Elliott, James O'Connor (Alan Mahon 59), Chris McCann, Ade Akinbiyi (Steve Jones 81), Robert Blake
Subs not used: Stephen Jordan, Gabor Kiraly
Booked: Graham Alexander 8, Jon Harley 66, Robert Blake 41, Stanislav Varga 76
Goals: Ade Akinbiyi 10, Robert Blake 68
Attendance: 17347
Referee: E Ilderto
Teamtalk
Ade Akinbiyi and Robbie Blake scored on their returns to action as Burnley win 2-1 to prolong Coventry's league misery at the Ricoh Arena.
Captain Michael Doyle also scored on his return from suspension for Coventry, who had Kevin Kyle sent off early in the second half, but the Sky Blues are still without a league win in 2008.
Coventry are free to sign new players after the transfer embargo on the club was lifted by the Football League this week, and on this showing Iain Dowie's side are in desperate need of some fresh blood.
Akinbiyi, back in Burnley's starting XI following the sale of top scorer Andy Gray to Ipswich, opened the scoring after 10 minutes when he steered Wade Elliott's right-wing cross into the roof of the net from 12 yards out.
Midway through the first half, Doyle announced his return from a one-match ban by bringing the hosts level.
The Irishman poked the ball home from close range after Brian Jensen had produced a superb save to parry Michael Hughes' shot.
Blake, who was recalled by Owen Coyle at the expense of Steve Jones, justified his manager's decision by sealing all three points for Burnley in the 68th minute.
Coventry gave the ball away inside their own half and Joey Gudjonsson's pass found Blake, who coolly slotted the ball into the bottom corner from 12-yards out.
The hosts started brightly and only a fine save from Jensen prevented them from taking the lead inside the opening two minutes.
The Dane kept out a powerful volley from Michael Mifsud before Stanislav Varga blocked the follow up from Hughes. Elliott Ward headed over the crossbar from the resulting corner.
It was against the run of play when Akinbiyi struck, but Coventry responded well and Ward went close with another header in the 18th minute.
Doyle equalised soon after but the Sky Blues had Dimi Konstantopoulos to thank for preserving parity when the giant Greek blocked Elliott's close-range effort.
At the other end, Jensen thwarted Mifsud when it looked like the Malta international would take his tally for the season to 16 goals.
Kyle, who was booked for a foul on Jon Harley just before half-time, was sent off in the 56th-minute following a two-footed lunge on Graham Alexander.
Referee Eddie Ilderton deemed the offence only worthy of a second yellow card when it could so easily have been a straight red for the Scot.
Coventry were the better side despite their numerical disadvantage. Hughes went close before Jensen produced another fine save to thwart Mifsud before the hour mark.
But Dowie's side were masters of their own destruction after they surrendered possession and allowed Blake to score the winning goal.
CCFC
Kevin Kyle was sent-off for the second time this season as Coventry City slipped to their fifth defeat in six matches in the Championship.
Burnley went ahead when Ade Akinbiyi converted a Wade Elliott cross but a strike from skipper Michael Doyle deservedly put Iain Dowie's men back on level terms fifteen minutes later.
Kyle saw red for a second booking early on in the second-half and after Michael Mifsud had an excellent shout for a penalty turned down, Akinbiyi set-up Robbie Blake to grab a winner.
Iain Dowie made six changes to the side after last weekend's dismal 2-0 defeat at Leicester and Michael Mifsud could have given them a dream start when he shot straight at goalkeeper Brian Jensen after finding himself free in the area.
And it proved a costly miss as the Clarets raced ahead in the tenth minute as Robbie Blake found Wade Elliott out on the right and he crossed for Akinbiyi to fire under Dimi Konstantopoulos from ten yards.
A glancing header from Mifsud then forced a comfortable save from Jensen before Elliott Ward headed over Julian Gray's free-kick from the left as City looked for a quick response.
But Burnley continued to pose a threat on the counter attack with Robbie Blake stinging Konstantopoulos' fingers from 20-yards.
However, Doyle drew the Sky Blues level midway through the half.
The City skipper saw an initial shot blocked, but after Jensen had foiled Michael Hughes and Kevin Kyle from the rebound, Doyle blasted the ball into the roof of the net from close-range.
And he almost doubled his tally on the half hour when a speculative shot from the edge of the box flew narrowly wide of the top corner.
A fine save from Jensen low down to his right then denied Mifsud while at the other end a first-time effort from Akinbiyi was well held by Konstantopoulos.
However, after making a bright start to the second-half, City were reduced to ten-men in the 56th minute when Kyle - already booked for a challenge on Jon Harley - saw red for the second time this season for a lunge on Elliott.
Nevertheless, the Sky Blues continued to do most of the attacking with Hughes and Davis sending shots over the bar, the latter with a fierce drive from fully 35-yards.
Referee Eddie Ilderton then took centre stage as he waved away adamant claims for a penalty after David Unsworth appeared to bring down Mifsud as the striker bore down on goal.
And it proved to be a major turning point in the match as Burnley re-took the lead from their very next attack.
The lively Akinbiyi took advantage of a slip from Doyle and squared the ball to strike-partner Blake, who coolly side-stepped a City challenge before slotting the ball into the bottom corner.
City battled back again with Mifsud firing at Jensen before sending a long-range shot flash wide.
Their best chance of rescuing a point also fell to the Maltese international in the dying seconds, but after showing great control to pluck a long ball out of the air, his shot was blocked by Unsworth.
4thegame
Ten-man Coventry City fell closer to the relegation zone after another home defeat at the hands of away-day specialists Burnley.
City have only won one game in seven since Ray Ranson took over as chairman and the latest defeat will leave manager Iain Dowie extremely concerned.
The Sky Blues had been equal to Burnley for most of the game, but a mistimed challenge by Kevin Kyle in the 55th minute led to a second booking and his second dismissal in two games.
Dowie made six changes to the side who were branded 'embarrassing' by captain Michael Doyle after losing to rivals Leicester City last week.
Meanwhile, Burnley's preparations were disrupted after the loss of Andy Gray, who travelled to London to complete a £1.5million move to Charlton.
But it was Burnley who made the breakthrough with a clinical move in the tenth minute. Robbie Blake's through ball to Wade Elliott on the right opened up the City defence and his cross found Ade Akinbiyi eight yards from goal.
The striker calmly sidefooted the ball towards the net and Dimi Konstantopoulos let the ball slip through his hands into the net.
Burnley had a grip on the game and their pressure nearly saw a second goal in the 23rd minute, but Blake's powerful shot went straight into Konstantopoulos' chest and was cleared.
The Clarets were made to rue the miss when Coventry snatched an equaliser two minutes later. Michael Hughes managed to fire in a shot after a goalmouth scramble, which Brian Jensen did well to save.
The rebound looped over Kyle, but Sky Blues captain Doyle charged in and fired home from close range.
But Kyle's sending-off proved to be costly and when Doyle lost the ball in the 68th minute on the edge of the area, Joey Gudjonsson fed through Blake, who coolly slotted home for the win.
Coventry City: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Elliott Ward, Arjan De Zeeuw, Liam Davis (Stephen Hughes 82), Isaac Osbourne, Jay Tabb (Robbie Simpson 87), Michael Hughes, Julian Gray (Dele Adebola 69), Michael Doyle, Kevin Kyle, Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Kevin Thornton, Gary Borrowdale
Booked: Elliott Ward 89, Kevin Kyle 44, Arjan De Zeeuw 90
Sent off: Kevin Kyle 56
Goals: Michael Doyle 26
Burnley: Brian Jensen, Graham Alexander, Jon Harley, David Unsworth, Stanislav Varga, Johannes Gudjonsson (John Spicer 75), Wade Elliott, James O'Connor (Alan Mahon 59), Chris McCann, Ade Akinbiyi (Steve Jones 81), Robert Blake
Subs not used: Stephen Jordan, Gabor Kiraly
Booked: Graham Alexander 8, Jon Harley 66, Robert Blake 41, Stanislav Varga 76
Goals: Ade Akinbiyi 10, Robert Blake 68
Attendance: 17347
Referee: E Ilderto
Teamtalk
Ade Akinbiyi and Robbie Blake scored on their returns to action as Burnley win 2-1 to prolong Coventry's league misery at the Ricoh Arena.
Captain Michael Doyle also scored on his return from suspension for Coventry, who had Kevin Kyle sent off early in the second half, but the Sky Blues are still without a league win in 2008.
Coventry are free to sign new players after the transfer embargo on the club was lifted by the Football League this week, and on this showing Iain Dowie's side are in desperate need of some fresh blood.
Akinbiyi, back in Burnley's starting XI following the sale of top scorer Andy Gray to Ipswich, opened the scoring after 10 minutes when he steered Wade Elliott's right-wing cross into the roof of the net from 12 yards out.
Midway through the first half, Doyle announced his return from a one-match ban by bringing the hosts level.
The Irishman poked the ball home from close range after Brian Jensen had produced a superb save to parry Michael Hughes' shot.
Blake, who was recalled by Owen Coyle at the expense of Steve Jones, justified his manager's decision by sealing all three points for Burnley in the 68th minute.
Coventry gave the ball away inside their own half and Joey Gudjonsson's pass found Blake, who coolly slotted the ball into the bottom corner from 12-yards out.
The hosts started brightly and only a fine save from Jensen prevented them from taking the lead inside the opening two minutes.
The Dane kept out a powerful volley from Michael Mifsud before Stanislav Varga blocked the follow up from Hughes. Elliott Ward headed over the crossbar from the resulting corner.
It was against the run of play when Akinbiyi struck, but Coventry responded well and Ward went close with another header in the 18th minute.
Doyle equalised soon after but the Sky Blues had Dimi Konstantopoulos to thank for preserving parity when the giant Greek blocked Elliott's close-range effort.
At the other end, Jensen thwarted Mifsud when it looked like the Malta international would take his tally for the season to 16 goals.
Kyle, who was booked for a foul on Jon Harley just before half-time, was sent off in the 56th-minute following a two-footed lunge on Graham Alexander.
Referee Eddie Ilderton deemed the offence only worthy of a second yellow card when it could so easily have been a straight red for the Scot.
Coventry were the better side despite their numerical disadvantage. Hughes went close before Jensen produced another fine save to thwart Mifsud before the hour mark.
But Dowie's side were masters of their own destruction after they surrendered possession and allowed Blake to score the winning goal.
CCFC
Kevin Kyle was sent-off for the second time this season as Coventry City slipped to their fifth defeat in six matches in the Championship.
Burnley went ahead when Ade Akinbiyi converted a Wade Elliott cross but a strike from skipper Michael Doyle deservedly put Iain Dowie's men back on level terms fifteen minutes later.
Kyle saw red for a second booking early on in the second-half and after Michael Mifsud had an excellent shout for a penalty turned down, Akinbiyi set-up Robbie Blake to grab a winner.
Iain Dowie made six changes to the side after last weekend's dismal 2-0 defeat at Leicester and Michael Mifsud could have given them a dream start when he shot straight at goalkeeper Brian Jensen after finding himself free in the area.
And it proved a costly miss as the Clarets raced ahead in the tenth minute as Robbie Blake found Wade Elliott out on the right and he crossed for Akinbiyi to fire under Dimi Konstantopoulos from ten yards.
A glancing header from Mifsud then forced a comfortable save from Jensen before Elliott Ward headed over Julian Gray's free-kick from the left as City looked for a quick response.
But Burnley continued to pose a threat on the counter attack with Robbie Blake stinging Konstantopoulos' fingers from 20-yards.
However, Doyle drew the Sky Blues level midway through the half.
The City skipper saw an initial shot blocked, but after Jensen had foiled Michael Hughes and Kevin Kyle from the rebound, Doyle blasted the ball into the roof of the net from close-range.
And he almost doubled his tally on the half hour when a speculative shot from the edge of the box flew narrowly wide of the top corner.
A fine save from Jensen low down to his right then denied Mifsud while at the other end a first-time effort from Akinbiyi was well held by Konstantopoulos.
However, after making a bright start to the second-half, City were reduced to ten-men in the 56th minute when Kyle - already booked for a challenge on Jon Harley - saw red for the second time this season for a lunge on Elliott.
Nevertheless, the Sky Blues continued to do most of the attacking with Hughes and Davis sending shots over the bar, the latter with a fierce drive from fully 35-yards.
Referee Eddie Ilderton then took centre stage as he waved away adamant claims for a penalty after David Unsworth appeared to bring down Mifsud as the striker bore down on goal.
And it proved to be a major turning point in the match as Burnley re-took the lead from their very next attack.
The lively Akinbiyi took advantage of a slip from Doyle and squared the ball to strike-partner Blake, who coolly side-stepped a City challenge before slotting the ball into the bottom corner.
City battled back again with Mifsud firing at Jensen before sending a long-range shot flash wide.
Their best chance of rescuing a point also fell to the Maltese international in the dying seconds, but after showing great control to pluck a long ball out of the air, his shot was blocked by Unsworth.
4thegame
Ten-man Coventry City fell closer to the relegation zone after another home defeat at the hands of away-day specialists Burnley.
City have only won one game in seven since Ray Ranson took over as chairman and the latest defeat will leave manager Iain Dowie extremely concerned.
The Sky Blues had been equal to Burnley for most of the game, but a mistimed challenge by Kevin Kyle in the 55th minute led to a second booking and his second dismissal in two games.
Dowie made six changes to the side who were branded 'embarrassing' by captain Michael Doyle after losing to rivals Leicester City last week.
Meanwhile, Burnley's preparations were disrupted after the loss of Andy Gray, who travelled to London to complete a £1.5million move to Charlton.
But it was Burnley who made the breakthrough with a clinical move in the tenth minute. Robbie Blake's through ball to Wade Elliott on the right opened up the City defence and his cross found Ade Akinbiyi eight yards from goal.
The striker calmly sidefooted the ball towards the net and Dimi Konstantopoulos let the ball slip through his hands into the net.
Burnley had a grip on the game and their pressure nearly saw a second goal in the 23rd minute, but Blake's powerful shot went straight into Konstantopoulos' chest and was cleared.
The Clarets were made to rue the miss when Coventry snatched an equaliser two minutes later. Michael Hughes managed to fire in a shot after a goalmouth scramble, which Brian Jensen did well to save.
The rebound looped over Kyle, but Sky Blues captain Doyle charged in and fired home from close range.
But Kyle's sending-off proved to be costly and when Doyle lost the ball in the 68th minute on the edge of the area, Joey Gudjonsson fed through Blake, who coolly slotted home for the win.
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