Sheffiled United 1 Coventry 1 - 16/09/2008
Sheffiled United 1 Coventry 1 - 16/09/2008
Sheffield United: Paddy Kenny, Gary Naysmith, Sun Jihai, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Morgan, Stephen Quinn, Gary Speed, Nick Montgomery, David Cotterill (Greg Halford 63), Billy Sharp (Danny Webber 71), James Beattie (Keith Gillespie 89)
Subs not used: Ugo Ehiogu, Lee Hendrie
Booked: Stephen Quinn 90
Sent off: Sun Jihai 51
Goals: Billy Sharp 56
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Elliott Ward, Aron Gunnarsson, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb, Freddy Eastwood, Clinton Morrison (Leon Best 74), Leon McKenzie (Michael Mifsud 45)
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Robbie Simpson
Booked: Scott Dann 45, Isaac Osbourne 42, Michael Mifsud 81
Goals: Jay Tabb 30
Attendance: 24130
Referee: D Deadman
Teamtalk
Billy Sharp spared the blushes of Sun Jihai as 10-man Sheffield United battled to a 1-1 draw against Coventry at Bramall Lane.
Jay Tabb gave the Sky Blues a richly-deserved half-time advantage with a clinical right-foot finish after the Blades defence had failed to deal with Aron Gunnarsson's long throw.
And the visitors should have doubled their lead a minute after the break when Sun up-ended Michael Mifsud in the penalty area, but Elliott Ward put the resulting spot-kick wide.
When Sun was sent off soon after for a lunge on the diminutive Mifsud it looked as though the visitors were destined to return south with all three points, but in a rare United attack Sharp slotted home his fourth goal of the season to salvage a point.
Blades boss Kevin Blackwell responded to his side's defeat at Derby on Saturday by handing record signing James Beattie his first start of the season.
The former Everton striker was promoted from the bench after convincing Blackwell he had fully recovered from a knee injury.
Sky Blues manager Chris Coleman warned his side to be prepared for a "war" in South Yorkshire and they were clearly up for the battle in the opening stages.
Freddy Eastwood wriggled free of his marker six minutes in and forced a sharp reflex save from Blades goalkeeper Paddy Kenny.
Kenny was called into action again nine minutes later when Iceland midfielder Gunnarsson sped through the Blades midfield far too easily and produced a right-foot drive that Kenny could only palm into the path of Clinton Morrison, who forced the United goalkeeper into another fine save from close range.
The home side finally fashioned an opening at the other end when David Cotterill's cross reached Stephen Quinn at the far post, but the flame-haired midfielder was denied by a brave block from Isaac Osbourne.
But it was Coventry who deservedly took the lead 29 minutes in courtesy of Tabb.
Gunnarsson produced a mammoth long throw from the left and the ball was flicked into the path of the onrushing Tabb, who rifled home a clinical right-foot finish to give Kenny no chance.
The home supporters urged their side forward at the start of the second half, but they should have been two goals down just a minute after the restart.
Sun got the wrong side of Mifsud, who replaced Leon McKenzie at the break, and as the Malta forward prepared to shoot he was pulled back by the former Manchester City man and referee Darren Deadman pointed to the spot.
Ward stepped up casually before placing his spot-kick wide of Kenny's left-hand post.
That brought the Blades fans to life, but they were silenced once again after 50 minutes when Sun was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Mifsud.
The Chinese defender reacted to his dismissal with a show of petulance and took an eternity to leave the field.
But his team-mates showed a more positive reaction and were level five minutes later.
Cotterill was the architect, crossing for Sharp, who created a yard of space before firing a left-foot shot past Keiren Westwood.
Ward almost atoned for his penalty miss when his left-foot strike flashed wide of the post.
And Leon Best missed a golden opportunity to win it for the visitors with the last kick of the game, but fired wide with only Kenny to beat.
CCFC
Coventry City take a point away from Bramall Lane after finishing up 1-1 with Kevin Blackwell's Blades.
The Sky Blues went into the half-time break a goal up but Billy Sharp popped up with an equaliser for ten-man United ten minutes after the break.
Chris Coleman's side were by far the better side of the first half but Sharp's second-half equaliser, along with a penalty miss by Elliott Ward, ensured United stayed above the Sky Blues in the Championship table.
City took a one-goal lead into the half-time break after a strike from returning midfielder Jay Tabb, his first goal of the season.
Tabb, on his return to the first team starting line-up, benefited from a long throw from Aron Gunnarsson to grab City's first league goal for three games.
Good work on the right from Michael Doyle earned the Sky Blues a throw midway through Sheffield United's half, allowing Gunnarsson to launch his trademark long throw.
The throw got a flick on in the United penalty area before finding it's way to Tabb who fired low across United 'keeper Paddy Kenny and into the bottom corner after 29 minutes.
The goal was a long time coming for the Sky Blues who started off extremely brightly and could have gone ahead earlier but for good saves from Paddy Kenny from two mid-range efforts from Freddy Eastwood and Aron Gunnarsson both from long runs.
Stephen Quinn almost gave the Blades the lead seven minutes before City's opener, a cross from Cotterill finding him at the back post although his apprehension cost him, giving Ward enough time to throw in a crucial block.
The second half threw up an exciting chain of events though, Sun Jihai being given his marching orders after hacking down Michael Mifsud, the referee brandishing a straight red card.
Mifsud also won a penalty for City just five minutes earlier, again after a challenge from Jihai, but Ward put his spot kick wide of the post despite sending Kenny the wrong way.
The Sky Blues were then left to rue the miss on 55 minutes when a low cross from David Cotterill found Sharp with his back to goal, the youngster turning and lashing a low shot past Keiren Westwood.
Gary Speed, who got on the scoresheet the last time the two sides met at Bramall Lane, also had a long-range chip tipped over the bar by Eastwood.
But the Sky Blues almost had a chance to steal all the points in the last minute of injury time, Leon Best benefitting from a defensive mistake by Quinn but sending his shot wide of Kenny's goal.
4thegame
Billy Sharp notched his fourth goal of the season for ten-man Sheffield United after Coventry City had broken the deadlock.
The Bramall Lane promotion favourites survived an early battering against a Coventry side who had made a stuttering start to their campaign.
Midfielder Jay Tabb broke the deadlock midway through the opening half, before Sharp struck with a clinical finish after China international Sun Jihai had been red carded.
Coventry started brightly and Freddy Eastwood, who was snapped up for £1.2million in the summer, cut inside to blast a low left-foot shot which was smothered on the line by the diving Paddy Kenny.
United were saved by Kenny in the 15th minute after the impressive Aron Gunnarsson raced from midfield before delivering a stinging drive from 20 yards.
Kenny, diving to his left, could only scoop the ball away to the waiting Clinton Morrison, whose close range strike was blocked by the United keeper with the Bramall Lane defence in tatters.
Gary Speed tried his luck with a long range strike high over the target, before Coventry went ahead in the 30th minute.
Gunnarsson's long throw from the left reached Tabb 15 yards out and he finished clinically with a low angled drive beyond Kenny's reach.
United escaped three minutes after the restart when Sun tripped substitute Michael Mifsud, who was on for the ineffective Leon McKenzie.
Centre-back Elliott Ward stepped forward and blasted his spot-kick wide of Kenny's left-hand post.
There was more misery for the Sheffield side when Sun was handed a straight red card for a lunging tackle on Mifsud in the 52nd minute.
However, Sharp equalised on 56 minutes after turning quickly to stab in David Cotterill's cross.
Speed almost grabbed a sensational winner deep into time added on but his chipped shot was tipped over the bar by Keiren Westwood.
Sheffield United: Paddy Kenny, Gary Naysmith, Sun Jihai, Matthew Kilgallon, Chris Morgan, Stephen Quinn, Gary Speed, Nick Montgomery, David Cotterill (Greg Halford 63), Billy Sharp (Danny Webber 71), James Beattie (Keith Gillespie 89)
Subs not used: Ugo Ehiogu, Lee Hendrie
Booked: Stephen Quinn 90
Sent off: Sun Jihai 51
Goals: Billy Sharp 56
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Elliott Ward, Aron Gunnarsson, Isaac Osbourne, Michael Doyle, Jay Tabb, Freddy Eastwood, Clinton Morrison (Leon Best 74), Leon McKenzie (Michael Mifsud 45)
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Marcus Hall, Robbie Simpson
Booked: Scott Dann 45, Isaac Osbourne 42, Michael Mifsud 81
Goals: Jay Tabb 30
Attendance: 24130
Referee: D Deadman
Teamtalk
Billy Sharp spared the blushes of Sun Jihai as 10-man Sheffield United battled to a 1-1 draw against Coventry at Bramall Lane.
Jay Tabb gave the Sky Blues a richly-deserved half-time advantage with a clinical right-foot finish after the Blades defence had failed to deal with Aron Gunnarsson's long throw.
And the visitors should have doubled their lead a minute after the break when Sun up-ended Michael Mifsud in the penalty area, but Elliott Ward put the resulting spot-kick wide.
When Sun was sent off soon after for a lunge on the diminutive Mifsud it looked as though the visitors were destined to return south with all three points, but in a rare United attack Sharp slotted home his fourth goal of the season to salvage a point.
Blades boss Kevin Blackwell responded to his side's defeat at Derby on Saturday by handing record signing James Beattie his first start of the season.
The former Everton striker was promoted from the bench after convincing Blackwell he had fully recovered from a knee injury.
Sky Blues manager Chris Coleman warned his side to be prepared for a "war" in South Yorkshire and they were clearly up for the battle in the opening stages.
Freddy Eastwood wriggled free of his marker six minutes in and forced a sharp reflex save from Blades goalkeeper Paddy Kenny.
Kenny was called into action again nine minutes later when Iceland midfielder Gunnarsson sped through the Blades midfield far too easily and produced a right-foot drive that Kenny could only palm into the path of Clinton Morrison, who forced the United goalkeeper into another fine save from close range.
The home side finally fashioned an opening at the other end when David Cotterill's cross reached Stephen Quinn at the far post, but the flame-haired midfielder was denied by a brave block from Isaac Osbourne.
But it was Coventry who deservedly took the lead 29 minutes in courtesy of Tabb.
Gunnarsson produced a mammoth long throw from the left and the ball was flicked into the path of the onrushing Tabb, who rifled home a clinical right-foot finish to give Kenny no chance.
The home supporters urged their side forward at the start of the second half, but they should have been two goals down just a minute after the restart.
Sun got the wrong side of Mifsud, who replaced Leon McKenzie at the break, and as the Malta forward prepared to shoot he was pulled back by the former Manchester City man and referee Darren Deadman pointed to the spot.
Ward stepped up casually before placing his spot-kick wide of Kenny's left-hand post.
That brought the Blades fans to life, but they were silenced once again after 50 minutes when Sun was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Mifsud.
The Chinese defender reacted to his dismissal with a show of petulance and took an eternity to leave the field.
But his team-mates showed a more positive reaction and were level five minutes later.
Cotterill was the architect, crossing for Sharp, who created a yard of space before firing a left-foot shot past Keiren Westwood.
Ward almost atoned for his penalty miss when his left-foot strike flashed wide of the post.
And Leon Best missed a golden opportunity to win it for the visitors with the last kick of the game, but fired wide with only Kenny to beat.
CCFC
Coventry City take a point away from Bramall Lane after finishing up 1-1 with Kevin Blackwell's Blades.
The Sky Blues went into the half-time break a goal up but Billy Sharp popped up with an equaliser for ten-man United ten minutes after the break.
Chris Coleman's side were by far the better side of the first half but Sharp's second-half equaliser, along with a penalty miss by Elliott Ward, ensured United stayed above the Sky Blues in the Championship table.
City took a one-goal lead into the half-time break after a strike from returning midfielder Jay Tabb, his first goal of the season.
Tabb, on his return to the first team starting line-up, benefited from a long throw from Aron Gunnarsson to grab City's first league goal for three games.
Good work on the right from Michael Doyle earned the Sky Blues a throw midway through Sheffield United's half, allowing Gunnarsson to launch his trademark long throw.
The throw got a flick on in the United penalty area before finding it's way to Tabb who fired low across United 'keeper Paddy Kenny and into the bottom corner after 29 minutes.
The goal was a long time coming for the Sky Blues who started off extremely brightly and could have gone ahead earlier but for good saves from Paddy Kenny from two mid-range efforts from Freddy Eastwood and Aron Gunnarsson both from long runs.
Stephen Quinn almost gave the Blades the lead seven minutes before City's opener, a cross from Cotterill finding him at the back post although his apprehension cost him, giving Ward enough time to throw in a crucial block.
The second half threw up an exciting chain of events though, Sun Jihai being given his marching orders after hacking down Michael Mifsud, the referee brandishing a straight red card.
Mifsud also won a penalty for City just five minutes earlier, again after a challenge from Jihai, but Ward put his spot kick wide of the post despite sending Kenny the wrong way.
The Sky Blues were then left to rue the miss on 55 minutes when a low cross from David Cotterill found Sharp with his back to goal, the youngster turning and lashing a low shot past Keiren Westwood.
Gary Speed, who got on the scoresheet the last time the two sides met at Bramall Lane, also had a long-range chip tipped over the bar by Eastwood.
But the Sky Blues almost had a chance to steal all the points in the last minute of injury time, Leon Best benefitting from a defensive mistake by Quinn but sending his shot wide of Kenny's goal.
4thegame
Billy Sharp notched his fourth goal of the season for ten-man Sheffield United after Coventry City had broken the deadlock.
The Bramall Lane promotion favourites survived an early battering against a Coventry side who had made a stuttering start to their campaign.
Midfielder Jay Tabb broke the deadlock midway through the opening half, before Sharp struck with a clinical finish after China international Sun Jihai had been red carded.
Coventry started brightly and Freddy Eastwood, who was snapped up for £1.2million in the summer, cut inside to blast a low left-foot shot which was smothered on the line by the diving Paddy Kenny.
United were saved by Kenny in the 15th minute after the impressive Aron Gunnarsson raced from midfield before delivering a stinging drive from 20 yards.
Kenny, diving to his left, could only scoop the ball away to the waiting Clinton Morrison, whose close range strike was blocked by the United keeper with the Bramall Lane defence in tatters.
Gary Speed tried his luck with a long range strike high over the target, before Coventry went ahead in the 30th minute.
Gunnarsson's long throw from the left reached Tabb 15 yards out and he finished clinically with a low angled drive beyond Kenny's reach.
United escaped three minutes after the restart when Sun tripped substitute Michael Mifsud, who was on for the ineffective Leon McKenzie.
Centre-back Elliott Ward stepped forward and blasted his spot-kick wide of Kenny's left-hand post.
There was more misery for the Sheffield side when Sun was handed a straight red card for a lunging tackle on Mifsud in the 52nd minute.
However, Sharp equalised on 56 minutes after turning quickly to stab in David Cotterill's cross.
Speed almost grabbed a sensational winner deep into time added on but his chipped shot was tipped over the bar by Keiren Westwood.
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