Coventry 1 Derby 1 - 25/10/2008
Coventry 1 Derby 1 - 25/10/2008
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Daniel Fox, Scott Dann, Aron Gunnarsson, Isaac Osbourne, Guillaume Beuzelin (Marcus Hall 88), Michael Doyle (Clinton Morrison 69), Freddy Eastwood, Michael Mifsud, Leon Best (Robbie Simpson 80)
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner
Booked: Aron Gunnarsson 70, Scott Dann 74
Goals: Clinton Morrison 90
Derby County: Stephen Bywater, Lewin Nyatanga, Miles Addison, Paul Connolly, Dean Leacock (Claude Davis 80), Jordan Stewart, Przemyslaw Kazmierczak, Mile Sterjovski (Gary Teale 61), Kris Commons, Rob Hulse, Nathan Ellington (Emanuel Villa 75)
Subs not used: Roy Carroll, Ruben Zadkovich
Booked: Miles Addison 36, Kris Commons 63
Goals: Rob Hulse 41
Attendance: 18430
Referee: I Williamson
Teamtalk
Clinton Morrison's first Championship goal for Coventry rescued a late point for the Sky Blues in a 1-1 draw with Derby at the Ricoh Arena.
Morrision, a 69th-minute substitute for Michael Doyle, had not scored a league goal since netting for former club Crystal Palace in a 5-0 win for the Eagles against Burnley on May 4.
The summer signing's two previous goals for Coventry had come in the Carling Cup.
But Morrison broke his league duck by poking home from close range after Michael Mifsud cut the ball back from the byline in the last minute.
Rob Hulse's superb header had looked like giving Derby all three points.
Hulse's 41st-minute goal, his fourth of the season, came somewhat against the run of play after Coventry had dominated the first half with their more adventurous and enterprising football.
Kris Commons crossed from midway inside the Coventry half on the left-hand side and Hulse's glancing header from 15 yards looped beyond Keiren Westwood and into the net at the far post.
Guillaume Beuzelin's recall in place of injured midfielder Jay Tabb was the only change for Coventry.
Tabb aggravated a knee injury and suffered a blow to the ribs against Burnley in midweek.
Derby boss Paul Jewell made three changes after Tuesday's defeat at Blackpool ended the Rams' seven-game unbeaten run. Mile Sterjovski made his first start of the season after Nacer Barazite suffered medial ligament damage at Bloomfield Road.
Lewin Nyatanga replaced Claude Davis and Przemyslaw Kazmierczak came in for Paul Green.
Coventry created most of the early chances. Mifsud should have done better than slice his shot wide when he cut inside Jordan Stewart from the right-hand side after three minutes.
Derby responded soon after and quick feet from Nathan Ellington on the edge of the box saw him glide past two Coventry defenders towards goal but his low shot was saved by the legs of Westwood. Sterjovski's follow-up shot through a crowded area went wide.
A superb demonstration of ball retention and one-touch football from Coventry nearly produced a goal after 11 minutes.
A move involving several players saw the Sky Blues work the ball out to Mifsud on the right wing.
Mifsud teed up Isaac Osbourne whose first-time cross looked like it would be headed into the net by Leon Best but he glanced the ball wide under pressure from a Derby defender.
A surging run and shot from 20 yards by Freddy Eastwood was diverted away from the bottom corner by the fingertips of Stephen Bywater in the 18th minute.
Derby posed a rare threat midway through the first half when Miles Addison tested Westwood with a fierce shot from 25 yards.
However, the Coventry keeper was equal to the task and held on to the ball after diving to his right and plucking it out of the air.
Hulse struck four minutes before half-time but Aron Gunnarsson wasted a glorious chance to equalise for Coventry in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
The Icelander controlled a long ball before cutting inside two Derby defenders, but with just Bywater to beat thundered a left-foot shot against the post from 10 yards out.
The story after the break was much the same as the first half. Coventry enjoyed the better of the play but lacked penetration in the final third of the pitch as Derby seemed content to defend their lead and hit the Sky Blues on the break.
Bywater easily saved tame efforts from Gunnarsson and Best at the start of the second half.
Eastwood's rising shot from 25 yards narrowly missed the top corner just before the hour.
Westwood kept Coventry in the game with a superb one-handed save to keep out Addison's volley midway through the second half.
Coventry continued to apply the pressure and Bywater produced superb saves from Gunnarsson and Robbie Simpson's free-kick.
But Coventry were eventually rewarded for their efforts when Morrison struck.
CCFC
Clinton Morrison came off the bench to pop up with a late leveller for Coventry City to salvage a point in a 1-1 stalemate with Derby County at the Ricoh Arena.
The Sky Blues went into the break a goal down after Rob Hulse headed in the opener for Derby five minutes before the break.
But Morrison grabbed a leveller, much needed for both for himself and the Sky Blues, to bring to an end a run of two straight defeats.
Former Sheffield United striker Hulse put the visitors ahead after flicking a headed effort from Kris Commons' cross just inside the City penalty area.
The Sky Blues would have felt slightly aggrieved at being behind at half time after producing the majority of the attacking football.
City once again put on a crisp passing display but lacked the final ball in Derby's half which could have handed them a goal.
Much of the half's football had been played in the Rams' half but the visitors appeared content to hit Coventry on the counter.
But for all the Sky Blues' possession, their best opportunity to get on the scoresheet in the first half was two minutes before half time when Aron Gunnarsson crashed a close range shot against the bar when Bywater was already half beaten.
City were already behind by that point, however, when Hulse, who had been largely anonymous up to that point, flicked a header off Commons' cross with his back to goal, the looped ball just beating Keiren Westwood at his back post.
The second half produced a more open display from both sides though who could have added two each to the half time score.
Mifsud produced an excellent wide display, constantly teasing Jordan Stewart and cutting back a number of crosses at the byline.
And Leon Best almost benefitted just before the hour although Addison just got infront to clear the danger.
Addison though made a nuisance for himself at the other end on 66 minutes, Ellington crossing for the big midfielder who stabbed a shot at goal which was only stopped by a fine reflex one-handed save by Keiren Westwood.
The middle part of the second half dulled down slightly but the final 15 minutes undoubtedly belonged to the Sky Blues who, like at Molineux, mounted a late rally only this time it paid dividends.
Gunnarsson's chest trap and volley eight minutes from time was denied by a superb one-handed save from Bywater when the ball was heading into his top corner.
And Mifsud swapped from right wing to left to get to the byline again and cut back into the six yard box only for Stewart to boot the ball out of the goal mouth.
Substitute Robbie Simpson also enjoyed a rare dead ball opportunity two minutes from time, his 25-yard effort tipped over the bat by Bywater.
But City deserved their 89th minute equaliser when replacement Morrison was on hand to poke home another of Mifsud's dangerous cut backs after hi shrugged off two defenders in the corner, much to Morrison's delight as he was joined in celebration by City manager Chris Coleman.
4thegame
An injury-time Clinton Morrison goal gave Coventry City a vital point at home to Derby County.
Derby had led from the 41st minute thanks to Rob Hulse, but Morrison levelled after bundling an effort past keeper Stephen Bywater in a crowded penalty area.
The game started well and Derby could have been a goal up in the eighth minute after good work by Nathan Ellington.
He dribbled through the Coventry defence only for his low shot to be stopped by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood's feet.
Coventry's first decent attempt came ten minutes later when Freddy Eastwood beat two Derby defenders and fired an effort towards the bottom corner from 20 yards only for Bywater to tip around the post.
The tempo had slowed but a sudden burst of pace from Jordan Stewart in the 41st minute helped lead to the first goal.
Stewart laid the ball to Kris Commons on the left and his cross was met by Hulse with the ball looping over Westwood and into the net.
The goal sparked Coventry into life and they could have been level two minutes later.
Scott Dann's through ball found Aron Gunnarsson eight yards from goal but the Iceland international's shot hit the post.
Coventry came out fighting in the second half and Gunnarsson had another chance to level but his shot from 18 yards deflected into the arms of Bywater.
Eastwood also tried his luck and fired a shot from 25 yards but his effort flew just past the bar.
Derby were happy to sit back and soak up the pressure which forced Chris Coleman to change the dynamic of the game.
He introduced Morrison as a fourth striker and the home side again started to pressure.
Gunnarsson hit a half-volley from 16 yards which Bywater saved well, before Stewart came up with a last-gasp clearance as the City strikers waited to hit the ball home.
But just as Derby seemed to be leaving with three points, Michael Mifsud slid a pass across the crowded box and Morrison scored his first league goal for Coventry.
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Daniel Fox, Scott Dann, Aron Gunnarsson, Isaac Osbourne, Guillaume Beuzelin (Marcus Hall 88), Michael Doyle (Clinton Morrison 69), Freddy Eastwood, Michael Mifsud, Leon Best (Robbie Simpson 80)
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Ben Turner
Booked: Aron Gunnarsson 70, Scott Dann 74
Goals: Clinton Morrison 90
Derby County: Stephen Bywater, Lewin Nyatanga, Miles Addison, Paul Connolly, Dean Leacock (Claude Davis 80), Jordan Stewart, Przemyslaw Kazmierczak, Mile Sterjovski (Gary Teale 61), Kris Commons, Rob Hulse, Nathan Ellington (Emanuel Villa 75)
Subs not used: Roy Carroll, Ruben Zadkovich
Booked: Miles Addison 36, Kris Commons 63
Goals: Rob Hulse 41
Attendance: 18430
Referee: I Williamson
Teamtalk
Clinton Morrison's first Championship goal for Coventry rescued a late point for the Sky Blues in a 1-1 draw with Derby at the Ricoh Arena.
Morrision, a 69th-minute substitute for Michael Doyle, had not scored a league goal since netting for former club Crystal Palace in a 5-0 win for the Eagles against Burnley on May 4.
The summer signing's two previous goals for Coventry had come in the Carling Cup.
But Morrison broke his league duck by poking home from close range after Michael Mifsud cut the ball back from the byline in the last minute.
Rob Hulse's superb header had looked like giving Derby all three points.
Hulse's 41st-minute goal, his fourth of the season, came somewhat against the run of play after Coventry had dominated the first half with their more adventurous and enterprising football.
Kris Commons crossed from midway inside the Coventry half on the left-hand side and Hulse's glancing header from 15 yards looped beyond Keiren Westwood and into the net at the far post.
Guillaume Beuzelin's recall in place of injured midfielder Jay Tabb was the only change for Coventry.
Tabb aggravated a knee injury and suffered a blow to the ribs against Burnley in midweek.
Derby boss Paul Jewell made three changes after Tuesday's defeat at Blackpool ended the Rams' seven-game unbeaten run. Mile Sterjovski made his first start of the season after Nacer Barazite suffered medial ligament damage at Bloomfield Road.
Lewin Nyatanga replaced Claude Davis and Przemyslaw Kazmierczak came in for Paul Green.
Coventry created most of the early chances. Mifsud should have done better than slice his shot wide when he cut inside Jordan Stewart from the right-hand side after three minutes.
Derby responded soon after and quick feet from Nathan Ellington on the edge of the box saw him glide past two Coventry defenders towards goal but his low shot was saved by the legs of Westwood. Sterjovski's follow-up shot through a crowded area went wide.
A superb demonstration of ball retention and one-touch football from Coventry nearly produced a goal after 11 minutes.
A move involving several players saw the Sky Blues work the ball out to Mifsud on the right wing.
Mifsud teed up Isaac Osbourne whose first-time cross looked like it would be headed into the net by Leon Best but he glanced the ball wide under pressure from a Derby defender.
A surging run and shot from 20 yards by Freddy Eastwood was diverted away from the bottom corner by the fingertips of Stephen Bywater in the 18th minute.
Derby posed a rare threat midway through the first half when Miles Addison tested Westwood with a fierce shot from 25 yards.
However, the Coventry keeper was equal to the task and held on to the ball after diving to his right and plucking it out of the air.
Hulse struck four minutes before half-time but Aron Gunnarsson wasted a glorious chance to equalise for Coventry in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
The Icelander controlled a long ball before cutting inside two Derby defenders, but with just Bywater to beat thundered a left-foot shot against the post from 10 yards out.
The story after the break was much the same as the first half. Coventry enjoyed the better of the play but lacked penetration in the final third of the pitch as Derby seemed content to defend their lead and hit the Sky Blues on the break.
Bywater easily saved tame efforts from Gunnarsson and Best at the start of the second half.
Eastwood's rising shot from 25 yards narrowly missed the top corner just before the hour.
Westwood kept Coventry in the game with a superb one-handed save to keep out Addison's volley midway through the second half.
Coventry continued to apply the pressure and Bywater produced superb saves from Gunnarsson and Robbie Simpson's free-kick.
But Coventry were eventually rewarded for their efforts when Morrison struck.
CCFC
Clinton Morrison came off the bench to pop up with a late leveller for Coventry City to salvage a point in a 1-1 stalemate with Derby County at the Ricoh Arena.
The Sky Blues went into the break a goal down after Rob Hulse headed in the opener for Derby five minutes before the break.
But Morrison grabbed a leveller, much needed for both for himself and the Sky Blues, to bring to an end a run of two straight defeats.
Former Sheffield United striker Hulse put the visitors ahead after flicking a headed effort from Kris Commons' cross just inside the City penalty area.
The Sky Blues would have felt slightly aggrieved at being behind at half time after producing the majority of the attacking football.
City once again put on a crisp passing display but lacked the final ball in Derby's half which could have handed them a goal.
Much of the half's football had been played in the Rams' half but the visitors appeared content to hit Coventry on the counter.
But for all the Sky Blues' possession, their best opportunity to get on the scoresheet in the first half was two minutes before half time when Aron Gunnarsson crashed a close range shot against the bar when Bywater was already half beaten.
City were already behind by that point, however, when Hulse, who had been largely anonymous up to that point, flicked a header off Commons' cross with his back to goal, the looped ball just beating Keiren Westwood at his back post.
The second half produced a more open display from both sides though who could have added two each to the half time score.
Mifsud produced an excellent wide display, constantly teasing Jordan Stewart and cutting back a number of crosses at the byline.
And Leon Best almost benefitted just before the hour although Addison just got infront to clear the danger.
Addison though made a nuisance for himself at the other end on 66 minutes, Ellington crossing for the big midfielder who stabbed a shot at goal which was only stopped by a fine reflex one-handed save by Keiren Westwood.
The middle part of the second half dulled down slightly but the final 15 minutes undoubtedly belonged to the Sky Blues who, like at Molineux, mounted a late rally only this time it paid dividends.
Gunnarsson's chest trap and volley eight minutes from time was denied by a superb one-handed save from Bywater when the ball was heading into his top corner.
And Mifsud swapped from right wing to left to get to the byline again and cut back into the six yard box only for Stewart to boot the ball out of the goal mouth.
Substitute Robbie Simpson also enjoyed a rare dead ball opportunity two minutes from time, his 25-yard effort tipped over the bat by Bywater.
But City deserved their 89th minute equaliser when replacement Morrison was on hand to poke home another of Mifsud's dangerous cut backs after hi shrugged off two defenders in the corner, much to Morrison's delight as he was joined in celebration by City manager Chris Coleman.
4thegame
An injury-time Clinton Morrison goal gave Coventry City a vital point at home to Derby County.
Derby had led from the 41st minute thanks to Rob Hulse, but Morrison levelled after bundling an effort past keeper Stephen Bywater in a crowded penalty area.
The game started well and Derby could have been a goal up in the eighth minute after good work by Nathan Ellington.
He dribbled through the Coventry defence only for his low shot to be stopped by goalkeeper Keiren Westwood's feet.
Coventry's first decent attempt came ten minutes later when Freddy Eastwood beat two Derby defenders and fired an effort towards the bottom corner from 20 yards only for Bywater to tip around the post.
The tempo had slowed but a sudden burst of pace from Jordan Stewart in the 41st minute helped lead to the first goal.
Stewart laid the ball to Kris Commons on the left and his cross was met by Hulse with the ball looping over Westwood and into the net.
The goal sparked Coventry into life and they could have been level two minutes later.
Scott Dann's through ball found Aron Gunnarsson eight yards from goal but the Iceland international's shot hit the post.
Coventry came out fighting in the second half and Gunnarsson had another chance to level but his shot from 18 yards deflected into the arms of Bywater.
Eastwood also tried his luck and fired a shot from 25 yards but his effort flew just past the bar.
Derby were happy to sit back and soak up the pressure which forced Chris Coleman to change the dynamic of the game.
He introduced Morrison as a fourth striker and the home side again started to pressure.
Gunnarsson hit a half-volley from 16 yards which Bywater saved well, before Stewart came up with a last-gasp clearance as the City strikers waited to hit the ball home.
But just as Derby seemed to be leaving with three points, Michael Mifsud slid a pass across the crowded box and Morrison scored his first league goal for Coventry.
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