Charlton 1 Coventry 2 - 09/12/2008
Charlton 1 Coventry 2 - 09/12/2008
Charlton Athletic: Nicky Weaver, Martin Cranie, James McEveley (Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo 13), Jonathan Fortune, Mark Hudson, Matthew Holland, Nick Bailey, Keith Gillespie (Andy Gray 66), Izale McLeod, Deon Burton (Svetoslav Todorov 66), Hameur Bouazza
Subs not used: Rob Elliot, Lloyd Sam
Booked: Hameur Bouazza 70, Martin Cranie 82, Jonathan Fortune 76
Goals: Deon Burton 49(pen)
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Ben Turner, Elliott Ward, Daniel Fox, Marcus Hall, Aron Gunnarsson, Jay Tabb, Michael Mifsud, Robbie Simpson, Freddy Eastwood (Leon Best 83), Clinton Morrison
Subs not used: Michael Doyle, Jordan Clarke, Andy Marshall, Curtis Wynter
Booked: Robbie Simpson 90, Daniel Fox 84
Goals: Robbie Simpson 40, Daniel Fox 50
Attendance: 20427
Referee: D Whitestone
Teamtalk
Daniel Fox scored a sensational second-half winner to earn Coventry a 2-1 win at Charlton and deepen the gloom surrounding The Valley..
Fox scored the winner with a wonderful 30-yard free-kick to leave the Addicks contemplating a relegation scrap.
Deon Burton had hauled Charlton level with a penalty after Izale McLeod had been felled to cancel out Robbie Simpson's opener for the Sky Blues.
But any hopes of a first win in 12 attempts evaporated moments later when Fox curled the ball past Nicky Weaver.
Another defeat leaves caretaker boss Phil Parkinson's hopes of landing the full-time job hanging by a thread, although Charlton have no funds to attract a new manager and are languishing at the foot of the Championship.
And the fact a team as average as Coventry can take all three points from south London while hardly breaking into a sweat means relegation to League One, just two years after dropping out of the Premier League, is a distinct possibility.
Parkinson desperately needed a win to enhance his chances of becoming Alan Pardew's permanent successor.
But he was dealt an early blow when defender Jay McEveley was forced off with a shoulder injury, with midfielder Jose Semedo being pressed into action as a makeshift left-back.
Clinton Morrison put the ball in the net midway through a scrappy opening half when he turned in Freddy Eastwood's scuffed shot, but the City captain was flagged offside.
Charlton finally managed an effort on target eight minutes before the break, but Mark Hudson planted his header straight at Keiren Westwood.
And three minutes later Coventry went ahead when Simpson arrived in the area to tuck Fox's left-wing cross past Weaver for his first league goal of the season.
Charlton were handed a lifeline two minutes into the second half when McLeod tumbled under a clumsy challenge from Ben Turner, referee Dean Whitestone pointing straight to the spot.
Burton stepped up and tucked away the penalty off the underside of the crossbar, his first goal since joining the Addicks from Sheffield Wednesday.
But the lead lasted barely a minute as City ventured forward and Hudson fouled Morrison some 30 yards out.
Fox stepped up and curled a superb free-kick off the inside of the post, with Weaver well beaten.
Charlton felt they should have had another penalty when Turner appeared to handle while lying on the ground, but this time the referee waved play-on.
Hudson put another header wide and Hameur Bouazza curled a shot the wrong side of Westwood's upright but Charlton never looked like finding an equaliser.
CCFC
Coventry City picked up their first three-point haul in four games at the Valley on Tuesday night after twice leading a scrappy encounter against Charlton Athletic.
The Sky Blues took a one-goal lead into the break after Robbie Simpson smashed home a close range volley six minutes before half time.
And Danny Fox got City's second with another spectacular free kick just two minutes after Deon Burton's second half spot kick drew the sides level.
Chris Coleman's side came out on top in what turned out to be an extremely scrappy first half which offered little in the way of fluid play but plenty in terms of enthusiasm as both sides seemed willing to throw in the tackles.
Charlton appeared more effective on the flanks, especially with Keith Gillespie who offered plenty of options down the right and whipped in a pair of potentially dangerous crosses.
But the only real event of the first 45 minutes was City's opener after 39 minutes.
Michael Mifsud's ambitious effort rom 30 yards was deflected into the corner for the ever-industrious Clinton Morrison to chase.
He then played it back to Fox in support who lashed in another great cross for Simpson to sneak in and smash home past Nicky Weaver on the edge of the six-yard box.
The second half was far more action packed though with the City enjoying the majority of the good play despite giving up their lead just two minutes after the restart.
Izale McLeod chased a long ball into the box and was bundled over by Fox, leaving Burton to dispatch the penalty into the top corner of Keiren Westwood's net.
The level status was shortlived though as the Sky Blues, for the second consecutive game, reinstated their lead just two minutes after losing it, Freddy Eastwood being brought down just over 30 yards away from the Charlton goal and Fox curling another exquisite free kick over the wall and into the top corner of Nicky Weaver's net off the post.
From the moment City got their noses in front again they were largely untroubled by the hosts who pushed forward but lacked an edge in the final third that was not easily dealt with by the City rearguard.
Simpson followed up his first half opener with another menacing performance on the right wing, proving to be City's go-to winger with long balls he both used well and held up effectively in the later stages of the game.
He could also have doubled his goal tally on the hour, latching on to a throw from Gunnarsson, holding off two defenders with his back to goal and turning a shot just wide of Weaver's near post.
But that was as close as both of the sides got to further troubling the scoresheet as Coventry seemed content to see out the later stages of the game by holding up play in Charlton's half and the hosts failed to create any attacking play in the City half to trouble the Sky Blues who banished memories of events here at the end of last season.
4thegame
Bottom of the Championship Charlton Athletic suffered another damaging defeat going down 2-1 at home to Coventry City to virtually scupper the chances of caretaker manager Phil Parkinson getting the job on a permanent basis.
The Addicks have now failed to win in their last 12 Championship matches and have taken a miserly four points from a possible 36.
In the four matches Parkinson has been in charge they've managed just one point out of 12 and unless action is taken swiftly to get a permanent manager in, the side which is totally lacking in confidence look a good bet for relegation even at this early stage in the season.
Coventry were nothing more than workmanlike and in a dreadful first half it took over half an hour for either goalkeeper to have a shot to save.
Charlton's woes started as early as the 13th minute when on loan defender Jay McEveley fell heavily and went off with a shoulder injury.
The home side's only meaningful chance of the first half was a header from skipper Mark Hudson that was comfortably saved.
The Sky Blues took the lead five minutes before half time when the Charlton defence failed to clear Daniel Fox's left-wing cross and Robbie Simpson fired the ball home.
Charlton had a chance to get themselves back in the match three minutes after the break when they were awarded a dubious penalty.
Ben Turner was adjudged to have brought down Izale McLeod and Charlton's on-loan striker Deon Burton scored from the spot, his penalty going in off the underside of the crossbar.
But within two minutes Coventry had regained the lead when a 30-yard free-kick from Fox eluded everybody and went into the Charlton goal via the crossbar.
Charlton put on two more substitutes in an effort to get a second equaliser, but Coventry comfortably held out for a useful away victory.
Charlton Athletic: Nicky Weaver, Martin Cranie, James McEveley (Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo 13), Jonathan Fortune, Mark Hudson, Matthew Holland, Nick Bailey, Keith Gillespie (Andy Gray 66), Izale McLeod, Deon Burton (Svetoslav Todorov 66), Hameur Bouazza
Subs not used: Rob Elliot, Lloyd Sam
Booked: Hameur Bouazza 70, Martin Cranie 82, Jonathan Fortune 76
Goals: Deon Burton 49(pen)
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Ben Turner, Elliott Ward, Daniel Fox, Marcus Hall, Aron Gunnarsson, Jay Tabb, Michael Mifsud, Robbie Simpson, Freddy Eastwood (Leon Best 83), Clinton Morrison
Subs not used: Michael Doyle, Jordan Clarke, Andy Marshall, Curtis Wynter
Booked: Robbie Simpson 90, Daniel Fox 84
Goals: Robbie Simpson 40, Daniel Fox 50
Attendance: 20427
Referee: D Whitestone
Teamtalk
Daniel Fox scored a sensational second-half winner to earn Coventry a 2-1 win at Charlton and deepen the gloom surrounding The Valley..
Fox scored the winner with a wonderful 30-yard free-kick to leave the Addicks contemplating a relegation scrap.
Deon Burton had hauled Charlton level with a penalty after Izale McLeod had been felled to cancel out Robbie Simpson's opener for the Sky Blues.
But any hopes of a first win in 12 attempts evaporated moments later when Fox curled the ball past Nicky Weaver.
Another defeat leaves caretaker boss Phil Parkinson's hopes of landing the full-time job hanging by a thread, although Charlton have no funds to attract a new manager and are languishing at the foot of the Championship.
And the fact a team as average as Coventry can take all three points from south London while hardly breaking into a sweat means relegation to League One, just two years after dropping out of the Premier League, is a distinct possibility.
Parkinson desperately needed a win to enhance his chances of becoming Alan Pardew's permanent successor.
But he was dealt an early blow when defender Jay McEveley was forced off with a shoulder injury, with midfielder Jose Semedo being pressed into action as a makeshift left-back.
Clinton Morrison put the ball in the net midway through a scrappy opening half when he turned in Freddy Eastwood's scuffed shot, but the City captain was flagged offside.
Charlton finally managed an effort on target eight minutes before the break, but Mark Hudson planted his header straight at Keiren Westwood.
And three minutes later Coventry went ahead when Simpson arrived in the area to tuck Fox's left-wing cross past Weaver for his first league goal of the season.
Charlton were handed a lifeline two minutes into the second half when McLeod tumbled under a clumsy challenge from Ben Turner, referee Dean Whitestone pointing straight to the spot.
Burton stepped up and tucked away the penalty off the underside of the crossbar, his first goal since joining the Addicks from Sheffield Wednesday.
But the lead lasted barely a minute as City ventured forward and Hudson fouled Morrison some 30 yards out.
Fox stepped up and curled a superb free-kick off the inside of the post, with Weaver well beaten.
Charlton felt they should have had another penalty when Turner appeared to handle while lying on the ground, but this time the referee waved play-on.
Hudson put another header wide and Hameur Bouazza curled a shot the wrong side of Westwood's upright but Charlton never looked like finding an equaliser.
CCFC
Coventry City picked up their first three-point haul in four games at the Valley on Tuesday night after twice leading a scrappy encounter against Charlton Athletic.
The Sky Blues took a one-goal lead into the break after Robbie Simpson smashed home a close range volley six minutes before half time.
And Danny Fox got City's second with another spectacular free kick just two minutes after Deon Burton's second half spot kick drew the sides level.
Chris Coleman's side came out on top in what turned out to be an extremely scrappy first half which offered little in the way of fluid play but plenty in terms of enthusiasm as both sides seemed willing to throw in the tackles.
Charlton appeared more effective on the flanks, especially with Keith Gillespie who offered plenty of options down the right and whipped in a pair of potentially dangerous crosses.
But the only real event of the first 45 minutes was City's opener after 39 minutes.
Michael Mifsud's ambitious effort rom 30 yards was deflected into the corner for the ever-industrious Clinton Morrison to chase.
He then played it back to Fox in support who lashed in another great cross for Simpson to sneak in and smash home past Nicky Weaver on the edge of the six-yard box.
The second half was far more action packed though with the City enjoying the majority of the good play despite giving up their lead just two minutes after the restart.
Izale McLeod chased a long ball into the box and was bundled over by Fox, leaving Burton to dispatch the penalty into the top corner of Keiren Westwood's net.
The level status was shortlived though as the Sky Blues, for the second consecutive game, reinstated their lead just two minutes after losing it, Freddy Eastwood being brought down just over 30 yards away from the Charlton goal and Fox curling another exquisite free kick over the wall and into the top corner of Nicky Weaver's net off the post.
From the moment City got their noses in front again they were largely untroubled by the hosts who pushed forward but lacked an edge in the final third that was not easily dealt with by the City rearguard.
Simpson followed up his first half opener with another menacing performance on the right wing, proving to be City's go-to winger with long balls he both used well and held up effectively in the later stages of the game.
He could also have doubled his goal tally on the hour, latching on to a throw from Gunnarsson, holding off two defenders with his back to goal and turning a shot just wide of Weaver's near post.
But that was as close as both of the sides got to further troubling the scoresheet as Coventry seemed content to see out the later stages of the game by holding up play in Charlton's half and the hosts failed to create any attacking play in the City half to trouble the Sky Blues who banished memories of events here at the end of last season.
4thegame
Bottom of the Championship Charlton Athletic suffered another damaging defeat going down 2-1 at home to Coventry City to virtually scupper the chances of caretaker manager Phil Parkinson getting the job on a permanent basis.
The Addicks have now failed to win in their last 12 Championship matches and have taken a miserly four points from a possible 36.
In the four matches Parkinson has been in charge they've managed just one point out of 12 and unless action is taken swiftly to get a permanent manager in, the side which is totally lacking in confidence look a good bet for relegation even at this early stage in the season.
Coventry were nothing more than workmanlike and in a dreadful first half it took over half an hour for either goalkeeper to have a shot to save.
Charlton's woes started as early as the 13th minute when on loan defender Jay McEveley fell heavily and went off with a shoulder injury.
The home side's only meaningful chance of the first half was a header from skipper Mark Hudson that was comfortably saved.
The Sky Blues took the lead five minutes before half time when the Charlton defence failed to clear Daniel Fox's left-wing cross and Robbie Simpson fired the ball home.
Charlton had a chance to get themselves back in the match three minutes after the break when they were awarded a dubious penalty.
Ben Turner was adjudged to have brought down Izale McLeod and Charlton's on-loan striker Deon Burton scored from the spot, his penalty going in off the underside of the crossbar.
But within two minutes Coventry had regained the lead when a 30-yard free-kick from Fox eluded everybody and went into the Charlton goal via the crossbar.
Charlton put on two more substitutes in an effort to get a second equaliser, but Coventry comfortably held out for a useful away victory.
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