Coventry 0 Charlton 0 - 13/04/2009
Coventry 0 Charlton 0 - 13/04/2009
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Marcus Hall, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Kevin Thornton (Ashley Cain 65), Michael Doyle, Isaac Osbourne, Guillaume Beuzelin (Adam Walker 75), Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood
Subs not used: Ben Turner, Andy Marshall, Jermaine Grandison
Charlton Athletic: Rob Elliot, Kelly Youga, Darren Ward, Mark Hudson, Danny Butterfield, Nick Bailey, Zheng Zhi, Therry Racon, Lloyd Sam (Chris Dickson 76), Jonjo Shelvey (Darren Ambrose 68), Tresor Kandol (Deon Burton 85)
Subs not used: Matthew Holland, Darren Randolph
Booked: Lloyd Sam 52
Attendance: 16121
Referee: C Boyeson
Teamtalk
Charlton Athletic will fight another day in their battle for Championship survival after a 0-0 draw at Coventry City on Easter Monday.
Under threat of dropping to English football's third tier for the first time in 29 years, Charlton began tentatively before Jonjo Shelvey had an effort chalked off for offside as the visitors had the better of the first half at the Ricoh Arena.
Michael Doyle saw his left-foot shot turned round the post by Robert Elliot in the second half as Coventry went close to ending their three match winless run.
Nick Bailey, Charlton's top scorer with 11 goals this season, hit the post after 88 minutes but the match ended in a stalemate.
It was Phil Parkinson's side's 13th point away from The Valley this season, delaying the almost inevitable drop to League One until at least Saturday's fixture at home to Blackpool.
The point was enough for the Addicks, who remain 12 points adrift at the foot of the standings, to have a chance of staying in the division as Nottingham Forest - fourth from bottom at the start of the day - drew 0-0 with Sheffield United despite being reduced to 10 men after 16 minutes at Bramall Lane.
Charlton were unchanged following last Saturday's 2-2 draw with title-chasing Birmingham.
Coventry manager Chris Coleman, meanwhile, made three changes after the 4-0 capitulation at Plymouth, with Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward and Kevin Thornton all coming in.
City's Doyle headed wide from Isaac Osbourne's cross after six minutes and Thornton missed a gilt-edged chance four minutes later, shooting straight at Addicks stopper Elliot from six yards following Daniel Fox's cross.
Zheng Zhi had a shot blocked before Bailey fired over from the edge of the area and Therry Racon shot wide from long range.
Shelvey, seeking his second goal in three games, put the ball in the net only to see the offside flag raised and Zheng fired over from 20 yards.
Zheng crossed for Shelvey early in the second half, but the 17-year-old had his effort deflected wide.
Darren Ward headed wide from Shelvey's corner before the teenager again threatened, shooting off target from long range.
Freddy Eastwood shot wide from the edge of the box and the striker missed the target from 12 yards.
Shelvey had a shot blocked by Scott Dann before Elliot denied Coventry with a fantastic save from Doyle's 20-yard shot.
Eastwood again failed to test the Charlton stopper with a weak shot from close range following Fox's cross as City again failed to puncture the Charlton defence.
Substitute Darren Ambrose and Lloyd Sam went close before Coventry replacement Ashley Cain had his effort blocked by a last-ditch Mark Hudson challenge.
Hudson headed straight at Kieren Westwood from Bailey's corner and Cain shot wide after running at the visiting defence from his own half.
Bailey almost won it for Charlton, but the midfielder saw his left-foot shot from 12 yards hit the upright.
CCFC
Coventry City recorded their second consecutive goalless draw at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon to keep them 14th in the Championship table.
Academy debutant Ashley Cain had arguably the best chance to snatch the match with four minutes to go, his galloping run ending with a composed shot going just wide of goal.
But it was a tale of two halves at the Ricoh Arena as a first 45 minutes of relative inaction was followed up by a much more exciting second period.
Michael Doyle came closest to opening the scoring six minutes into the opening period.
But it was the only real effort on goal for the opening 45 minutes which was not ruled out by the linesman or the referee.
Osbourne produced a cross in the sixth minute following some good work from Kevin Thornton in the corner to get it to him, the delivery from Osbourne reminiscent of the delivery Aron Gunnarsson scored off last Tuesday night against Crystal Palace.
Doyle rose to meet the cross and directed his header just over Charlton 'keeper Rob Elliott's bar.
Elliott Ward then had his own aerial effort at goal two minutes later, meeting a deep corner from Danny Fox with his header cleared out of the goalmouth although the referee penalized him for a push.
Fox caused more problems for the Charlton back four a minute later, his left-sided cross just evading Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood and Thornton, allowing Elliott to scramble the ball clear.
Addicks' Nicky Bailey tried his luck with a half-volley on 19 minutes, the effort flying a few feet over Keiren Westwood's bar.
Team mate Tresor Kandol also nearly put the visitors ahead two minutes later, Kelly Youga providing the cross for him to steer a low header past Westwood only for the linesman to disallow it for offside.
The second half started with a bit more passion, albeit misdirected, as Fox fought hard to win the ball off Lloyd Sam only for Sam to launch himself into the back of Fox's legs and spark a fracas before earning himself a booking.
Charlton came close to breaking the deadlock three minutes before the hour mark though, Zheng Zhi on the right cutting back a low cross for Shelvey who poked an effort goalward but had it deflected by Dann for a corner.
Eastwood found his shooting boots four minutes later, lashing a 30-yard effort just wide of Elliott's far post before slicing a half-volley wide from just inside the Charlton area while under the attention of two defenders.
Sky Blues Academy product Cain made his first senior appearance after 64 minutes and immediately brightened up the right flank, showing a clear desire to run at Addicks left back Youga.
And Doyle also saw his long-range effort almost take a fortunate deflection inside Elliott's near post on 68 minutes only for Elliott to push it wide.
Eastwood then came within a boot lace of grabbing the game's only goal with 20 minutes to go, Fox whipping in the resulting corner from Doyle's effort and Eastwood sticking a leg out only to steer the ball just wide of the post.
Cain had his first career effort on goal three minutes later, released by Osbourne and beating Darren Ward for pace although his shot was stopped by the legs of Elliott.
Mark Hudson headed a Nicky Bailey corner straight at Westwood with ten minutes to go, proving no trouble for the Coventry 'keeper.
But it was four minutes from time the Sky Blues had their best chance to snatch all the points and send Charlton into League One, Eastwood releasing Cain who sprinted towards goal and beat Youga but slid his composed finish past Elliott and inches wide of his far post.
Bailey struck the woodwork at the opposite end a minute later for Charlton, causing a moment of slight panic for the Sky Blues' rearguard.
But Cain's toil on the right wing ensured the Sky Blues kept much of the ball in Charlton's half in the closing moments as he beat Youga to the goal line with a late cross, Fox's resulting corner seeing out the game.
4thegame
Charlton Athletic's survival in the Championship hangs by the finest of threads after they failed to beat Coventry City.
Charlton must win every remaining game and hope that Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Norwich do not exceed 46 points to stay afloat.
The Addicks went into game with hopes of a win, after Coventry crumbled to a 4-0 defeat against Plymouth Argyle at the weekend.
But they failed to assert themselves and could only muster a single shot on target in a dreary game at the Ricoh Arena.
The first half was a particularly drab affair and both sides struggled to produce quality in the final thirds.
Coventry had the early half-chances with Michael Doyle heading an Isaac Osbourne cross over in the seventh minute. Minutes later, Kevin Thornton had a glorious opportunity to give the home side an early lead, but Charlton keeper Rob Elliot denied him.
Charlton, backed by just 387 fans, had their first opportunity through Zhi Zheng, but he could not properly test Keiren Westwood.
The visitors did have the ball in the net in the 22nd minute - but Tresor Kandol's header was ruled offside.
The second half saw an injection from pace from the Sky Blues. But despite several dangerous corners from Dan Fox, Elliot's goal remained untested.
Wales international Freddy Eastwood looked most likely to score for Coventry and, after hitting a 62nd-minute drive just wide, he nearly turned a Fox cross into the net with an outstretched boot.
Coventry introduced academy player Ashley Cain in the 69th minute for his debut - and he had two chances to make a dream start to his professional career.
First, he left the Charlton defence for dead - but saw his shot from eight yards blocked and then, with two minutes remaining, he raced through into a one-on-one only to put his shot inches wide.
Charlton's Nicky Bailey could have won it at the death - but his shot from inside the box rebounded off the post and away.
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Elliott Ward, Marcus Hall, Scott Dann, Daniel Fox, Kevin Thornton (Ashley Cain 65), Michael Doyle, Isaac Osbourne, Guillaume Beuzelin (Adam Walker 75), Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood
Subs not used: Ben Turner, Andy Marshall, Jermaine Grandison
Charlton Athletic: Rob Elliot, Kelly Youga, Darren Ward, Mark Hudson, Danny Butterfield, Nick Bailey, Zheng Zhi, Therry Racon, Lloyd Sam (Chris Dickson 76), Jonjo Shelvey (Darren Ambrose 68), Tresor Kandol (Deon Burton 85)
Subs not used: Matthew Holland, Darren Randolph
Booked: Lloyd Sam 52
Attendance: 16121
Referee: C Boyeson
Teamtalk
Charlton Athletic will fight another day in their battle for Championship survival after a 0-0 draw at Coventry City on Easter Monday.
Under threat of dropping to English football's third tier for the first time in 29 years, Charlton began tentatively before Jonjo Shelvey had an effort chalked off for offside as the visitors had the better of the first half at the Ricoh Arena.
Michael Doyle saw his left-foot shot turned round the post by Robert Elliot in the second half as Coventry went close to ending their three match winless run.
Nick Bailey, Charlton's top scorer with 11 goals this season, hit the post after 88 minutes but the match ended in a stalemate.
It was Phil Parkinson's side's 13th point away from The Valley this season, delaying the almost inevitable drop to League One until at least Saturday's fixture at home to Blackpool.
The point was enough for the Addicks, who remain 12 points adrift at the foot of the standings, to have a chance of staying in the division as Nottingham Forest - fourth from bottom at the start of the day - drew 0-0 with Sheffield United despite being reduced to 10 men after 16 minutes at Bramall Lane.
Charlton were unchanged following last Saturday's 2-2 draw with title-chasing Birmingham.
Coventry manager Chris Coleman, meanwhile, made three changes after the 4-0 capitulation at Plymouth, with Marcus Hall, Elliott Ward and Kevin Thornton all coming in.
City's Doyle headed wide from Isaac Osbourne's cross after six minutes and Thornton missed a gilt-edged chance four minutes later, shooting straight at Addicks stopper Elliot from six yards following Daniel Fox's cross.
Zheng Zhi had a shot blocked before Bailey fired over from the edge of the area and Therry Racon shot wide from long range.
Shelvey, seeking his second goal in three games, put the ball in the net only to see the offside flag raised and Zheng fired over from 20 yards.
Zheng crossed for Shelvey early in the second half, but the 17-year-old had his effort deflected wide.
Darren Ward headed wide from Shelvey's corner before the teenager again threatened, shooting off target from long range.
Freddy Eastwood shot wide from the edge of the box and the striker missed the target from 12 yards.
Shelvey had a shot blocked by Scott Dann before Elliot denied Coventry with a fantastic save from Doyle's 20-yard shot.
Eastwood again failed to test the Charlton stopper with a weak shot from close range following Fox's cross as City again failed to puncture the Charlton defence.
Substitute Darren Ambrose and Lloyd Sam went close before Coventry replacement Ashley Cain had his effort blocked by a last-ditch Mark Hudson challenge.
Hudson headed straight at Kieren Westwood from Bailey's corner and Cain shot wide after running at the visiting defence from his own half.
Bailey almost won it for Charlton, but the midfielder saw his left-foot shot from 12 yards hit the upright.
CCFC
Coventry City recorded their second consecutive goalless draw at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon to keep them 14th in the Championship table.
Academy debutant Ashley Cain had arguably the best chance to snatch the match with four minutes to go, his galloping run ending with a composed shot going just wide of goal.
But it was a tale of two halves at the Ricoh Arena as a first 45 minutes of relative inaction was followed up by a much more exciting second period.
Michael Doyle came closest to opening the scoring six minutes into the opening period.
But it was the only real effort on goal for the opening 45 minutes which was not ruled out by the linesman or the referee.
Osbourne produced a cross in the sixth minute following some good work from Kevin Thornton in the corner to get it to him, the delivery from Osbourne reminiscent of the delivery Aron Gunnarsson scored off last Tuesday night against Crystal Palace.
Doyle rose to meet the cross and directed his header just over Charlton 'keeper Rob Elliott's bar.
Elliott Ward then had his own aerial effort at goal two minutes later, meeting a deep corner from Danny Fox with his header cleared out of the goalmouth although the referee penalized him for a push.
Fox caused more problems for the Charlton back four a minute later, his left-sided cross just evading Clinton Morrison, Freddy Eastwood and Thornton, allowing Elliott to scramble the ball clear.
Addicks' Nicky Bailey tried his luck with a half-volley on 19 minutes, the effort flying a few feet over Keiren Westwood's bar.
Team mate Tresor Kandol also nearly put the visitors ahead two minutes later, Kelly Youga providing the cross for him to steer a low header past Westwood only for the linesman to disallow it for offside.
The second half started with a bit more passion, albeit misdirected, as Fox fought hard to win the ball off Lloyd Sam only for Sam to launch himself into the back of Fox's legs and spark a fracas before earning himself a booking.
Charlton came close to breaking the deadlock three minutes before the hour mark though, Zheng Zhi on the right cutting back a low cross for Shelvey who poked an effort goalward but had it deflected by Dann for a corner.
Eastwood found his shooting boots four minutes later, lashing a 30-yard effort just wide of Elliott's far post before slicing a half-volley wide from just inside the Charlton area while under the attention of two defenders.
Sky Blues Academy product Cain made his first senior appearance after 64 minutes and immediately brightened up the right flank, showing a clear desire to run at Addicks left back Youga.
And Doyle also saw his long-range effort almost take a fortunate deflection inside Elliott's near post on 68 minutes only for Elliott to push it wide.
Eastwood then came within a boot lace of grabbing the game's only goal with 20 minutes to go, Fox whipping in the resulting corner from Doyle's effort and Eastwood sticking a leg out only to steer the ball just wide of the post.
Cain had his first career effort on goal three minutes later, released by Osbourne and beating Darren Ward for pace although his shot was stopped by the legs of Elliott.
Mark Hudson headed a Nicky Bailey corner straight at Westwood with ten minutes to go, proving no trouble for the Coventry 'keeper.
But it was four minutes from time the Sky Blues had their best chance to snatch all the points and send Charlton into League One, Eastwood releasing Cain who sprinted towards goal and beat Youga but slid his composed finish past Elliott and inches wide of his far post.
Bailey struck the woodwork at the opposite end a minute later for Charlton, causing a moment of slight panic for the Sky Blues' rearguard.
But Cain's toil on the right wing ensured the Sky Blues kept much of the ball in Charlton's half in the closing moments as he beat Youga to the goal line with a late cross, Fox's resulting corner seeing out the game.
4thegame
Charlton Athletic's survival in the Championship hangs by the finest of threads after they failed to beat Coventry City.
Charlton must win every remaining game and hope that Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Norwich do not exceed 46 points to stay afloat.
The Addicks went into game with hopes of a win, after Coventry crumbled to a 4-0 defeat against Plymouth Argyle at the weekend.
But they failed to assert themselves and could only muster a single shot on target in a dreary game at the Ricoh Arena.
The first half was a particularly drab affair and both sides struggled to produce quality in the final thirds.
Coventry had the early half-chances with Michael Doyle heading an Isaac Osbourne cross over in the seventh minute. Minutes later, Kevin Thornton had a glorious opportunity to give the home side an early lead, but Charlton keeper Rob Elliot denied him.
Charlton, backed by just 387 fans, had their first opportunity through Zhi Zheng, but he could not properly test Keiren Westwood.
The visitors did have the ball in the net in the 22nd minute - but Tresor Kandol's header was ruled offside.
The second half saw an injection from pace from the Sky Blues. But despite several dangerous corners from Dan Fox, Elliot's goal remained untested.
Wales international Freddy Eastwood looked most likely to score for Coventry and, after hitting a 62nd-minute drive just wide, he nearly turned a Fox cross into the net with an outstretched boot.
Coventry introduced academy player Ashley Cain in the 69th minute for his debut - and he had two chances to make a dream start to his professional career.
First, he left the Charlton defence for dead - but saw his shot from eight yards blocked and then, with two minutes remaining, he raced through into a one-on-one only to put his shot inches wide.
Charlton's Nicky Bailey could have won it at the death - but his shot from inside the box rebounded off the post and away.
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