Coventry City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2011-12 English League Championship, 2011/2012 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Coventry City

34': Gary McSheffrey
54': Lukas Jutkiewicz

FT
2 - 0

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Coventry City are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
1': Casper Ankergren takes a short goal kick
2': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
2': Richard Wood crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
2': Lewis Dunk clears the ball from danger.
2': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
2': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Defending)
2': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Defending)
3': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
4': Ryan Harley takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits a floater to the near post, resulting in: clearance
4': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
5': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
5': Adam El-Abd hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
5': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
5': Matthew Sparrow commits a foul on Conor Thomas resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
6': Gary Deegan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
6': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
6': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
6': Gordon Greer clears the ball from danger.
6': Conor Thomas commits a foul on Billy Paynter resulting on a free kick for Brighton
6': Mauricio Taricco takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
6': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
8': Craig Noone crosses the ball. Outcome: save
8': Joe Murphy makes a very good save (Parry)
8': Casper Ankergren takes a short goal kick
8': Cyrus Christie commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
8': Craig Noone takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
9': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: save
9': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Fumble)
10': Lucas Jutkiewicz crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
10': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
11': Carl Baker hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
11': Gordon Greer blocks the shot
11': Offside called on Lucas Jutkiewicz
11': Casper Ankergren takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
12': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Ryan Harley resulting on a free kick for Brighton
12': Gordon Greer takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
12': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Attacking)
12': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
12': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
13': Adam El-Abd blocks the cross
13': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: save
13': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Punch)
13': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
13': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
16': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Attacking)
17': Matthew Sparrow hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
17': Joe Murphy makes a good save (Catch)
18': Craig Noone crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
18': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
18': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
18': Ryan Harley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
19': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
19': Richard Wood clears the ball from danger.
19': Offside called on Lucas Jutkiewicz
19': Adam El-Abd takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
20': Gary McSheffrey hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
21': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
21': Billy Paynter hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
21': Martin Cranie blocks the shot
21': Ryan Harley takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
24': Throw-in: Carl Baker takes it (Defending)
25': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Attacking)
25': Matthew Sparrow crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
25': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
25': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
26': Billy Paynter hits an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
26': Joe Murphy makes a very good save (Fumble)
26': Carl Baker crosses the ball. Outcome: save
26': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Parry)
27': Richard Keogh commits a foul on Craig Mackail-Smith resulting on a free kick for Brighton
27': Alan Navarro is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
28': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
29': Throw-in: Craig Mackail-Smith takes it (Attacking)
29': Gary McSheffrey commits a foul on Adam El-Abd resulting on a free kick for Brighton
29': Ryan Harley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
30': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
30': Conor Thomas clears the ball from danger.
30': Throw-in: Craig Noone takes it (Defending)
31': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Defending)
31': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Defending)
32': Gary Deegan hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
32': Casper Ankergren takes a short goal kick
32': Throw-in: Craig Noone takes it (Attacking)
32': Throw-in: Craig Noone takes it (Attacking)
33': Craig Noone crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
33': Mauricio Taricco crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
33': Cyrus Christie clears the ball from danger.
33': Throw-in: Craig Noone takes it (Attacking)
33': David Bell commits a foul on Matthew Sparrow resulting on a free kick for Brighton
34': Ryan Harley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
34': Ryan Harley hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
34': Gary McSheffrey hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
34': Goal!! Gary McSheffrey hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Coventry City now leads 1 - 0
36': Craig Mackail-Smith hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
36': Joe Murphy makes an outstanding save (Block)
36': Craig Noone crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
36': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
37': Matthew Sparrow commits a foul on Gary McSheffrey resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
37': Gary McSheffrey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
38': Richard Wood hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
38': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
38': Billy Paynter commits a foul on Richard Keogh resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
38': Richard Keogh takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
39': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Defending)
40': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
40': Gary Deegan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
41': Ryan Harley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
41': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
41': Richard Keogh blocks the cross
41': Ryan Harley takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
42': Richard Wood clears the ball from danger.
42': Ryan Harley takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
42': David Bell clears the ball from danger.
43': David Bell commits a foul on Adam El-Abd resulting on a free kick for Brighton
43': Adam El-Abd takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
43': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
44': Adam El-Abd commits a foul on Gary McSheffrey resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
44': Richard Keogh takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
45': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
45': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
45': Lewis Dunk takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Lewis Dunk crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
45'+1': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
45'+2': Cyrus Christie commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
45'+3': Ryan Harley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
45'+3': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
45'+3': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
45'+4': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
45'+4': Ryan Harley blocks the cross
45'+4': Gary McSheffrey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
45'+5': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Punch)
45': The second half is under way
46': Gordon Greer commits a foul on Lucas Jutkiewicz resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
46': Gary McSheffrey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
46': Gary McSheffrey hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
47': Casper Ankergren takes a short goal kick
47': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
47': David Bell commits a foul on Lewis Dunk resulting on a free kick for Brighton
47': Casper Ankergren takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
48': Craig Noone crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
48': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
49': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
49': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
49': Lucas Jutkiewicz commits a foul on Craig Noone resulting on a free kick for Brighton
49': Craig Noone takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
50': Carl Baker crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
51': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
51': Gary McSheffrey commits a foul on Lewis Dunk resulting on a free kick for Brighton
52': Gordon Greer takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
53': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Defending)
53': Carl Baker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
53': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Parry)
53': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
54': Lucas Jutkiewicz hits an impressive header. Outcome: goal
54': Goal!! Lucas Jutkiewicz hits a very good header low through the middle from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Coventry City now leads 2 - 0
54': That last goal was assisted by Gary McSheffrey (Cross from Left Wing)
54': Richard Wood commits a foul on Billy Paynter resulting on a free kick for Brighton
54': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
55': Throw-in: Mauricio Taricco takes it (Attacking)
55': Ryan Harley crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
55': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
56': Matthew Sparrow crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
56': Martin Cranie clears the ball from danger.
56': Craig Noone takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
56': Gordon Greer hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
57': Lucas Jutkiewicz blocks the shot
57': Lewis Dunk commits a foul on Richard Keogh resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
57': Joe Murphy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
57': Lewis Dunk is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
57': Lucas Jutkiewicz crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
57': Adam El-Abd clears the ball from danger.
58': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
58': Gordon Greer clears the ball from danger.
58': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: save
58': Casper Ankergren makes a very good save (Catch)
60': Brighton makes a sub: William Buckley enters for Mauricio Taricco. Reason: Tactical
61': Brighton makes a sub: Kazenga LuaLua enters for Craig Noone. Reason: Injury
61': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
61': David Bell crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
62': Lewis Dunk clears the ball from danger.
62': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
62': Cyrus Christie crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
62': Ryan Harley blocks the cross
62': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
63': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Defending)
63': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
63': Gordon Greer clears the ball from danger.
63': Throw-in: Matthew Sparrow takes it (Defending)
64': Kazenga LuaLua hits a right footed shot. Outcome: save
64': Joe Murphy makes a good save (Catch)
64': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Defending)
65': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
66': Ryan Harley commits a foul on Richard Keogh resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
66': Joe Murphy takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
66': Brighton makes a sub: Jake Forster-Caskey enters for Ryan Harley. Reason: Tactical
67': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
68': Gary Deegan hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
68': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
68': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
69': Cyrus Christie commits a foul on Kazenga LuaLua resulting on a free kick for Brighton
69': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: cross
69': Cyrus Christie is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
70': Alan Navarro crosses the ball. Outcome: save
70': Joe Murphy makes an outstanding save (Punch)
70': Throw-in: William Buckley takes it (Attacking)
70': Throw-in: William Buckley takes it (Attacking)
70': William Buckley crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
71': Jake Forster-Caskey crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
71': Cyrus Christie blocks the cross
71': Kazenga LuaLua takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
71': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
72': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
72': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
72': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
73': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
73': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
74': Kazenga LuaLua crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
74': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
74': Throw-in: Kazenga LuaLua takes it (Attacking)
74': David Bell crosses the ball. Outcome: save
74': Adam El-Abd makes a good save (Catch)
74': William Buckley crosses the ball. Outcome: save
75': Joe Murphy makes a good save (Catch)
75': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
76': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Defending)
77': Throw-in: William Buckley takes it (Attacking)
77': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Jake Forster-Caskey resulting on a free kick for Brighton
77': Matthew Sparrow takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
77': Matthew Sparrow crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
77': Martin Cranie clears the ball from danger.
77': Throw-in: Kazenga LuaLua takes it (Attacking)
77': Kazenga LuaLua crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
77': Richard Wood clears the ball from danger.
77': Matthew Sparrow hits a right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
78': Gary Deegan blocks the shot
78': Gary Deegan commits a foul on Adam El-Abd resulting on a free kick for Brighton
78': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
78': Alan Navarro crosses the ball. Outcome: save
78': Joe Murphy makes a good save (Catch)
79': Carl Baker hits an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
79': Casper Ankergren makes an outstanding save (Block)
79': Gary McSheffrey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
81': Coventry City makes a sub: Gael Bigirimana enters for Gary Deegan. Reason: Tactical
82': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
82': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
82': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
83': Gary McSheffrey crosses the ball. Outcome: foul
83': Lucas Jutkiewicz commits a foul on Gordon Greer resulting on a free kick for Brighton
84': Casper Ankergren takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
84': Kazenga LuaLua crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
84': Richard Wood clears the ball from danger.
84': William Buckley commits a foul on Richard Wood resulting on a free kick for Coventry City
85': Joe Murphy takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
85': Throw-in: Cyrus Christie takes it (Attacking)
85': Gary McSheffrey commits a foul on Kazenga LuaLua resulting on a free kick for Brighton
86': Casper Ankergren takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
86': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
86': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
87': Throw-in: Richard Wood takes it (Attacking)
87': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
88': William Buckley crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
88': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
88': Kazenga LuaLua crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
88': Richard Keogh clears the ball from danger.
88': Throw-in: Kazenga LuaLua takes it (Attacking)
89': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
90': Kazenga LuaLua hits a right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
90': Richard Keogh blocks the shot
90': Throw-in: Lewis Dunk takes it (Attacking)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Craig Mackail-Smith hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
90'+1': Joe Murphy takes a long goal kick
90'+1': Gary McSheffrey commits a foul on Alan Navarro resulting on a free kick for Brighton
90'+1': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+2': Gordon Greer crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
90'+2': Craig Mackail-Smith hits a good header. Outcome: save
90'+2': Joe Murphy makes a good save (Catch)
90'+3': Casper Ankergren takes a long goal kick
90'+4': Throw-in: Adam El-Abd takes it (Defending)
90'+4': Carl Baker commits a foul on Billy Paynter resulting on a free kick for Brighton
90'+4': Alan Navarro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass

Statistics

BHA		COV
8	Fouls	22
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	2
8	Saves	9
50	Possession	50
12	SHOTS	8
10	ON GOAL	2
0.8	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
8	Accurate Crosses	3
28	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	6
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
6	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Location: Coventry, England
Attendance: 14,158

Line-Ups

Coventry City

No.	Name
1	Joe Murphy (GK)
31	Cyrus Christie
2	Richard Keogh
15	Martin Cranie
24	Richard Wood
32	Conor Thomas
12	Gary Deegan
7	David Bell
8	Carl Baker
9	Lukas Jutkiewicz
11	Gary McSheffrey

Coventry City Substitutes:

Chris Dunn, Chris Hussey, James McPake, Gaël Bigirimana, Sean Jeffers.

Brighton & Hove Albion

No.	Name
16	Casper Ankergren (GK)
6	Adam El-Abd
3	Gordon Greer
5	Lewis Dunk
27	Mauricio Taricco
17	Ryan Harley
8	Alan Navarro
10	Matt Sparrow
11	Craig Noone
12	Craig Mackail-Smith
13	Billy Paynter

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Peter Brezovan, Grant Hall, Kazenga Lua Lua, William Buckley, Jake Forster-Caskey.

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