Coventry City v Brentford

Last updated : 30 September 2013 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City  look to regain their winning ways this afternoon as they take on Brentford in League One.

The Sky Blues are without skipper Carl Baker, he has a calf injury Steven Pressley makes just the one forced change to last week's starting lineup, Adam Barton comes in for the absent Baker.

Teams: Coventry City: Murphy(gk), Christie, Adams, Webster, Thomas, Fleck, L Clarke(c), Moussa, Barton, Wilson, J Clarke. Subs: Burge(gk), Manset, Phillips, Willis, Garner, Haynes, Rankin.

Brentford: Lee(gk), Forshaw, Craig(c), Dean, Donaldson, Grigg, McKormack, Logan, Fillo, Diagoura, Taylor. Subs: O'Brien(gk), O'Connor, Saunders, El Alagui, Reeves, Teixeira, Trotta.

Referee, C Boyson. Assistants, D Gratton, S Plane. 4th official, D Leach.

Brentford fans have been offered a section of the stand opposite the main stand.

The match is underway. Former City player Shawn Goater is among the scouts watching the game.

City have started well and have had two corners and a Barton cross go out for a throw in the opening ten minutes.

Brentford have had four corners in quick, all of which have been dealt with easily by the City defence.

GOAL: Brentford take the lead when Clayton Donald makes the most of a Christie error and scores in the 20th minute.

Half time: Coventry City 0 Brentford 1 (Donald).

City have been poor for the last half hour of the first half and there were a few boos as the teams left the pitch for the break.

Steven Pressley makes a change at half time, bringing on Manset in place of Barton.

Attendance is 2651 of which 914 are away fans.

With about an hour to go, Brentford make a substitution, Fillo is replaced by Saunders.

67. GOAL: Martin Taylor makes it 2-0 to the visitors when he heads home from a corner.

70. Brentford substitution, Grigg off, El Alagui on.

84. Brentford substitution, McCormack off, Reeves on.

Full time: Coventry City 0 Brentford 2 (Donald, Taylor)