Coventry City v Sheffield United

Last updated : 16 August 2014 By Covsupport New Service

Coventry City manager has changes to his statring lineup for today's game against Sheffield United.

TEAMS:

Coventry City: Allsop(gk), Clarke, Webster, Willis, Johnson(c), Haynes, Fleck, O'Brien, Swanson, Tudgay, McQuoid. Subs: Burge, Phillips, Finch, Daniels, Thomas, Miller, Coulibaly.

Sheffield United: Howard(gk), Alcock, Harris, Basham, Flynn, Murphy, Scougall, Davies, McHale, Higdon, Reed. Subs: Doyle, Baxter, McNulty, Collins, McEverley, Campbell-Ryce, Turner.

The match gets underway.

Sheffield United are in black. The Blades fans are booing both Reda Johnson and Marcus Tudgay.

An early City move breaks down when Swanson loses possesion.

6. Blades win a free kick  on the edge of the area. Ben Davies takes but hits the wall.

15. Allsop brilliantly pushes away a Higdon header for a corner.

18. O'Brien heads away a United free kick.

19. United corner which davies takes but it's too long. The ball comes back in and Allsop gets down to grab.

25. City win a free kick. The ball reaches O'Brien but his shot is blocked.

 32. City win tqwo succesive free kicks which O'Brien took. The second kick he curled over the wall but straight into the waitning hands of Mark Howard.

Basham booked. He lived up to his name and was booked before Swanson had a curler which Howard went to his left push away for a corner.

37. Johnson sees his header deflected out for a corner, but a foul in the box gave the Blades free kick instead.

40. Haynes sends over a great cross for Jordan Clarke, at the far post, to head over.

 

Half Time; Coventry City 0 Sheffield United 0

Second half is underway.

48. City win a corner. O'Brien volleys over the bar. 

53. Fleck takes a knock and requires treatment.

61 Substitution for United. Flynn off, McEverley on. Scougall off, Baxter on.

61. United win a corner which is cleared.

62. Substituion for City. McQuoid off Miller on.

63. Fleck has a long range shot which goes wide.

64. Harris is booked as City win a free kick on th eedge of the area. O'Brien takes th k ick and curls it at the keeper.

70. Miller wins th eball and feeds Tudgay, who fires his shot wide.

Substitution for United. Reed off, Doyle on.

Michael Doyle will play the last 20 minutes against his former club, who have  seen Tudgay blast over and Clarke fire at Howard.

74. Substitution for City. Swanson off, Daniels on.

77. GOAL: 1-0 to City. Jim O'Brien heads in off a Haynes cross.

81. United get the ball in the City net, but it is ruled out for offside.

83. Substitution for City. Fleck off, Thomas on.

Attendance is 2279. 

4 minutes to be added on.

Full time. Coventry City 1 Sheffield United 0