Stoke (0) 2 Coventry (1) 3 – 21/4/21 7pm
Stoke drifted further down the league after being out-fought by struggling Coventry. Two great goals (by Brown & Clucas) didn’t make up for conceding so weakly at the other end. Here’s how the game unfolded in real time:
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Four possibly unnecessary changes (including Gunn & Thompson for Davies & Mikel). Get this wrong against struggling Coventry & fans will not be forgiving.
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12.50 Gunn floundering at the feet of a striker and was lucky not to give away a penalty. Weak.
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16.20 Chester off injured… and on comes youngster Connor Taylor! Blimey, MON will be raiding the local kindergarten next!
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25.30 Coventry captain Liam Kelly collapses just as Stoke look threatening. Blimey, he’s got to go off too.
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32.00 Taylor gets a header in from a corner and it should be 1-0, but somehow keeper Benny Wilson keeps it out with an amazing save.
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43.00 0-1 !! Coventry’s Tyler Walker walks the ball into the net. Chronic defending by Stoke.
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HT 0-1. Stoke could end up in the bottom half tonight.
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45.00 Norton & Thompson pushed off for Fletcher & Mikel. MON means business.
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54.15 Powell gets his obligatory clattering. Fletcher then decides to try an overhead kick. Standard fodder.
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57.27 1-1 !!! Jacob Brown thwacks a loose ball home like a rocket.
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63.15 Great save by Gunn from point blank. Everyone very surprised.
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67.27 1-2 !! Coventry’s Biamou bundles in from a long throw. Delap having a fit.
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69.25 2-2 !!! Clucas volleys in from a cross from Cracker Smith. Wham! Pick that one out!
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76.59 2-3 !! Gunn beaten by long range speculative shot.
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80.37 Matondo & Vokes on for Clucas & Brown.
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85.35 Somehow Fletcher’s header can’t beat keeper Benny. Fletch can’t believe it!
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88.05 The ref won’t stop the game when Powell is down but as Stoke attack & about to cross, he stops the game!!!
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90+1 Vokes gets his head in the ball. Can’t really call it a header on target, although I suppose it is.
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FT Stoke 2 Coventry 3 – Stoke not the force they used to be. They fall into the bottom half of the league.
