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Match report

English Footie
Championship: Round 21 (setup 4, season 27)
Coventry City			v.	Preston North End
Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 8 Overall form: Home form:	Heurelho Silva GOMES	5½	1	6	Mario 'Sebastián' VIERA Galaín	Formation: 4-3-3 League position: 21 Overall form: Home form:
	Federico FERNÁNDEZ	7	2	8	Pablo Javier ZABALETA
	MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO	6½	3	6½	Javier GARRIDO Behobide
	Siem DE JONG	7	4	7	MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
	Laurent KOSCIELNY	7	5	8	Marvin MATIP
	Damien PLESSIS	6½	6	6	Ben DAVIES
	François CLERC	5½	7	6½	Alexander TETTEY
	Matt TAYLOR	5½	8	7½	Henri SAIVET
	Stefano OKAKA Chuka	7	9	7½	Morten Duncan RASMUSSEN
	Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED	6	10	6	Bryan BERGOUGNOUX
	Nacer BARAZITE	6½	11	6½	Salomon KALOU
		Manager
	Glen JOHNSON		12		Ricardo Manuel Ferriera Sousa, CADÚ
	Craig GORDON		13		Tony HIBBERT
	Marco FILIPPINI	6	14		Ilias KYRIAKIDIS
	Nikola SARIC		15	7	Ryan SMITH
	Gabriele PUCCIO		16		Luka VUCKO

Coventry City 1 Preston North End 2 (Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 28,519, Stadium: Ricoh Arena, Referee: Andy HALL 5½) 12 Miguel Veloso Scorers 78 Rasmussen, 85 Rasmussen 69 Plessis <=> Filippini Substitutions 48 Tettey <=> Smith Sendings off 32 Taylor, 58 Koscielny Bookings 10 Corners 5 11 Fouls 3 1 Offsides 4 6 Shots on 7 7 Shots off 4 13 Total shots 11 5 Shots saved 4 48% Possession 52% Man of the match: Pablo Javier ZABALETA

3	OKAKA clipped the ball through a ruck of players but VIERA was a match for it as he dived to his left.
7	An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the 'keeper by TAYLOR.
11	OKAKA made space on the right and pulled the ball to BARAZITE who fired the ball wide.
12	GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled MIGUEL VELOSO to slip the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Coventry City)
17	FRED beat TETTEY and whacked the ball to KOSCIELNY who dragged his effort wide.
25	A mix up in the Preston North End defence enabled OKAKA to hammer an effort just wide.
28	MATIP ran onto a delightful ball from TETTEY but fired his effort wide of the goal.
30	A brilliant strike from OKAKA was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
32	TAYLOR booked for an off-the-ball incident.
33	GARRIDO flicked an easy chance past the near post.
33	A refined cross from RASMUSSEN, was lashed goalbound by BERGOUGNOUX only for GOMES to palm clear.
34	RASMUSSEN waltzed past FERNÁNDEZ and rattled a poor shot past the post.
46	RASMUSSEN's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Coventry City post.
48	A drive from SAIVET seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
49	TAYLOR nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
54	A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
56	A header by OKAKA at the near post was easily collected by the Preston North End 'keeper.
58	KOSCIELNY booked.
62	KALOU worked the ball to MARIO SUÁREZ, RASMUSSEN controlled his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of GOMES.
65	A poor strike from CLERC rolled agonisingly wide.
68	The stunned Preston North End 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from MATIP fell just over.
77	SAIVET hit a deadly shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
78	GOAL!! Some patient work by BERGOUGNOUX on the left, left RASMUSSEN yards clear, and he dummied GOMES and stroked the ball home. (1-1)
80	A free-kick from OKAKA raced over.
85	GOAL!! A mix up between MIGUEL VELOSO and the 'keeper allowed RASMUSSEN to crack the ball into the empty net. (2-1 Preston North End)
88	A twenty yard drive from MATIP caused GOMES little difficulty.