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Commentary
A cynical tackle on BELLUSCHI by SIMÃO results in a booking.
A right foot shot from DE CEGLIE was tipped over by LLORIS.
12¹The Manchester City 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from GOMIS.
12¹SIMÃO made space on the right and knocked the ball to LESCOTT who clipped the ball over.
13¹The ref yellow cards GIGGS for an off-the-ball incident against M'BENGUE.
15¹A header from GIGGS was booted off the line by M'BENGUE.
16¹A corner fell to TONI who headed an effort over.
21¹GOAL!! An outswinging corner was hoofed clear only for DROGBA to crack the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Manchester City)
26¹GOAL!! An outswinging corner hoofed out by DANN was shot into the net by GATTUSO. (2-0 Manchester City)
29¹LESCOTT ran onto a great ball from SIMÃO but fumbled his shot wide of the goal.
33¹A good ball from DANN on the left was collected by DE CEGLIE who sliced his shot just wide.
36¹DROGBA blasted a looping shot just beyond the far post from long range.
41¹GOAL!! A brilliant ball from M'BENGUE left GOMIS in the clear, he made the Manchester City 'keeper commit himself before nudging the ball to TONI to score. (2-1 Manchester City)
GATTUSO was put clear by ANTONIO LÓPEZ and he pulled away from VIVIANO but glanced his shot just beyond the far post.
CLÉMENT flicked a simple chance past the near post.
BARRY booked by BENNETT for a late tackle.
GOMIS rushed through the Manchester City defence but shot straight at the Manchester City 'keeper.
LLORIS dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Coventry City's DE CEGLIE.
19²A cross from CAPOUE left TONI in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
24²A shot from CLÉMENT seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
25²M'BENGUE clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
29²The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from SANÉ.

 
Coventry City
 
League position: 19
Home league form: LLLL
Overall league form: WLXXLLLL
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Emiliano VIVIANO1Hugo LLORIS
Ludovic SANÉ2Mats HUMMELS(c)
Scott DANN3Joleon LESCOTT
Eliaquim MANGALA4Luis PEREA
Cheik M'BENGUE5ANTONIO LÓPEZ Guerrero
Etienne CAPOUE6Gareth BARRY
Fernando BELLUSCHI7Jakub BLASZCZYKOWSKI
(f)Paolo DE CEGLIE8SIMÃO Sabrosa
Jérémy CLÉMENT9Didier DROGBA(p)
Luca TONI10Gennaro GATTUSO
(c,p)Bafétimbi GOMIS11Ryan GIGGS(f)
Mark SCOTTManagerJohn PICKFORD
Angelo OGBONNA  12  Fabio GROSSO
Steve MANDANDA  13  DIEGO Alves
Grégory SERTIC  14  Haris SEFEROVIC
Fabien LEMOINE  15  Ante RUKAVINA
Sidney SAM  16  Mario TICINOVIC
 
Manchester City
 
League position: 5
Away league form: XLWW
Overall league form: WWXWLWWW
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Coventry City 1 Manchester City 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 31,988, Stadium: Ricoh Arena, Referee: Steve Bennett 6)

Toni 41¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Drogba 21¹, Gattuso 26¹
  
  
 Simão 4¹, Giggs 13¹, Barry 2²
72
1312
312
84
75
159
62
51%49%
Man of the match: Jakub Blaszczykowski