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Commentary
4¹A cynical tackle on BELLUSCHI by SIMÃO results in a booking.
7¹A 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)
0²GATTUSO was put clear by ANTONIO LÓPEZ and he pulled away from VIVIANO but glanced his shot just beyond the far post.
2²CLÉMENT flicked a simple chance past the near post.
2²BARRY booked by BENNETT for a late tackle.
4²GOMIS rushed through the Manchester City defence but shot straight at the Manchester City 'keeper.
9²LLORIS 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 VIVIANO6½17 Hugo LLORIS
Ludovic SANÉ6 27½Mats HUMMELS(c)
Scott DANN6½37 Joleon LESCOTT
Eliaquim MANGALA6½47 Luis PEREA
Cheik M'BENGUE7½57½ANTONIO LÓPEZ Guerrero
Etienne CAPOUE6½66½Gareth BARRY
Fernando BELLUSCHI6½77½Jakub BLASZCZYKOWSKI
(f)Paolo DE CEGLIE6½87 SIMÃO Sabrosa
Jérémy CLÉMENT6½97½Didier DROGBA(p)
Luca TONI5½107½Gennaro GATTUSO
(c,p)Bafétimbi GOMIS6½117½Ryan 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