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Season 2009/20010 -
Match 20 |
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COVENTRY CITY |
0 v 2 |
NEWCASTLE UNITED |
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Shola Amoebi 45
Nile Ranger 82 |
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Date: |
Wednesday 9th December 2009 |
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Venue: |
Ricoh Arena |
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Kick Off: |
7:45pm (GMT) |
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Australian
Live TV:
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None |
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Attendance: |
21,688 |
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Referee: |
Grant Hegley
(Hertfordshire) |
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Coventry: Westwood, Clarke (Grandison 22), Cranie, Barnett, Van
Aanholt, Eastwood, Cork (Madine 85), Gunnarsson (Bell 85),McIndoe, Best,
Morrison
Subs Not Used: Ireland, McPake, Hussey, Jeffers
Booked: Cork |
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Post
Match Comments:
Coventry manager Chris
Coleman:
"We were a lot better than we were on Sunday, but it's still another
game that we haven't won.
Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees, you don't know where the
next three points are coming from.
Peterborough on Saturday is a bigger game; we can only get three points
but at the moment it will feel like 20.
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton praised the character of his players after
the 2-0 win at Coventry made it seven straight victories."
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton:
"It's wonderful, to be where we are at this moment speaks volumes for
this team.
We hope it gives us the confidence and strength to keep getting good
results.
We can do all the talking, clean sheets and winning runs but only one
thing matters: the end of the season." |
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Match Report: |
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Newcastle United extended their lead at
the top of the Championship to seven points after seeing off Coventry
City to secure their seventh consecutive league win at the Ricoh Arena.
A goal in each half from strikers Shola Ameobi and Nile Ranger were the
difference between the sides as the Magpies comfortably ran out 2-0
winners.
The first half was a lively, if scrappy, encounter with Coventry
starting the better, but as the half wore on the league leaders class
started to show.
And on the stroke of half-time the returning Amoebi put Newcastle one
nil up. The impressive Jose Enrique feed Shola with a low pass,
and the Geordie striker spun round his marker and fired home for his
sixth goal of the season.
Naturally the second half saw Coventry try and take the game to
Newcastle more, but the tightest defence in the league never really
looked in trouble.
On 82 minutes the three points were secured when again good work down
the left flank by Enrique saw the Spaniard deliver a perfect cross for
Ranger who slotted home from close range for his first senior goal.
The teenager celebrated in front of the 4,000 travelling fans and
hopefully a weight will have now been taken off his shoulders.
Newcastle now have gone four games in a row without conceding a goal and
are a healthy thirteen points clear of the play-off places.
Next up for the Toon Army is the rejuvenated Barnsley at Oakwell on
Saturday, and this time there will be a massive 7,000 Geordies in South
Yorkshire. |
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