Full Time
(19,602)
85'
Goal
Egil Ostenstad
Game #3439 | League game #3085
Season game #1 | Premier League game #1
Highfield Road game # | Gordon Strachan game #
Coventry City 14th | Southampton 6th (20)
Dave Jones’ Saints grab their first opening day win for 11 years to deflate the Moroccans’ debut day. Hadji is at the heart of everything but too many chances go begging. Noel Whelan is in trouble for saying he wants to play for Leeds, and Saints are on the verge of signing Soltvedt.
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Referee:
P Jones
77'
70'
Substitutes
70'
77'
Coach
1
Paul Jones
2
Jason Dodd
83'
6
Dean Richards
5
Claus Lundekvam
15
Francis Benali
9
Mark Hughes
4
Chris Marsden
30
Hassan Kachloul
89'
7
Matthew Le Tissier
85'
17
Marian Pahars
10
Egil Ostenstad
22'85'
Substitutes
13
Neil Moss
3
John Beresford
89'
8
Matt Oakley
14
Stuart Ripley
85'
29
Marco Almeida
Coach
Dave Jones
1
15
5
6
2
30
4
9
7
10
17
Coventry City
Southampton
22'
Yellow Card
Egil Ostenstad
Foul on Marc Edworthy
Substitute
70'
In:John Aloisi
Out:Darren Huckerby
Substitute
77'
In:Steve Froggatt
Out:Youssef Chippo
83'
Yellow Card
Jason Dodd
Foul on Paul Williams
85'
0:1
Goal
Egil Ostenstad
85'
Substitute
In:Stuart Ripley
Out:Matthew Le Tissier
89'
Substitute
In:John Beresford
Out:Hassan Kachloul
Coventry City
Southampton
Coventry City
Southampton
85'
Out
Matthew Le Tissier
In
Stuart Ripley
89'
Out
Hassan Kachloul
In
John Beresford
