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Missed Penalty
Gary Speed
78'
Game #3872 | League game #3473
Season game #44 | Championship game #37
Chris Coleman game #
Sheffield United 14th | Coventry City 20th (24)
Andy Marshall saved Gary Speed's penalty but rebound was scored, 78 minutes.
366 away fans
An eighth successive away defeat but a tougher City are unlucky in an exciting and even match. Billy Sharp heads his first of the season after an error by Thornton, and Hughes up-ends Sharp for the penalty. City’s penalty is for Morgan's foul on Mifsud and they go close at the end.
Referee:
TM Kettle
1
Paddy Kenny
26
Derek Geary
3
Gary Naysmith
18
Michael Tonge
5
Chris Morgan
80'
16
Matt Kilgallon
12
David Cotterill
90'
15
Gary Speed
78'
6
James Beattie
57'
24
Billy Sharp
69'70'
14
Dave Carney
64'
Substitutes
13
Ian Bennett
8
Jon Stead
9
Rob Hulse
57'73'
19
Keith Gillespie
64'
33
Ugo Ehiogu
90'
Coach
Kevin Blackwell
88'
77'
63'81'
75'
76'
Substitutes
Coach
Sheffield United
Coventry City
Substitute
57'
In:Rob Hulse
Out:James Beattie
63'
Yellow Card
Elliott Ward
Substitute
64'
In:Keith Gillespie
Out:Dave Carney
Goal
1:0
69'
Billy Sharp
Yellow Card
70'
Billy Sharp
Yellow Card
73'
Rob Hulse
75'
Yellow Card
Jay Tabb
76'
Yellow Card
Stephen Hughes
77'
Yellow Card
Danny Fox
Missed Penalty
78'
Gary Speed
Saved by Andy Marshall - rebound scored. Stephen Hughes foul on Billy Sharp.
Goal
2:0
78'
Gary Speed
Yellow Card
80'
Chris Morgan
81'
2:1
Goal (from penalty)
Elliott Ward
Chris Morgan foul on Michael Mifsud
88'
Yellow Card
Isaac Osbourne
Substitute
90' +1'
In:Ugo Ehiogu
Out:David Cotterill
Sheffield United
Coventry City
Sheffield United
Coventry City
Out
James Beattie
In
Rob Hulse
57'
Out
Dave Carney
In
Keith Gillespie
64'
Out
David Cotterill
In
Ugo Ehiogu
90'
+1
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