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Goal
Heidar Helguson
43'
Game #3481 | League game #3122
Season game #43 | Premier League game #38
Gordon Strachan game #
Final positions: Watford 20th | Coventry City 14th (20)
The away record is woeful. No wins for the first time ever, 22 games without a win and nine defeats in a row. Graham Taylor’s relegated team show more grit and fight than City in a carnival atmosphere. City’s large following are stunned by Helguson’s overhead kick for the only goal.
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Referee:
UD Rennie
13
Chris Day
36
Neil Cox
51'
6
Paul Robinson
5
Steve Palmer
23
Darren Ward
4
Rob Page
24
Alex Bonnot
9
Tommy Mooney
37
Heidar Helguson
43'
17
Tommy Smith
26
David Perpetuini
69'
Substitutes
1
Alec Chamberlain
16
Nigel Gibbs
51'
19
Clint Easton
20
Johann Gudmundsson
33
Dominic Foley
Coach
Graham Taylor
58'
46'
59'
34'
Substitutes
34'78'
78'
46'
Coach
Watford
Coventry City
34'
Substitute
In:Runar Normann
Out:Ysrael Zuniga
Goal
1:0
43'
Heidar Helguson
46'
Substitute
In:Tomas Antonelius
Out:Paul Williams
Substitute
51'
In:Nigel Gibbs
Out:Neil Cox
58'
Yellow Card
Paul Telfer
Foul on Robert Page
59'
Yellow Card
Youssef Chippo
Foul on Alex Bonnot
Yellow Card
69'
David Perpetuini
Foul on Gary McAllister
78'
Substitute
In:Barry Quinn
Out:Runar Normann
Watford
Coventry City
Watford
Coventry City
Out
Neil Cox
In
Nigel Gibbs
51'
