Coventry City 1 - 1 Preston North End

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Coventry City 1 - 1 Preston North End

Postby dutchman » Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:49 pm

The Sky Blues secured a sensational late point against Preston North End at the CBS Arena

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Fabio Tavares scored a dramatic late equaliser to snatch Coventry City a point at the death in a bad tempered game against Preston North End.

The Sky Blues’ miserable run against the Lilywhites looked to continue when Fankaty Dabo conceded a late penalty in a fiercely contested match at the CBS Arena where assistant manager Adi Viveash and North End manager Ryan Lowe were both booked for an off the field clash following the brilliant stoppage time equaliser.

City conceded late on when wing-back Dabo was shown a straight red card for his last man challenge on Emil Riss Jakobsen just minutes after the visitors had been reduced to ten men themselves when centre-back Liam Lindsay was shown a second yellow for a foul on Viktor Gyokeres.

Up stepped Daniel Johnson to score the 89th winner from the spot, sending the outstanding Simon Moore the wrong way after a man of the match display from the goalkeeper who had kept City in the game with a string of fine saves.

But Mark Robins’s men continued to battle to the end with super sub Tavares popping up with a sensational curling effort into the top corner to lift the roof off the Arena.

The game got underway with a lively atmosphere, heightened by over 2,500 travelling fans, with City getting on the offensive early with Todd Kane sending in some decent crosses, one of which Gyokeres connected with on the edge of the six yard box, only to head it over the bar.

The home side enjoyed 70 per cent of the possession in the first 20-odd minutes as the Lilywhites were forced to play a game of containment, failing to create a single chance on goal during that early spell when they picked up two bookings as they attempted to bully City off the ball.

North End began to play their way into the game more as the half progressed when Ched Evans broke in behind down the right and hit a fierce shot from the right of goal which Simon Moore pushed out of harm’s way, albeit the effort looked to be going wide.

There was a nervous moment just after the half hour mark when Dom Hyam won the ball off Alan Browne in the Coventry box and the North End player went to ground, but the referee had a good view and saw nothing untoward.

Moore came to the rescue on 40 minutes when Browne played Evans through on the counter attack, only for the City keeper to make a crucial one-handed save to deny the visitors the lead before the break.

Preston continued to look the more likely at the start of the second half when Evans was again involved, playing the ball to Cameron Archer who lifted it back into the box where Evans got on the end of it, only to be denied by Moore again at the foot of the post.

Martyn Waghorn was played in behind just before the hour but dispossessed by Sepp van den Berg in the box as he attempted to adjust his body to shoot.

The striker and Todd Kane made way for Jake Bidwell and Fankaty Dabo, with Ian Maatsen pushing into an attacking midfield position shortly after as Mark Robins looked for his side to regain control.

But Preston continued to cause problems with Moore once again coming to the rescue in the 76th minute to deny Villa loan man Cameron Archer, with City now forced to play on the counter attack.

The visitors were then reduced to ten men in the 84th minute when centre-back Liam Lindsay took out Gyokeres, with the referee showing the defender his second yellow card of the afternoon.

But Coventry shot themselves in the foot minutes later when Dabo was also sent off, this time with a straight red for a last man tackle on Evans to concede a penalty.

Daniel Johnson converted the 89th minute spot-kick ahead of eight minutes of stoppage time, during which Tavares was thrown on and scored in the 98th minute with a beautifully taken goal that left Daniel Iversen rooted to his line, sparking dramatic scenes on the sidelines as Preston’s manager and Viveash clashed.

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Re: Coventry City 1 - 1 Preston North End

Postby dutchman » Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:48 pm

Coventry snatch point against Preston

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Coventry City rescued a point against bogey side Preston as substitute Fabio Tavares equalised with the last kick of the game in a dramatic finale involving two red cards at the CBS Arena.

After having defender Liam Lindsay sent off on 84 minutes for a second yellow-card offence, 10-man North End then went ahead with just a minute of normal time left.

Coventry defender Fankaty Dabo became the second player to see red when he was adjudged to have brought down Emil Riis Jakobsen - and Daniel Johnson converted the resulting penalty.

But, just four minutes after coming on, Tavares curled in a 98th-minute equaliser to rescue a point to deny Ryan Lowe's Lilywhites and keep Mark Robins' Coventry, who drop to 10th, within three points of the play-off pack.

For all the Sky Blues' relief at rescuing a point, the promotion hopefuls are now winless in their past 17 league meetings with Preston - a run stretching back to September 2007.

It was a remarkable end to an otherwise nondescript game, which for so long looked destined to end 0-0, largely because of home keeper Simon Moore.

North End striker Ched Evans was twice denied on the break by Moore, who continued to thwart him after the interval, as well as reacting to on-loan Villa striker Cameron Archer's deflected shot and tipping Johnson's curler round the post.

But the game erupted when Lindsay was booked for a second time for clattering Viktor Gyokeres into the advertising hoardings.

It looked like that might give Coventry the green light to go on and win it, but inside two minutes referee Keith Stroud evened things up when Riis went over in the box and Dabo was shown his second red card of the season.

After a three-minute delay because of pitch encroachments by angry home supporters, Johnson stepped up to send Moore the wrong way.

But 12th-placed Preston were denied a third consecutive away win when Tavares cut inside to fire into the top corner for his first Sky Blues goal on only his second appearance far from the first injury-time strike this season for late-goal specialists Coventry.

That led to a complaint from vising boss Lowe that the hosts had scored their equaliser in the time added on following the three-minute delay between Dabo being sent off and Preston finally taking their penalty, but opposite number Robins was quick to point out the other causes of Mr Stroud allowing so much added time.

Coventry City boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:

"The people that came onto the pitch deserve everything they get coming to them, because that is sacrosanct. Stay off the pitch. You earn the right to be on that football pitch. They haven't earned the right to be on it.

"It's happening more and more frequently and they shouldn't be allowed back in. That's a disgrace, an absolute non-starter, a criminal offence.

"At the end of the day I'm sure he's complained about the minutes added on because of people invading on the pitch. That isn't what contributed to the added-on time. That was because of the fouls, the sending-offs. All those things culminated in what was added on.

"But they can complain as much as they like. Ultimately, it's a big point for us. We celebrated a goal that they didn't want us to celebrate. I don't think you're allowed to celebrate against them."

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Re: Coventry City 1 - 1 Preston North End

Postby dutchman » Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:17 pm

Ultimately, it's a big point for us.


More like two home points dropped for us! :roll:
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