This was the first league meeting between Coventry City and Stoke City since April 2008
Coventry City suffered their third straight 0-0 home draw at St Andrew's as they took a point off promotion-chasing Stoke City.
In a game of few on-target efforts, it was a third successive away goalless draw for Michael O'Neill's Potters.
Stoke midfielder Jordan Thompson went close either side of the break, hitting the bar with the second of his two attempts.
Striker Steven Fletcher could have earned the visitors all three points but was twice wide with good headed chances, first when Nathan Collins headed a deep free-kick across goal and then from Tommy Smith's cross.
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Coventry striker Matty Godden, last season's top scorer, was making his first start for almost two months after a foot injury, but he fired the hosts' best chance straight at Joe Bursik.
The behind-closed-doors fixture ended with both sides racking up their fifth 0-0 draw in 21 Championship games this season.
Stoke, who stay seventh, are now unbeaten in their last five away league games against Coventry, having now kept a clean sheet in 11 of 13 away trips this season.
While, after shipping 12 goals in their first five home league matches this season, Mark Robins' men, who remain 18th, have now let in just one in their last five at their rented Birmingham home.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsCoventry
- 13Wilson2Ãstigard5McFadzean15Hyam14SheafSubstituted forBiamouat 74'minutes23Dabo38Hamer8Allen21McCallum24GoddenSubstituted forBakayokoat 74'minutes11O'HareSubstituted forShipleyat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Biamou16Pask17HilÃner18Giles20Bakayoko22Camp26Shipley29Da Costa41Bapaga
Stoke
- 32Bursik37Collins36Souttar12Chester14Smith25Powell24Cousins34ThompsonBooked at 57minsSubstituted forAllenat 64'minutes11McClean18Brown21Fletcher
Substitutes
- 4Allen6Batth7Ince9Vokes17Shawcross20Oakley-Boothe23Verlinden28Lonergan35Tymon
Referee:Jarred GillettMatch StatsHome TeamCoventryAway TeamStokePossessionHome46%Away54%ShotsHome7Away11Shots on TargetHome2Away1CornersHome7Away6FoulsHome12Away11Live TextPost update
Match ends, Coventry City 0, Stoke City 0.
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Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Stoke City 0.
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Offside, Stoke City. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
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Josef Bursik (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City).
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Substitution, Coventry City. Jordan Shipley replaces Callum O'Hare.
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Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
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Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Smith with a cross.
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Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
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Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
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Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Callum O'Hare is caught offside.
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Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
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Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Powell.
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Attempt blocked. Leo Ãstigard (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
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Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
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Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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