Coventry and Stoke play out stalemate

Published on: 26 December 2020

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

    13Wilson2Østigard5McFadzean15Hyam14SheafSubstituted forBiamouat 74'minutes23Dabo38Hamer8Allen21McCallum24GoddenSubstituted forBakayokoat 74'minutes11O'HareSubstituted forShipleyat 87'minutes

Substitutes

    9Biamou16Pask17Hilßner18Giles20Bakayoko22Camp26Shipley29Da 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.

90'+4'Full Time

Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Stoke City 0.

90'+4'Post update

Offside, Stoke City. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.

90'+3'Post update

Josef Bursik (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City).

87'Substitution

Substitution, Coventry City. Jordan Shipley replaces Callum O'Hare.

85'Post update

Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.

83'Post update

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.

81'Post update

Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Sam McCallum.

81'Post update

Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'Post update

Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).

80'Post update

Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

79'Post update

Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Callum O'Hare is caught offside.

79'Post update

Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.

79'Post update

Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Powell.

78'Post update

Attempt blocked. Leo Østigard (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

78'Post update

Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).

78'Post update

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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Source: bbc.com

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