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Coventry City v Swindon Town

Last updated : 18 April 2014 By Covsupport New Service

Coventry City take on Swindon Town, at Sixfields, for the penultimate 'home' game of the season.

Coventry City manager Steven Pressley has named three changes to the side to face Swindon Town at Sixfields.
 
Midfielder Conor Thomas returns to the side with Anton Robinson dropping to the bench.
 
After an impressive 60 minutes for the Under-21s against Huddersfield Town on Monday, Nathan Delfouneso starts for City, replacing Nathan Eccleston who is on the bench.
 
Mark Marshall also drops to the bench and captain Carl Baker returns to the starting line-up.

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Steven Pressley has made three changes for this afternoon's game against  Swindon Town at Sixfields.

Conor Thomas returns to midfield to replace Anton Robinson who is on the bench.

Striker Nathan Delfouneso starts after impressing in the U21'a game at Huddersfield last Monday, he replaced Nathan Eccleston who is dropped to the bench.

Also dropped to the bench is Michael Marshall who makes way for captain Carl Baker.

Teams: Coventry City: Murphy (GK), Christie, Clarke, Webster, Willis, Thomas, Prutton, Fleck, Baker (C), Delfouneso, Wilson. Subs: Burge (GK), Adams, Seaborne, Marshall, McGeouch, Robinson, Eccleston.


Swindon Town: Foderingham (GK), Thompson, Byrne, Luongo, Pritchard, McEveley, Smith, Branco, Gladwin, Stephens, Archibald-Henville. Subs: Belford (GK), Harley, Waldon, Storey, Barthram, Cox, Barker.

It is a cloudy and windy afternoon at Sixfields.

The match is underway.

1.Swindon win a corner which is cleared, then Murphy pushes over a Smith header for another corner, quickly follwed by two more conrers.

3. Wilson fires a shot over the bar.

6.McEverly fires wide from 20 yards.

8. GOAL: Alex Pritchard put Swindon ahead after the City defence watch a loose ball.

18. City win a corner, which goes out goes out for a goal kick.

27. Swindon win two corners in quick succesion.

31. Murphy catches a Swindon corner.

38. Murphy brilliantly pushes away a Luongo shot for a Swindon corner.

42. GOAL.John Fleck equalises with a low drive from the edge of the area.

454. Defouneso fires wide.

Half time: Coventry City 1 (Fleck)  Swindon Town 1 (Pritchard)

Attendance 3091, 1092 Swindon.

The second half is underway.

49. McEverley is booked for squaring up to Wilson after he fouled the City striker.

55.Delfounseo loses the ball and Gladwin collects the ball ands shoots wide from 25 yards.

60. Swindon attack, Webster clears for City.

63. Swindon corner won by Pritchard who is being booed by the City fans. Swindon win a second corner.

67. A Thompson shot goes into the side netting off Murphy for a Swindon corner.

68. Substitution for City. Delfouneso off, Ecclestone on.

70. Smith shot goes wide.

Substitution for City. Baker off, McGeouch on.

73. Pritchard fires over from 20 yards.

80. A City free kick 25 yards out is swung in by Fleck and just misses Jordan Clarke.

81. Pritchard wins a corner for Swindon. Murphy had to save from Archibald-Henville.

83. Ecclestone has a poor shot that goes straight to Foderingham in the Swindon goal.

86. Jordan Clarke is  booked

87.Substitution for Swindon. Galdwin off, Storey on.

City win a corner after a tame shot from Ecclestone is cleared.

90+3 GOAL: Swindon take the lead from a Smith header.

Full Time: Coventry City 1 (Fleck)  Swindon Town 2 (Pritchard, Smith)