It seems like only a few months ago (and it was!) that I watched a Coventry side be defeated emphatically by a Charlton side with nothing to play for. Despite the loss, Coventry stayed up and at the time I questioned how much longer they'd stay in this league.
With a performance like that yesterday, I think Coventry City fans may have a little more hope this year. Norwich on the other hand, despite an acrobatic display from John Kennedy, looked like starting the year as they finished last season.
A penalty by Elliot Ward put Coventry ahead and it fell to Leon Mackenzie to wrap things up in the 86th minute.
Final Score: Coventry City 2 – 0 Norwich City.
Crystal Palace VS Watford
Watford and Crystal Palace shared a rather dull match in which two very good sides effectively nullified each others chances. Moses of Palace wasted a few shots, as did Tommy Smith of Watford, but other than that it was a game with not much going on. There was a fantastic moment, when Jobi McAnuff shot for goal, and Speroni moved, panther like, to save: a magnificent save that gets my vote as the moment of the week.
That and Neil Warnock's interview post-match, in which he was heard to utter: "I thought it was just two professional sides who have cancelled each other out. I thought we look more likely to score more in the first half but they had more of the possession with the system that they played”. I couldn't agree more with that summation.
Final Score: Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Watford.
Derby County VS Doncaster Rovers
They have followed obediently like sheep, they have not questioned or moaned when things didn't go their way – and yesterday the fans of the rams hit back, booing a frankly toothless and pathetic performance that should start the alarm bells ringing already. The “new look” Derby lost 1-0 to a spirited Doncaster side that look very comfortable when going forward – although it did take them an hour to score, Lewis Guy putting them ahead.
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