Match ends, Coventry City 1, Chesterfield 0.
CoventryCoventry City1ChesterfieldChesterfield0
League One top scorer Adam Armstrong's sixth goal of the season helped Coventry City to a hard-fought win at home to 10-man Chesterfield.
After a dour first half, Armstrong stroked home Jacob Murphy's through-ball to put the home side ahead.
The Sky Blues continued to press and were nearly rewarded but Tommy Lee got down well to save Murphy's low drive.
Chesterfield substitute Mani Dieseruvwe was sent off in the closing stages as Coventry claimed the three points.
Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"We probably made it a bit more nervous than we needed to, but it was an exciting performance. We ultimately deserved to win and we got there in the end.
"In matches like this you have to be resilient and dig in. The frustration is that we didn't take more of our opportunities. That's something we're going to have to work on.
"They're young footballers. Hopefully the supporters will be patient with the team and the ones who came along will see the potential and the shoots of an emerging team."
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Burge
- 18Ricketts
- 21Martin
- 5Johnson
- 3Stokes
- 7Fleck
- 4VincelotBooked at 90mins
- 11O'BrienSubstituted forFortunéat 75'minutes
- 40Kent
- 25Murphy
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forLameirasat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Thomas
- 8Lameiras
- 12Morris
- 17Phillips
- 20Tudgay
- 23Charles-Cook
- 32Fortuné
Chesterfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lee
- 2HerdSubstituted forBanksat 79'minutes
- 4HirdBooked at 90mins
- 6Evatt
- 3Jones
- 5MorsyBooked at 51mins
- 12O'Neil
- 7GardnerSubstituted forAriyibiat 41'minutes
- 10O'Shea
- 11NovakSubstituted forDieseruvweat 45'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 9Ebanks-Blake
Substitutes
- 15Humphreys
- 16Raglan
- 17Gnanduillet
- 24Banks
- 26Dieseruvwe
- 28Ariyibi
- 32Cairns
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Attendance:
- 11,003
Match Stats
Home TeamCoventryAway TeamChesterfield
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home13
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Chesterfield 0.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Booking
Sam Hird (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ryan Kent (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sam Hird (Chesterfield).
Booking
Romain Vincelot (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Romain Vincelot (Coventry City).
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Hird.
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Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Chesterfield) for a bad foul.
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Hand ball by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Chesterfield).
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Sam Hird.
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Attempt missed. Oliver Banks (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Ruben Lameiras replaces Adam Armstrong.
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Foul by Reda Johnson (Coventry City).
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Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Reda Johnson (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
