Match ends, Coventry City 1, Plymouth Argyle 0.
CoventryCoventry City1PlymouthPlymouth Argyle0
Coventry edged out 10-man Plymouth 1-0 to claim their first League One win of the season.
In a match with few clear-cut chances, Amadou Bakayoko's 42nd-minute penalty proved the difference between the sides.
The striker's first goal in sky blue came when referee Darren Drysdale adjudged Jordy Hiwula to have been tripped as he cut into the box from the left.
Plymouth's misery was completed by a 58th-minute red card for Jamie Ness.
The penalty came in an otherwise forgettable opening 45 minutes with little by way of goalmouth action at either end.
Coventry went closest to breaking the deadlock through Tony Andreu's low shot which Matt Macey blocked at his near post.
Former Coventry favourite Ruben Lameiras then forced home keeper Liam O'Brien into a fine low save just minutes after arriving as a half-time substitute.
But Plymouth's hopes of an equaliser were dented when Ness collected a second yellow card for handball.
And it was Coventry who went closest to finding another goal through two Tom Bayliss efforts before Jordan Shipley failed to convert a one-on-one opportunity.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13O'Brien
- 17Sterling
- 4Willis
- 15Hyam
- 3Mason
- 16Ogogo
- 8Doyle
- 11Hiwula-MayifuilaSubstituted forShipleyat 81'minutes
- 22AndreuSubstituted forThomasat 73'minutes
- 20Bayliss
- 21BakayokoSubstituted forBiamouat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Burge
- 2Grimmer
- 9Biamou
- 19Ponticelli
- 23Thomas
- 26Shipley
- 27Thompson
Plymouth
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Macey
- 22Moore
- 25Wootton
- 14Canavan
- 23Smith-Brown
- 15GrantSubstituted forLameirasat 45'minutes
- 4Songo'oSubstituted forFoxat 72'minutes
- 6NessBooked at 58mins
- 10CareyBooked at 44mins
- 19Ladapo
- 16GrantSubstituted forTaylorat 53'minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 3Sawyer
- 5Edwards
- 8Fox
- 9Taylor
- 11Lameiras
- 20Wylde
- 21Letheren
- Referee:
- Darren Drysdale
- Attendance:
- 11,453
Match Stats
Home TeamCoventryAway TeamPlymouth
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home5
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Plymouth Argyle 0.
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Foul by Maxime Biamou (Coventry City).
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Niall Canavan (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Ashley Smith-Brown (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Ruben Lameiras (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Luke Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ashley Smith-Brown (Plymouth Argyle).
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Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Michael Doyle (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Plymouth Argyle).
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Attempt missed. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matt Macey.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Booking
Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Ryan Taylor (Plymouth Argyle) has gone down, but that's a dive.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Matt Macey.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Shipley (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
