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Preview: Ipswich Town After taking a maximum of nine points from the first three games following the international break, Coventry City remain on top of the Championship, looking down on the rest of the division. Promot…

Preview: Ipswich Town
Featuring;

- A welcome return for Sakamoto?
- How Lampard manages minutes during a crucial month.
- A look at a talented Ipswich side yet to fully click.

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Preview: Charlton Athletic Two wins from two to start the post-November international break run of fixtures has cemented Coventry City’s position at the top of the Championship, with Tuesday’s victory over Middle…

Preview: Charlton Athletic

- How Cov deal with possibly only two fully fit forwards
- Kesler-Hayden the key cog in the machine?
- A look at a Charlton side who have shipped 8 goals in 2 games.

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50 Games In: Jack Rudoni Having emerged as the team’s most decisive player over the final months of last season, Jack Rudoni missing nearly two months of football this campaign threatened to be a deadly blow to Coven…

Jack Rudoni is back and has recently hit 50 league appearances for the club.

A look at someone who has the chance, now fit, to become the division's star player.

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HT: Seem to have sacrificed control in order to be quick on the counter. Have looked dangerous going forward but have invited pressure. Middlesbrough are well in this, need another to kill this off.
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Preview: West Bromwich Albion A late win against Stoke City has put Coventry City in charge of the automatic promotion race in the Championship as they head into a tricky run of fixtures up to Christmas. After another gap in th…

Preview: West Bromwich Albion
Featuring;

- Is a return for Rudoni on the cards?
- Changes if Mason-Clark is absent?
- A look at an Albion side struggling for goals.

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10 Games In: Kaine Kesler-Hayden Brought in as Milan van Ewijk’s readymade replacement during the summer, the Dutchman staying at Coventry City has complicated Kaine Kesler-Hayden’s integration into the team. Starting …

Kaine Kesler-Hayden made his 10th league appearance for Coventry City at the weekend. A look at a player who's made a positive impact in a limited role thus far.

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Preview: Stoke City A come-from-behind win against Sheffield United in midweek has ensured that Coventry City will enter the third international break of the season top of the table. A trip to second-placed Stoke City…

Preview: Stoke City
Featuring;

- Can Thomas and Torp make another 90 minutes after recent returns?
- Is Haji's place in jeopardy?
- A Stoke side in searing hot form under Mark Robins.

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100 Games In: Milan van Ewijk If not the most, then one of, the most reliable performers in the team, Milan van Ewijk has quietly reached new heights of quality and importance under Frank Lampard that has made him utterly essen…

It was 100 up for Milan van Ewijk in midweek. A look at possibly the team's most important player, someone who keeps on getting better in Sky Blue.

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50 Games In: Brandon Thomas-Asante Signed to be the back-up option across the front-line, Brandon Thomas-Asante rarely troubled the starting line-up for any reason other than injury to first-choice players last season, this year, he…

After hitting 50 league games for the club in midweek, a look at how Brandon Thomas-Asante has become the Championship's most dangerous attacking player.

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100 Games In: Ellis Simms If last season killed the notion that Ellis Simms was capable of being Coventry City’s first-choice centre-forward, this year has suggested he might at least be capable of contributing in a s…

Ellis Simms hit 100 league games for Coventry City last Friday night. A player who is starting to make an impact in a smaller role after falling short of leading man status.

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Glad to see us win after conceding first for the first time this season, big step forward.

Mason-Clark made a huge difference after coming on. That plus having MvE’s long throws and Torp’s set-pieces is why we’re back winning.

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HT: Not terrible maybe a bit unlucky just lacking conviction at both ends.

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Preview: Sheffield United The unbeaten run finally came to end on Friday night at Wrexham, with the Sky Blues spurning a winning position to come off the wrong side of a 3-2 reverse. While there were extenuating circumstanc…

Preview: Sheffield United
Featuring;

- A return for a more familiar back four?
- Are changes in midfield necessary?
- A look at a dangerous, yet luckless, Sheffield Untied side.

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Playing around with a fresh look to the site today to help improve readability.

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Felt his movement did for Woolfenden more than his physicality. The way he lost him for the second was worrying.

More than anything, really missed an extra body in midfield. Torp made a big difference after coming on. Need Rudoni back as quickly as possible now.

Not great tonight, shows how much having a solid and consistent back line has helped us at the start of this season.

Woollfenden exposed badly but never really put pressure on balls into the box throughout the game.

HT: Far from fluent here so very glad to have the lead. Sakamoto and Mason-Clark looking dangerous down the wings, Wright has kind of been marked out the game. Back four looking unsettled, need a second to kill this off.
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Ever since Robins came in it’s been harder to guess the team selections but yeah, the leaks have clearly been plugged further more recently.

Tbh, when I heard it was a calf issue, I presumed it was as serious as Rudoni’s.

He seems to be in training photos more recently but I would err on the side of caution, personally

Preview: Wrexham After getting something of a let-off last week against a Watford side that repeatedly manufactured big chances, Coventry City will know they’ll have to improve to keep the unbeaten and winnin…

Preview: Wrexham
Featuring;

- The argument for switching to a back three.
- Who takes the long throws with Van Ewijk suspended?
- A look at a Wrexham side struggling for form at home.

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MVE is going to be a huge miss next week. His ability to cover the high line is already hugely important to our play but we’re also losing that long throw to pin teams in as well.

Did well to manage that second half apart from the penalty. High line was exposed today, think that’s where we missed an extra midfielder to put pressure on those passes over the top.
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HT: An all-time great goalkeeping display from Rushworth has turned what could have been a hefty deficit into a comfortable lead.

Watford lulling us with balls in behind but Rushworth’s remarkable efforts in goal have kept them out.
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Preview: Watford A tricky midweek away trip to Portsmouth was navigated with relatively little fuss to extend the unbeaten start to the league season to 11 games, Coventry City will look to stretch that further at …

Preview: Watford
Featuring;

- Wright back in?
- The crucial decision Lampard faces in midfield.
- A look at a Watford side bottom of the away league table.

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125 Games In: Jake Bidwell Having been first-choice for most of his time at Coventry City, Jake Bidwell’s opportunities for playing time at the club now look to be limited as he enters the last year of his contract. A …

Jake Bidwell hit 125 games for Coventry City recently, a look at someone whose role at the club has quickly diminished but still may have some say in how our season goes.

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Felt like a painfully long second-half. Thought the shape made us very passive without the ball and that invited Portsmouth onto us. The benefit was that the front three were always ready to pounce on the counter and that sealed it. Simms and BTA immense today, Grimes as ever a crucial calm head.

HT: the kind of game this far where our set-piece threat is looking invaluable. Not much in it in open play but every time there’s a dead ball we look like scoring.

Preview: Portsmouth After digging out a win at home to Blackburn Rovers after the international break with the team looking a little rusty, Coventry City will be looking to click back into gear over the coming weeks t…

Preview: Portsmouth
Featuring;

- Time to freshen things up?
- Chances for Allen and Simms to impress?
- A look at a Portsmouth side who look like a testing midweek away opponent.

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10 Games In: Carl Rushworth After some shaky early appearances, Carl Rushworth has quickly shown at Coventry City just why the club were so eager to do a permanent deal for him over the summer despite already having a strong …

Carl Rushworth hit ten games for Coventry City at the weekend. A look at someone who has quickly grown in stature between the sticks and could get even better if he can dial in his kicking.

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