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Coventry City vs Cardiff City

Championship
Coventry
4-4-5
1-3
Final
Cardiff
5-4-4
Highfield Road Stadium

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
58%Possession42%
17Shots11
11On target7
6Corners1
7Saves10
14Fouls5

Who won: Cardiff 3-1

Cardiff City beat Coventry City 3-1 on Saturday, October 18, 2003 at Highfield Road Stadium. Goals for Coventry: Michael Doyle (11'). Goals for Cardiff: Gareth Whalley (28'), Gavin Gordon (32') and Robert Earnshaw (40' pen).

What it means

  • Cardiff has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Neil AlexanderG
  2. 2Gary CroftD
  3. 3Danny GabbidonD
  4. 4Tony VidmarD
  5. 5Chris BarkerD
  6. 6Richard LangleyM
  7. 7Gareth WhalleyM
  8. 8Mark BonnerM
  9. 9John RobinsonM
  10. 10Robert EarnshawF
  11. 11Gavin GordonF
Coventry14th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Scott ShearerG
  2. 2Andrew WhingD
  3. 3Richard ShawD
  4. 4Steve StauntonD
  5. 5Stephen WarnockM
  6. 6Claus Bech JorgensenM
  7. 7Youssef SafriM
  8. 8Michael DoyleM
  9. 9Dele AdebolaM
  10. 10Patrick SuffoF
  11. 11Andrew MorrellF

Head to head

COV leads series 1-0-1
Last meeting: Coventry 2, Cardiff 2 (Jan 4)

Last 5

CAR
  • T@ SUN0-0
  • L@ CRY1-2
  • Tvs WGA0-0
  • Wvs CAX3-0
  • Lvs WHU2-3
COV
  • Wvs MKD1-0
  • L@ MIL1-2
  • Wvs CAX2-0
  • Tvs WGA1-1
  • Lvs TOT0-3

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Game info

Venue
Highfield Road Stadium, England · Attendance 11,767
Officials
E Ilderton (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCOV leads series 1-0-1

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