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15:12 Not vintage second half by Town but they came through with the points - with bags of room for improvement.

15:12 Result Town 2 Coventry 1

15:12 Simpson's free-kick hits the underside of the bar and rebounds safety. Phew!

15:10 Free-kick Coventry just outside box

15:07 Four minutes of stoppage time

15:02 Wright comes out of the area to clear rather fortunately as Town are hanging on. Wright then has to tip over the bar after a deflection by Shumulikoski who has just replaced the tiring Lisbie

14:59 Coventry scorer Morrison - not Morris (fingers getting tangled!!)

14:57 Town concede their first goal under Keane, and you could sense it coming. Town fail to deal with a corner, and when the ball is headed back into the six-yard box, Morris has an easy task to turn the ball into the net.

14:56 Town 2 Coventry 1

14:56 GOAL

14:53 A tremendous long pass by Stead sets Haynes running through and his lob beats Westwood, but rolls a yard wide of the far post. Quinn comes on for Counago.

14:49 The game has lost its lustre and both sides are making mistakes with the final whistle awaited - the game is won.

14:45 Attendance: 27,225

14:42 To chants of 'sign him up' Giovani is replaced by Haynes. Cain replaces Best for Coventry.

14:38 The impressive Stead heads down and Lisbie goes clear, but he is tackled before getting in his shot.

14:38 Town fans even more joyous - Norwich are now losing 5-1!

14:35 Beuzelin replaces right back Osbourne

14:32 Miss of the season. Stead goes down the right and his low cross causes confusion inside the six-yard box. The ball rolls to Norris with an open goal, but side-foots against the underside of the bar from six-yards. Giovani is crushed in the melee as the ball comes across and needs treatment. Town fans singing despite the glaring miss as Norwich are now 4-1 down.

14:27 Town re-start slowly with Norris doing well to deflect a goalbound shot from Eastwood after a poor punch by Wright.

14:07 Town deserve their lead, but neither goal appeared cleanly struck while Town's goal had been under threat a number of times.

14:05 Fans most be bored - a Mexican wave has started! Half-time Town 2 Coventry 0

14:03 Three minutes of stoppage time

14:01 Simpson shoots hard across goal, but a foot wide with the game continuing at a good pace and no end of season affair.

13:59 Bruce gets in the way of a shot by Doyle as Coventry look dangerous down their left side.

13:53 Wright saves a header from Best comfortbaly above his head with the visitors still competing, but now being generally outplayed.

13:52 Town fans are in heaven with Town winning and Norwich losing 3-0. Grandison comes on to replace the groggy McPake. Simpson shoots into row Z after a Coventry free-kick. It was Counago's 11th goal of the season.

13:48 Peters makes a last-ditch block to deny Eastwood as the ex-Southend eyes up a free shot on goal.

13:45 Lisbie ran the left after a ball fro Giovani and his low cross sees Stead turn and fire against the face of McPake who goes down like a stone. Counago takes possession beyond the far post to dink a shot over the forward-diving keeper and into the vacant net.

13:42 Town 2 Coventry 0

13:42 Steads finds Giovani, and the Mexican international cuts inside to score with a left foot shot through a ruck of players into the far corner. GOAL!

13:41 Town 1 Coventry 0

13:40 Peters is linking well with Giovani down the right, and his cross just pass evades Norris at the far post. GOAL!

13:39 Staed goes clear to put the ball neatly into the net after a pass by Counago, but is incorrectly ruled offside!

13:35 Peters has a low cross cut out on the six-yard box and Town are now stepping up their game somewhat in the sunshine.

13:31 With chants the Norwich 'are losing 1-0', Peters and Giovani combine down the right but the cross from the by-line is too high. The busy Counago then lets fly from 22-yards with the ball goinga foot wide.

13:30 It is mainly the visitors - making the most of a makeshift Town defence, and Ipswich's inability to turn it on at home this campaign

13:25 Scare for Town as Coventry make inroads after hesitent Town play - with Simpson shooting a foot wide of the far post after going clear at an angle.

13:23 Stead goes racing towards goal but is thwarted by a number of defenders with a party atmosphere in the ground - with Keane giving a wave in reply to chants of 'Keano' from the North Stand. Smith was playing at left back with Giovani and Lisbie wide and Stead playing just behind Counago up front

13:15 It was a sunny afternoon as the players came out in front if a near full house - with receiving a huge round of applause as he made his way to the home dug-out.

13:10 Coventry manager Chris Coleman had written off central defender Elliott Ward’s season through injury, but lo and behold he was on the team sheet where there was no place for keeper Andy Marshall because of a back problem.

12:53 Tommy Smith - who played the opening game of the season before breaking an ankle - was back in for the final game. Jon Stead also started. The two left out were Matt Richards, who wa son the bench and Ivan Campo. Also on the bench were Bialkowski, Haynes, Quinn and Shumulikoski.

12:51 The new home era with Roy Keane in charge begins with a visit of Coventry - with Town making two changes from the side that beat Cardiff last weekend.

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