Match Day Thread Coventry City v Pompey - EFL Cup

Blues make 11 changes for cup clash

Paul Cook hands debuts to five players at Coventry tonight.

There are starts for summer signings Tom Davies, Adam Buxton, Amine Linganzi and Curtis Main.

Teenage keeper Alex Bass also makes his first appearance between the sticks.

Adam Barton skippers the side, while fellow former Sky Blues Michael Doyle and Carl Baker are on the bench.

Pompey: Bass; Buxton, T.Davies, Barton (c), Naismith; May, Linganzi; Evans, Bennett, Tollitt; Main
Subs: O'Brien, Talbot, Whatmough, Doyle, Baker, Chaplin, Hunt

 

Kyle Bennett brought down in the box - penalty to Pompey in the 19th. minute.

Curtis Main scores top right hand corner on his debut.

0-1 to Pompey !

 

Ben Tollitt tackles Haynes of Coventry who collapses on the pitch "writhing in absolute agony" with Alan Knight on Express FM saying Tollitt won the ball !

No booking by the referee, and the Sky Blues fans and players are furious !

 

4-0 to Pompey ? - cheers jon

 

Half time, and it's 0-1 to PFC.

Sounds like Kyle Bennett is playing well.

 

Haynes equalises for Coventry, so it's now 1-1. 61 minutes played.

 

Conor Chaplin replaces Gareth Evans in the 63rd minute.

 

Substitution, Coventry City. Kyel Reid replaces Marcus Tudgay.

 

Coventry replace Willis with Finch.

 

Pompey replace Adam Buxton with Drew Talbot.

 

2-1 to the Sky Blues, with a goal by Gadzhev.

 

Noel Hunt on for Curtis Main.

 

Kal Naismith scores a beauty from a free kick awarded after he had been fouled 25 yards out.

2-2 now.

 

90 minutes up. 4 minutes of time added on.

 

Referee blows his whistle, and it's 2-2.

30 minutes extra time to come.

 

Still 2-2 after the first 15 minutes of extra time.

 

Coventry score through Andy Rose, so it's now 3-2 at the Ricoh Stadium.

 

Pompey players looking tired now.