Coventry v Norwich Match Preview

By Kevin Bethell & J Bateman
March 14 2003

Coventry v Norwich Preview - Highfield Road - ko 15-00

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Norwich v Coventry

at Carrow Road

ko - 15-00

Team News

Norwich

The free-falling Canaries have been boosted with the news that striker David Healy has re-signed on loan from Preston for another month and goes straight into the squad for the game against another side who have fallen down the table in recent weeks. Having lost four games in a row Norwich know they must string together a good run if they are to have any hope of making the playoffs for the 2nd successive season. Defender Darren Kenton comes back into the side after sitting out the midweek defeat at Portsmouth through suspension.

Coventry

Despite being stretchered off in last weeks draw with Wimbledon player-boss Gary McAllister has included himself in the squad for the trip east following a rapid recovery. Also in the squad are Moroccans Youssef Chippo and Youssef Safri as the Sky Blues look to end the season on a high following some disappointing results of late. However, their task has been made all the more harder as Dean Gordan and Mo Konjic are both ruled out through injury.

Head To Head

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Past Fixtures Between Gillingham and Wimbledon

23/10/2002	Coventry 1	Norwich 1
16,409	Partridge	McVeigh

9/3/2002	Coventry 2	Norwich 1
16,744	Hughes (2)	Libbra
15/12/2001	Norwich 2	Coventry 0
17,889	Rivers, Nielsen

25/1/1995	Norwich 2	Coventry 2
14,024	Adams, Ward	Dublin, Jenkinson
19/11/1994	Coventry 1	Norwich 0
11,885	Jones

26/3/1994	Coventry 2	Norwich 1
13,514	Flynn, Quinn	Eadie
2/10/1993	Norwich 1	Coventry 0
16,239	Fox

16/1/1993	Norwich 1	Coventry 1
13,613	Sutton	Quinn
26/9/1992	Coventry 1	Norwich 1
16,436	Ndlovu	Crook

Top Scorers

Paul McVeigh 18						Jay Bothroyd 21
	13		Goals		8
	34		Games Played		28
	0.38		Goals Per Game Average		0.29
	12		Total Games Scored In		7



	11		Games Scored 1 Goals		6
	1		Games Scored 2 Goals		1
	0		Games Scored 3 Goals		0
	2		Scoring Run (games)		1
	7		Dry Spell (games)		7



	4		Close Range		2
	6		Inside 18 Yard Box		6
	3		Outside 18 Yard Box		0



	8		Shots		3
	1		Headers		3
	4		Volleys		2
	0		Penalties		0
	0		Free Kicks		0

	Importance of Goals taking out top socrers, how results are affected.

	0			W>L			1
	3			W>D			3
	2	D>L		1
	8	Total Points		10

Prediction Norwich 2 Coventry 0

One To Watch Zema Abbey - Norwich

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