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Coventry City failed to register an effort on target at the CBS Arena as they were held to a goalless draw by Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.
Michael Carrick’s Boro were the greater threat in a tense but poor contest.
They came closest to scoring when Chuba Akpom and Isaiah Jones brought first-half saves from keeper Ben Wilson.
Mark Robins’ side will need to improve in Wednesday’s second leg at the Riverside Stadium.
The Championship’s two top scorers, 29-goal Akpom and City’s 21-goal striker Viktor Gyokeres, managed just one effort on target effort between them, when Wilson touched the Middlesbrough forward’s shot on to the bar.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Wilson
- 16McNally
- 5McFadzean
- 3Doyle
- 7Norton-Cuffy
- 28EcclesSubstituted forAllenat 66′minutes
- 6Kelly
- 38Hamer
- 27Bidwell
- 17Gyökeres
- 24Godden
Substitutes
- 1Moore
- 2Panzo
- 8Allen
- 11Wilson-Esbrand
- 14Sheaf
- 18Maguire
- 23Dabo
Middlesbrough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Steffen
- 14Smith
- 17McNair
- 26Lenihan
- 3Giles
- 30Hackney
- 4Mowatt
- 2JonesSubstituted forForssat 68′minutes
- 29AkpomBooked at 79mins
- 8McGree
- 10ArcherSubstituted forCrooksat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Fry
- 7Barlaser
- 15Dijksteel
- 21Forss
- 23Roberts
- 25Crooks
- 27Bola
- Referee:
- Robert Madley
- Attendance:
- 28,874
Live Text
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Match ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
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Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
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Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
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Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
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Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
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Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
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Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
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Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
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Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
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Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
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