Match Day Thread Coventry City v Pompey

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Tickets are still available for Pompey’s match at Coventry on Tuesday evening.

Blues fans have already snapped up more than 1,700 seats for the Ricoh Arena contest, which kicks-off at 7.45pm.

 

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Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge will be assessed ahead of facing Portsmouth after suffering a freak injury watching ice hockey.

The 25-year-old was hit in the head by the puck while he watched Coventry Blaze's match against Sheffield Steelers on Sunday. He trained with a bandaged head on Monday while Junior Brown is expected to miss Coventry's next two games after suffering concussion in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Sunderland.

Conor Chaplin cannot play against his parent club when they travel to the Ricoh Arena while Max Biamou is out for the season with a knee injury but Jodi Jones is back from his own long-term knee problem.

If Lee Burge is missing through injury, then ex-Pompey reserve keeper Liam O'Brien will face his old club.

Other former players are skipper Michael Doyle and defender Tom Davies.

 

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Coventry

• 1 Lee Burge
• 4 Jordan Willis
• 5 Tom Davies
• 15 Dominic Hyam
• 17 Dujon Sterling
• 23 Luke Thomas
• 20 Tom Bayliss
• 8 Michael Doyle (c)
• 26 Jordan Shipley
• 18 Jonson Clarke-Harris
• 22 Anthony Andreu

Substitutes

• 6 Liam Kelly
• 7 Jodi Jones
• 11 Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila
• 13 Liam O'Brien
• 16 Abu Ogogo
• 21 Amadeu Bakayoko
• 27 Jordon Thompson

 

Match has kicked off at the Ricoh Arena.

 

Attempt blocked. Brett Pitman (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 4th minute.

 

Attempt missed. Ben Close (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 6th minute.

 

Dujon Sterling booked for fouling Gareth Evans. 19th minute.

 

Tom Naylor booked for a foul on Luke Thomas. 28th minute.

 

Jonson Clarke-Harris shot saved by Craig MacGillivray. 31st minute.

 

Attempt saved. Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 31st minutes.

 

45 minutes up. 3 minutes added on by the 4th official.

 

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0-1 to Pompey Ronan Curtis with his 6th goal of the season. Assisted by Brett Pitman with a header. 47th minute.

 

Half time whistle. 0-1 to Pompey.

 

Coventry substitute - Dominic Hyams off, replaced by Jordon Thompson.

 

Second half kicks off.

 

Down the pub I would think How are you keeping ?

 

Booking for Gareth Evans for a foul on Thomas. 47th minute.