Match Thread ⚽️ Coventry City vs Stoke City Match Thread - Saturday 1st Apr (1 Viewer)
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Huge game. Massive. Bigger than the last, but not as big as the next.
Have this down as a loss on my pessimist predictor. They’re in great form, but so are we. Big crowd usually means moaning and a crap performance (unless it’s Wembley). We don’t tend to come back from breaks well.
Gonna sit on the fence and say 1-1 draw. But honestly not sure which way this’ll go.
Wilson
McNally Fadz Doyle
Eccles Hamer Sheaf Allen Bidwell
Gyokeres Walker
S: Moore, Panzo, Dabo, BNC, JWE, Howley, Godden
Have this down as a loss on my pessimist predictor. They’re in great form, but so are we. Big crowd usually means moaning and a crap performance (unless it’s Wembley). We don’t tend to come back from breaks well.
Gonna sit on the fence and say 1-1 draw. But honestly not sure which way this’ll go.
Wilson
McNally Fadz Doyle
Eccles Hamer Sheaf Allen Bidwell
Gyokeres Walker
S: Moore, Panzo, Dabo, BNC, JWE, Howley, Godden
Same team as started Blackpool as long as Dabo is up to it, otherwise bring in Burroughs.
Noticed that Ian Wrights grandson who the press were raving about was on the bench for Northampton at the weekend I guess nepotism can only get you so far.
Stoke have had a uplift in form of late but that's no real indicator. What bothers me is we are unbeaten in 8 matches? But tbf we should have far too much for a very indifferent Stoke & the players should be fully aware what this means if we get 3 points, so should not need motivating. We will make chances, we must make sure we take them.
Same as usual. We need to take our chances and not gift them away at the back.
Hopefully a big crowd to get us over the line
Hopefully a big crowd to get us over the line
Some stats:
Stoke
Overall form: DDWWLW
Away form: DWWLLL
City
Overall: WDDWDW
Home form: DWWDWL
Best possible post match position: Any win and any Millwall L and Norwich L/D or a Norwich win by two goals less than us would put us 6th.
Worst: 10th if we lose and West Brom beat Millwall and Watford beat Luton
Stoke
Overall form: DDWWLW
Away form: DWWLLL
City
Overall: WDDWDW
Home form: DWWDWL
Best possible post match position: Any win and any Millwall L and Norwich L/D or a Norwich win by two goals less than us would put us 6th.
Worst: 10th if we lose and West Brom beat Millwall and Watford beat Luton
One other one worth throwing in-we haven’t lost to them since 2008, including that famous cup tie in 2018.
TBH think we’d be better off being 7th after this, so Millwall and West Brom draw as WBA have a game in hand on us.
Perfect weekend
City win
WBA Millwall draw
Sheff Utd beat Norwich
Watford beat Luton
Birmingham beat Blackburn
Table:
4 Luton P39 64 +10
5 Millwall P39 61+8
6 Blackburn P38 61 +0
7 City P39 60 +11
8 Watford P39 58 +6
9 Norwich P39 57 +10
10 WBA P38 56 +8
Point behind 5th, 4 off 4th. West Brom can’t catch us, best goal difference in the crowd. Then hope Blackburn don’t win their game in hand and it’s entirely in our own hands at that point.
City win
WBA Millwall draw
Sheff Utd beat Norwich
Watford beat Luton
Birmingham beat Blackburn
Table:
4 Luton P39 64 +10
5 Millwall P39 61+8
6 Blackburn P38 61 +0
7 City P39 60 +11
8 Watford P39 58 +6
9 Norwich P39 57 +10
10 WBA P38 56 +8
Point behind 5th, 4 off 4th. West Brom can’t catch us, best goal difference in the crowd. Then hope Blackburn don’t win their game in hand and it’s entirely in our own hands at that point.
One thing you’ve got to hope is Stoke are the definition of a midtable side twelve points off playoffs and relegation. If anyone is going to be on the beach this early it’s them.
Sales don't look bad for the Monday before a game, but no idea how many Stoke are bringing.
Which is possible given their game in hand is burnley
Wonder if they’ll start taking their foot off the gas once promotion and the title are confirmed
I think Walker deserves to start, he did well at Blackpool. So unchanged for me. Allen & Godden to be introduced if we need a goal. Dabo was excellent against Huddersfield and Hull so give him another chance for this one. Can't see a lot of goals in this one. 1-0 COV.
Even if they do, they'll be pedal to the metal v Blackburn surely. A feisty local derby is just about the best game in hand they could have from our point of view
Really tough match this one. They are one of the form teams at the moment beat Sunderland away 5-1 and got a draw at Middlesborough. We will really have to be on top of our game to win this especially if our internationals come back knackered. Unsure how many players they had away on international duty, if they played and if they travelled long distances. Always factors that can contribute to post international games
Can’t wait for Saturday
although big expectations at home
horrible feeling we will lose this one
although big expectations at home
horrible feeling we will lose this one
