Watford 0-1 Coventry - February 27, 1988 / Division 1 1987/1988
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WAT
0' - Goal
David Speedie
WAT
46' - Substitution
Malcolm Allenis substituted by Luther Blissett46
COV
COV
Team line-ups
Watford
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tony Coton | 26 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Morris | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John McClelland | 32 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wilf Rostron | 31 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Jackett | 26 | 210 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nigel Gibbs | 22 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Porter | 21 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin Kuhl | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Malcolm Allen | 46 | 20 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Trevor Senior | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Worrell Sterling | 22 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
93
Coventry
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Ogrizovic | 30 | 155 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Borrows | 27 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Sedgley | 19 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brian Kilcline | 25 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trevor Peake | 31 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Greg Downs | 29 | 105 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nick Pickering | 24 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Phillips | 24 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Bennett | 28 | 164 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Speedie | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cyrille Regis | 30 | 125 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
102
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Luther Blissett | 46 | 30 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Nick Pickering
IN
David Smith
OUT
Cyrille Regis
IN
Dean Emerson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
89
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Sillett vs Watford
4 victories
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures
No Coventry manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before John Sillett has reached 36% of wins in Premier League.
It's the first time David Speedie scores a goal vs Watford in Premier League since the 05/05/1986 (with Chelsea vs Watford )
Cyrille Regis played his game number 10 vs Watford in Premier League
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LWatford 0-1 Manchester United02/01/1988 | DWatford 1-1 Hull City09/01/1988 | VWatford 1-0 Hull City18/01/1988 | DWatford 0-0 Nottingham Forest23/01/1988 | LWatford 1-4 Liverpool13/02/1988 | VWatford 2-0 Port Vale23/02/1988 |
| Overall | LIpswich Town 5-2 Watford25/01/1988 | VCoventry 0-1 Watford30/01/1988 | DNorwich City 0-0 Watford06/02/1988 | LWatford 1-4 Liverpool13/02/1988 | DPort Vale 0-0 Watford20/02/1988 | VWatford 2-0 Port Vale23/02/1988 |
Current form
| Away | DPortsmouth 0-0 Coventry05/12/1987 | VQueens Park Rangers 1-2 Coventry18/12/1987 | LNottingham Forest 4-1 Coventry28/12/1987 | LLiverpool 4-0 Coventry01/01/1988 | DTottenham 2-2 Coventry16/01/1988 | LManchester United 1-0 Coventry06/02/1988 |
| Overall | DTottenham 2-2 Coventry16/01/1988 | LCoventry 0-1 Watford30/01/1988 | LManchester United 1-0 Coventry06/02/1988 | VCoventry 2-0 Ipswich Town09/02/1988 | VCoventry 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday13/02/1988 | DCoventry 0-0 Norwich City20/02/1988 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
27 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
26 |
|
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
8 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
14 |
Losses (Competition total) |
11 |
|
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
7 |
Goals
|
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
27 |
|
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
36 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
39 |
|
17 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.04 |
|
0.69 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.31 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.57 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
15 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
14 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
11 |
|
6 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
11 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Luther Blissett | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Cyrille Regis |  |
| Luther Blissett | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Cyrille Regis | |
| Malcolm Allen | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Brian Kilcline | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Brian Kilcline | |
||
| Luther Blissett | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | Dave Bennett | |
Historical head to head
Home
9 gf
9 ga
Away
10 gf
12 ga
Total
19 gf
21 ga
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
10 ga
Away
9 gf
9 ga
Total
21 gf
19 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
August 31, 1985 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
August 31, 1985 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
December 09, 1980 |
| Away | 3 - 2 |
April 30, 1987 |
Latest head to head
January 30, 1988 - FA Cup 1987/1988
October 03, 1987 - Division 1 1987/1988
April 30, 1987 - Division 1 1986/1987
September 27, 1986 - Division 1 1986/1987
January 18, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
Best historical scorers against Coventry
 |
John Barnes | 3 goals | 1983 - 1986 |
|
Mark Falco | 2 goals | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Neil Smillie | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Luther Blissett | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
|
George Reilly | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
|
Colin West | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
Best historical scorers against Watford
|
Terry Gibson | 4 goals | 1983 - 1985 |
|
Keith Houchen | 2 goals | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Trevor Peake | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
|
Lloyd McGrath | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Micky Adams | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
|
Dave Bennett | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Coventry
|
Wilf Rostron | 10 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
John Barnes | 10 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
|
Nigel Callaghan | 9 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
 |
Kenny Jackett | 8 matches | 1982 - 1986 |
|
Steve Terry | 7 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
|
Luther Blissett | 7 matches | 1982 - 1987 |
Players with most games played vs Watford
 |
Steve Ogrizovic | 7 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Trevor Peake | 7 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Micky Gynn | 7 matches | 1983 - 1987 |
|
Dave Bennett | 7 matches | 1984 - 1987 |
|
Cyrille Regis | 6 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
|
Lloyd McGrath | 5 matches | 1985 - 1987 |
They played in both sides
1 match
9 matches
They played in both sides
1 match
9 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 27, 1988
March 16, 1988
April 12, 1988
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