League One
January 16, 2013
Coventry City
1 - 0
Tranmere Rovers
League One
19:45 +00:00, January 16, 2013
Ricoh Arena, England
Referee: Gavin Ward
Leaders Rovers slip to City defeat
Scoring Summary
| Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|
| Leon Clarke (20') |
Teams
| Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|
| 1 Joe Murphy | 1 Owain fon Williams |
| 24 Richard Wood | 14 Zoumana Bakayogo |
| 25 William Edjenguele | 2 Danny Holmes |
| 21 Cyrus Christie | 4 Ash Taylor |
| 39 Blair Adams | 23 Donervorn Daniels |
| 12 Steven Jennings | 12 Danny Harrison |
| 8 Carl Baker | 6 Liam Palmer |
| 32 Franck Moussa | 17 Max Power |
| 10 John Fleck | 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro |
| 11 Gary McSheffrey | 18 David Amoo |
| 15 Leon Clarke | 20 Michael O'Halloran |
| Substitutes | |
| 13 Chris Dunn | Jason Mooney 33 |
| 2 Jordon Clarke | Ian Goodison 5 |
| 5 Nathan Cameron | Paul Black 3 |
| 7 David Bell | Andy Robinson 10 |
| 16 Adam Barton | Abdulai Bell-Baggie 22 |
| 4 Conor Thomas | Adam McGurk 11 |
| 14 Stephen Elliott | Cole Stockton 16 |
| Substitutions | |
| Conor Thomas for John Fleck (65) | Cole Stockton for Danny Harrison (62) |
| Stephen Elliott for Franck Moussa (65) | Adam McGurk for Michael O'Halloran (70) |
| Abdulai Bell-Baggie for David Amoo (77) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Zoumana Bakayogo (58) | |
| Danny Holmes (81) | |
| · Squads: Coventry City | Tranmere Rovers | |
Coventry condemned table-topping Tranmere to only their fifth defeat of the season as Leon Clarke's goal secured a 1-0 win for City.
The Sky Blues were in complete control in the first half and the only disappointment for manager Mark Robins was the fact they only had one goal to show for their dominance.
Gary McSheffrey shot wide after a strong run in the fifth minute before full-back Cyrus Christie forced Owain Fon Williams into a smart stop shortly afterwards after cutting in from the right.
The home side took the lead in the 19th minute when Carl Baker floated a corner to the back post which Richard Wood headed straight into the path of a grateful Clarke and he volleyed home from close range.
Clarke should have doubled City's lead nine minutes before the break but he headed straight at Fon Williams from Baker's cross.
Tranmere could only improve in the second half - and they did - but it was still Coventry who were on top and McSheffrey went close on three occasions.
The closest Ronnie Moore's team came to an equaliser was a goalmouth scramble in the 71st minute which began with an Ash Taylor header being saved, but the home side eventually cleared.
Joe Murphy made a fine save in the dying minutes to deny Zoumana Bakayogo.