Coventry City vs. Chelsea Match Report – Saturday August 15, 1998

FA Premier League (Matchweek 1)

Coventry City

1-0-0

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Manager: Gordon Strachan

Chelsea

0-0-1

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Manager: Gianluca Vialli

Saturday August 15, 1998

FA Premier League (Matchweek 1)

Coventry City vs. Chelsea Historical Head-to-Head

Attendance: 23,042

Venue: Highfield Road, Coventry

Officials: Graham Barber (Referee)

Darren Huckerby · 10’

Dion Dublin · 16’

Gus Poyet · 37’

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Match Summary

Coventry City

Chelsea

Kick Off

10’
1:0

Darren Huckerby

Assist: Dion Dublin

16’
2:0

Dion Dublin

Assist: Noel Whelan

37’
2:1

Gus Poyet

Assist: Dennis Wise

Half Time

69’
2:1

Tore André Flo

for Gianluca Vialli

70’
2:1

Marcus Hall

for Noel Whelan

76’
2:1

Gianfranco Zola

for Roberto Di Matteo

88’
2:1

Paul Hall

for George Boateng

Team Stats

Coventry City	Chelsea
Cards

Coventry City Player Stats

Coventry City Player Stats Table
						Performance
Player	#	Nation	Pos	Age	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	TklW	Int	OG	PKwon	PKcon
George Boateng		nl NED	MF	22-344	87	0	0	0				0	0							0
Paul Hall		jm JAM	FW	26-043	3	0	0	0				0	0							0
David Burrows		eng ENG	DF	29-294	90	0	0	0				1	0							0
Dion Dublin		eng ENG	DF,FW	29-115	90	1	1	0				0	0							0
Trond Egil Soltvedt		no NOR	MF	31-181	90	0	0	0				1	0							0
Magnus Hedman		se SWE	GK	25-149	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Darren Huckerby		eng ENG	FW,MF	22-114	90	1	0	0				1	0							0
Roland Nilsson		se SWE	DF,FW	34-261	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Richard Shaw		eng ENG	DF	29-338	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Paul Telfer		sct SCO	DF,MF	26-298	90	0	0	0				1	0							0
Noel Whelan		eng ENG	FW	23-228	69	0	1	0				0	0							0
Marcus Hall		eng ENG	DF	22-144	21	0	0	0				0	0							0
Paul Williams		eng ENG	DF	27-142	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
13 Players					990	2	2	0				4	0							0

Coventry City Goalkeeper Stats

Coventry City Goalkeeper Stats Table
				Shot Stopping
Player	Nation	Age	Min	SoTA	GA	Saves	Save%
Magnus Hedman	se SWE	25-149	90		1

Chelsea Player Stats

Chelsea Player Stats Table
						Performance
Player	#	Nation	Pos	Age	Min	Gls	Ast	PK	PKatt	Sh	SoT	CrdY	CrdR	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	TklW	Int	OG	PKwon	PKcon
Celestine Babayaro		ng NGA	DF,MF	19-351	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Pierluigi Casiraghi		it ITA	FW	29-164	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Marcel Desailly		fr FRA	DF,MF	29-342	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Roberto Di Matteo		it ITA	MF	28-078	75	0	0	0				1	0							0
Gianfranco Zola		it ITA	FW	32-041	15	0	0	0				0	0							0
Albert Ferrer		es ESP	DF	28-070	90	0	0	0				1	0							0
Ed de Goey		nl NED	GK	31-238	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Graeme Le Saux		eng ENG	DF	29-302	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Frank Leboeuf		fr FRA	DF	30-205	90	0	0	0				0	0							0
Gus Poyet		uy URU	MF	30-273	90	1	0	0				0	0							0
Gianluca Vialli		it ITA	FW	34-037	68	0	0	0				0	0							0
Tore André Flo		no NOR	FW	25-061	22	0	0	0				0	0							0
Dennis Wise		eng ENG	MF	31-242	90	0	1	0				1	0							0
13 Players					990	1	1	0				3	0							0

Chelsea Goalkeeper Stats

Chelsea Goalkeeper Stats Table
				Shot Stopping
Player	Nation	Age	Min	SoTA	GA	Saves	Save%
Ed de Goey	nl NED	31-238	90		2

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