Coventry 2-1 Newcastle (Dec 16, 1996)

COV

NEW

6'

Darren Huckerby

Assist: Kevin Richardson

31'

Gary McAllister

Assist: Darren Huckerby

61'

Alan Shearer

Assist: Peter Beardsley

77'

Eoin Jess

Noel Whelan

89'

Brian Borrows

Darren Huckerby

89'

Dion Dublin

89'

Rob Lee

89'

Paul Williams

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	21	12	5	32	75
2	Newcastle	38	19	11	8	33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	3	59
7	Sheffield Wed	38	14	15	9	-1	57
8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	3	56
9	Leicester	38	12	11	15	-8	47
10	Tottenham	38	13	7	18	-7	46
11	Leeds	38	11	13	14	-10	46
12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	-13	46
13	Rovers	38	9	15	14	-1	42
14	West Ham	38	10	12	16	-9	42
15	Everton	38	10	12	16	-13	42
16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	-6	41
17	Coventry	38	9	14	15	-16	41
18	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	-18	40
19	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-9	39
20	Nottm Forest	38	6	16	16	-28	34

Game Summary

Coventry City emerged victorious over Newcastle United, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on December 17, 1996.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 17

December 16, 1996

COV

Lineup

NEW

1

Ogrizovic

1

Srníček

2

Shaw

5

Peacock

4

Williams

26

Elliott

5

Daish

27

Albert

6

Richardson

7

Lee

10

McAllister

18

Gillespie

11

Salako

19

Watson

12

Telfer

8

Beardsley

8

Whelan

77'

9

Shearer

9

Dublin

10

Ferdinand

28

Huckerby

89'

14

Ginola

COV

Substitutes

NEW

7

Jess

77'

16

Borrows

89'

6'

D. Huckerby scores a goal. K. Richardson assists on the shot.

31'

G. McAllister scores a goal. D. Huckerby assists on the shot.

61'

A. Shearer scores a goal. P. Beardsley assists on the shot.

77'

E. Jess enters the game. N. Whelan leaves the game.

89'

B. Borrows enters the game. D. Huckerby leaves the game.

89'

D. Dublin receives a yellow card.

89'

R. Lee receives a yellow card.

89'

P. Williams receives a yellow card.

COV

NEW

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Brian Borrows B. Borrows	1	0	0
Darren Huckerby D. Huckerby #7	89	1	1
Dion Dublin D. Dublin #9	90	0	0
Eoin Jess E. Jess #7	13	0	0
Gary McAllister G. McAllister #10	90	1	0
John Salako J. Salako #11	90	0	0
Kevin Richardson K. Richardson	90	0	1
Liam Daish L. Daish #5	90	0	0
Noel Whelan N. Whelan #8	77	0	0
Paul Telfer P. Telfer #12	90	0	0
Paul Williams P. Williams #4	90	0	0
Richard Shaw R. Shaw #5	90	0	0