Coventry 3-2 Chelsea (Aug 8, 1997)

COV

CHE

18'

Kyle Lightbourne

40'

Frank Sinclair

Assist: Roberto Di Matteo

41'

Dion Dublin

Assist: John Salako

67'

Mark Hughes

68'

Tore André Flo

Mark Hughes

70'

Darren Huckerby

71'

Tore André Flo

Assist: Roberto Di Matteo

71'

Kyle Lightbourne

Darren Huckerby

80'

Willie Boland

Gary Breen

80'

Jody Morris

Roberto Di Matteo

83'

Dion Dublin

Assist: Gary McAllister

88'

Dion Dublin

Assist: Paul Telfer

89'

Frank Leboeuf

89'

Paul Williams

89'

Dennis Wise

89'

David Burrows

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	35	78
2	Man United	38	23	8	7	47	77
3	Liverpool	38	18	11	9	26	65
4	Chelsea	38	20	3	15	28	63
5	Leeds	38	17	8	13	11	59
6	Rovers	38	16	10	12	5	58
7	Aston Villa	38	17	6	15	1	57
8	West Ham	38	16	8	14	-1	56
9	Derby County	38	16	7	15	3	55
10	Leicester	38	13	14	11	10	53
11	Coventry	38	12	16	10	2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	-5	48
13	Newcastle	38	11	11	16	-9	44
14	Tottenham	38	11	11	16	-12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	-12	44
16	Sheffield Wed	38	12	8	18	-15	44
17	Everton	38	9	13	16	-15	40
18	Bolton	38	9	13	16	-20	40
19	Barnsley	38	10	5	23	-45	35
20	Crystal Palace	38	8	9	21	-34	33

Game Summary

Coventry City emerged victorious over Chelsea, 3 to 2, in the Premier League on August 9, 1997.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 8, 1997

COV

Lineup

CHE

1

Ogrizovic

1

de Goey

2

Shaw

2

Petrescu

3

Burrows

5

Leboeuf

4

Williams

6

Clarke

6

Breen

80'

14

Le Saux

10

McAllister

20

Sinclair

11

Salako

8

Poyet

12

Telfer

11

Wise

14

Egil Soltvedt

16

Di Matteo

80'

7

Huckerby

71'

10

Hughes

68'

9

Dublin

25

Zola

COV

Substitutes

CHE

15

Lightbourne

71'

19

André Flo

68'

17

Boland

80'

28

Morris

80'

18'

K. Lightbourne receives a yellow card.

40'

F. Sinclair scores a goal. R. Di Matteo assists on the shot.

41'

D. Dublin scores a goal. J. Salako assists on the shot.

67'

M. Hughes receives a yellow card.

68'

T. André Flo enters the game. M. Hughes leaves the game.

70'

D. Huckerby receives a yellow card.

71'

T. André Flo scores a goal. R. Di Matteo assists on the shot.

71'

K. Lightbourne enters the game. D. Huckerby leaves the game.

80'

W. Boland enters the game. G. Breen leaves the game.

80'

J. Morris enters the game. R. Di Matteo leaves the game.

83'

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

88'

D. Dublin scores a goal. P. Telfer assists on the shot.

89'

F. Leboeuf receives a yellow card.

89'

P. Williams receives a yellow card.

89'

D. Wise receives a yellow card.

89'

D. Burrows receives a yellow card.

COV

CHE

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Darren Huckerby D. Huckerby #7	71	0	0
David Burrows D. Burrows #3	90	0	0
Dion Dublin D. Dublin #9	90	3	0
Gary Breen G. Breen #6	80	0	0
Gary McAllister G. McAllister #10	90	0	1
John Salako J. Salako #11	90	0	1
Kyle Lightbourne K. Lightbourne #15	19	0	0
Paul Telfer P. Telfer #12	90	0	1
Paul Williams P. Williams #4	90	0	0
Richard Shaw R. Shaw #5	90	0	0
Trond Egil Soltvedt T. Egil Soltvedt #14	90	0	0
Willie Boland W. Boland #16	10	0	0