Summary

  • Helik scores 95th-minute equaliser for Huddersfield

  • Coventry had led through unusual Ayari goal

  • Moore's first game in charge since replacing Warnock as Huddersfield boss

  • Terriers stretch unbeaten run to four games

  • Coventry winless in six and remain point below visitors

  1. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Sorba Thomas whips a fierce shot at goal from a wide free-kick and Ben Wilson has to be on his mettle to palm it away.

    Coventry hanging on at the moment.

  2. YELLOW CARDpublished at 66 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield forward Josh Koroma is in the book for a foul about 40 yards from the Coventry goal.

  3. 'Much better Huddersfield pressure'published at 21:24 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Matt Glennon
    Former Huddersfield keeper on BBC Radio Leeds

    That's really good sustained pressure from Huddersfield.

    Sorba Thomas is having a bigger impact.

    It's much better pressure but you've got to capitalise and put the ball in the back of the net.

  4. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 64 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    The Terriers are keeping the pressure on here and making a change.

    Jaheim Headley is off and Sorba Thomas is on and straight over to take a corner.

  5. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield are a different team this half.

    Delano Burgzorg shows good patience to eventually craft half a yard to get a shot off from 20 yards or so out.

    It's firmly hit but Ben Wilson does well in the Coventry goal to get both wrists behind it and beat it away.

  6. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield force Ben Wilson into his first bit of work.

    It's a comfortable save for the Cov goalkeeper from a Jack Rudoni effort but, again, better from the Terriers.

  7. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Huddersfield look a yard or two quicker this half.

    Jack Rudoni comes in off the right and smashes a shot miles over.

    It's not much but it's more than what they offered in that first 45 minutes.

  8. 'Coventry got to be careful'published at 21:12 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Steve Ogrizovic
    Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR

    Coventry v HuddersfieldImage source, PA Media

    Coventry have just got to be careful not to give Huddersfield anything.

    They've got to make sure they stay in front by being solid at the back, making good decisions in midfield and see if they can go and get that second.

  9. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Eesh.

    Huddersfield pinch the ball high up the pitch and Delano Burgzorg looks to roll it back to the on-rushing Ben Wiles 20 yards out.

    However, Wiles dummies it rather than take a shot and... There isn't a Huddersfield player behind him.

  10. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Ah, that sums up Ellis Simms' season so far.

    The former Everton man makes a good run to get himself into some space and going at the Huddersfield defence.

    His first touch looks fine but he can't get his shot off and the opening goes.

    His contribution was vital to his side's opener in this one but he looks like a player who really needs a goal.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

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    Paul: That Coventry goal was less about Yasin Ayari using his hands to score and more about trying to protect his 'crown jewels'!

    The Brighton loanee is certainly unlikely to score another goal quite like his first for the Sky Blues, that's for sure!

  12. Second halfpublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Darren MooreImage source, Rex Features

    The home side get us back under way.

    Huddersfield offered VERY little in the first half but no changes at the break.

  13. The story of Coventry's unusual openerpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

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    So just how did Coventry come to score their opener?

    Well... first, Ellis Simms worked some space before lashing a fierce drive against the bar.

    Ellis Simms shootsImage source, PA Media

    The ball then rebounded into the unknowing midriff of Yasin Ayari before rolling into the corner...

    Yasin Ayari scoresImage source, Rex Features

    No wonder the teenage Sweden forward look a bit sheepish in his celebration! But they all count.

    Coventry celebrateImage source, PA Media
  14. When is an assist not an assist?published at 20:55 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

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    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at the CBS Arena

    The scorer's name has gone down as Yasin Ayari for that Coventry City goal.

    Ok, it was reward for doing the right things for the on-loan Brighton teenager, for following up, as they are all taught to do, and being in the right place at the right time.

    But we all know it was Ellis Simms' goal really, for a jaw-dropping piece of old-fashioned swashbuckling centre-forwardry.

    But, team player though he obviously is, what will really tick Big Simmsy off when he gets back to the dressing room at half-time is discovering that he does not even get an assist for it!

    What does a man have to do to get an assist? Surely has to be a quirk of the system the stattos and soccer boffins need to iron out!

    It must be frustrating enough to have not yet opened his account for the Sky Blues, without being robbed of a good stat too.

  15. Huddersfield struggling to get ball downpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

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    Matt Glennon
    Former Huddersfield keeper on BBC Radio Leeds

    I think the lack of Huddersfield midfield is the biggest concern.

    They're not getting hold of the ball.

    They've got willing runners but it's coming to them in the sky - they're not going to beat the Coventry backline like that.

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 25 September 2023

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Darren MooreImage source, PA Media

    Advantage Coventry at the break thanks to one of the more... unusual goals you'll see this season.

    Yasin Ayari opened the scoring for the home team, who have had the better of things it should be said, when he converted on the rebound when Ellis Simms' shot cannoned off the crossbar and hit him... Well, it hit him.

    The Terriers have looked a little more lively in the final 10 minutes of the half but Sky Blues goalkeeper Ben Wilson hasn't had anything to do yet.

    New Town boss Darren Moore will need his side to step it up if they're to take anything from this match.

  17. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Into one minute of time added on.

    Huddersfield have been a bit brighter these past few minutes but work for new gaffer Darren Moore to do in the break.

  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 40 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    First booking of the game.

    Josh Koroma does really well to plough a lone furrow down the Huddersfield right and Jay Dasilva chops it down.

    Clear yellow.

  19. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    The onus is going to be on Huddersfield to try and get back into this now.

    The Sky Blues have kept two clean sheets in their three home league games.

    However, when they did concede, they let three in in a 3-3 draw with Watford.

  20. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Coventry 1-0 Huddersfield

    Just before that slightly fortuitous goal I was about to say that of the 21 previous meetings between these sides only two had ended goalless.

    So, in some ways, am I to thank for that goal? Not for me to say.