Coventry City failed to register an effort on target at the CBS Arena as they were held to a goalless draw by Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off semi-final first leg.
Michael Carrick’s Boro were the greater threat in a tense but poor contest.
They came closest to scoring when Chuba Akpom and Isaiah Jones brought first-half saves from keeper Ben Wilson.
Mark Robins’ side will need to improve in Wednesday’s second leg at the Riverside Stadium.
The Championship’s two top scorers, 29-goal Akpom and City’s 21-goal striker Viktor Gyokeres, managed just one effort on target effort between them, when Wilson touched the Middlesbrough forward’s shot on to the bar.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Wilson
- 16McNally
- 5McFadzean
- 3Doyle
- 7Norton-Cuffy
- 28EcclesSubstituted forAllenat 66′minutes
- 6Kelly
- 38Hamer
- 27Bidwell
- 17Gyökeres
- 24Godden
Substitutes
- 1Moore
- 2Panzo
- 8Allen
- 11Wilson-Esbrand
- 14Sheaf
- 18Maguire
- 23Dabo
Middlesbrough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Steffen
- 14Smith
- 17McNair
- 26Lenihan
- 3Giles
- 30Hackney
- 4Mowatt
- 2JonesSubstituted forForssat 68′minutes
- 29AkpomBooked at 79mins
- 8McGree
- 10ArcherSubstituted forCrooksat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Fry
- 7Barlaser
- 15Dijksteel
- 21Forss
- 23Roberts
- 25Crooks
- 27Bola
- Referee:
- Robert Madley
- Attendance:
- 28,874
Live Text
Match ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Middlesbrough 0.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Cameron Archer.
Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).
Foul by Cameron Archer (Middlesbrough).
Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
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