Colchester United 0-2 Coventry City

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FA Cup: Colchester United 0-2 Coventry City highlights

Former FA Cup winners Coventry made comfortable progress into the second round of this season's competition with a 2-0 victory at Colchester.

Mark Robins' League One promotion chasers were always in control and effectively put the contest to bed with two goals in the opening half hour.

The Sky Blues' opener came on 11 minutes, after a clever ball over the top from Zain Westbrooke. He spotted the darting run of Jordan Shipley, who took a touch before rifling home in emphatic style.

Dean Gerken, who had just made a diving save from Shipley, got a hand to it but was unable to keep the ball out.

It was no more than the visitors deserved, having bossed the early stages, and their second duly followed just before the half-hour mark.

Sam McCallum took a free-kick from deep on the right but his intended ball into the danger zone somehow evaded everyone and nestled inside the far corner.

Coventry nearly added a third but Westbrooke's low drive struck the outside of the left-hand post, with Gerken beaten.

It was the Sky Blues' first away win of the season, stretching their unbeaten run to six games, while League Cup quarter-finalists Colchester were brought back to earth after three straight victories.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Colchester

• 1Gerken
• 2JacksonBooked at 34mins
• 18EastmanBooked at 83mins
• 5Prosser
• 3Bramall
• 14Comley
• 24Stevenson
• 7SeniorSubstituted forNorrisat 70'minutes
• 49PokuSubstituted forSowunmiat 46'minutes
• 15HarriottSubstituted forGambinat 55'minutes
• 45Nouble

Substitutes

• 4Lapslie
• 6Sowunmi
• 9Norris
• 10Brown
• 12Sarpong-Wiredu
• 26Gambin
• 29Ross

Coventry

• 13Wilson
• 4Rose
• 5McFadzean
• 15Hyam
• 23Dabo
• 6KellyBooked at 58mins
• 20Walsh
• 31McCallum
• 25WestbrookeSubstituted forEcclesat 90+2'minutes
• 21Bakayoko
• 26ShipleySubstituted forO'Hareat 74'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Mason
• 17O'Hare
• 33Kastaneer
• 35Drysdale
• 38Eccles
• 41Bapaga
• 50Tyler

Referee:

Chris Sarginson

Attendance:

2,919

Match Stats

Home TeamColchesterAway TeamCoventry

Possession

Home38%

Away62%

Shots

Home4

Away13

Shots on Target

Home1

Away5

Corners

Home1

Away5

Fouls

Home11

Away9

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Colchester United 0, Coventry City 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Colchester United 0, Coventry City 2.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Zain Westbrooke.

Posted at 90'+1'

Attempt missed. Luke Gambin (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 89'

Luke Norris (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 89'

Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City).

Posted at 88'

Foul by Ben Stevenson (Colchester United).

Posted at 88'

Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 87'

Frank Nouble (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 87'

Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).

Posted at 85'

Luke Norris (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).

Booking

Posted at 83'

Tom Eastman (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Ryan Jackson (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

Posted at 79'

Brandon Comley (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Liam Walsh (Coventry City).

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare replaces Jordan Shipley.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Dominic Hyam (Coventry City).

Posted at 74'

Frank Nouble (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 73'

Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Frank Nouble (Colchester United).

Posted at 72'

Foul by Brandon Comley (Colchester United).

Posted at 72'

Liam Walsh (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 70'

Substitution, Colchester United. Luke Norris replaces Courtney Senior.

Posted at 70'

Sam McCallum (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Ryan Jackson (Colchester United).

Posted at 67'

Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 63'

Zain Westbrooke (Coventry City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.

Posted at 62'

Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.

Booking

Posted at 58'

Liam Kelly (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).

Posted at 57'

Luke Gambin (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 56'

Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 56'

Foul by Ryan Jackson (Colchester United).

Substitution

Posted at 55'

Substitution, Colchester United. Luke Gambin replaces Callum Harriott.

Posted at 52'

Attempt missed. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Posted at 47'

Foul by Liam Walsh (Coventry City).

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