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78 min Changes for Coventry, Mason-Clark and Hamer replacing Sakamoto and Thomas-Asante, who\u2019s probably been their best player.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n 77 min Thomas-Asante intercepts a poor pass from Gallagher and seeks Rudoni, who can\u2019t quite take the ball away from Van Hecke. Still, though, Spurs look nervous already, a feeling that\u2019ll only intensify as we get nearer full time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 74 min I guess whatever colour Coventry\u2019s kit is, it looks like what it\u2019s meant to be. The first time I saw Sunderland\u2019s pink Elvis top, not one part of me believed it not to be leisurewear.<\/p>\n Photograph: Andy Thomas\/Every Second Media\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n 73 min Van Ewijk robs Kudus deep inside the Spurs half and flights a cross to the back post \u2026 just over Rudoni. Coventry are playing with the belief that they can equalise.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 72 min Play resumes with a Coventry throw, Van Eweijk hurling into the box and Spurs heading clear.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 70 min Changes for Spurs, Davies for Robertson, Gallagher for Maddison \u2013 who enjoys the acclaim of the crowd as he departs \u2013 and Fernandes for the cramping Tosin. I guess they\u2019ll go to 4-2-3-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.30 EDT<\/p>\n 68 min Coventry are building a bit of pressure, a cross-kick into the box allowing Thomas to leap all over Gray, heading back across and forcing Van de Ven to diving head away. Already, it\u2019s a bit panicked and, with so long left, that is not the way spurs want to be defending.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 67 min \u201cCompletely agree about how horrible Parma Violets taset,\u201d says David Wall. \u201cHowever they\u2019re very useful when ground up if you want to colour the purple layer of a rainbow cake and haven\u2019t got the right food dye. Fortunately the violet flavour is subtle enough that you can\u2019t actually taste it in the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n That is good information, thanks \u2013 though would one not use Fizzers to get the same effect and a bit more action?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65 min Coventry are indeed getting Rudoni into the game, as we said they\u2019d have to; he\u2019s drifting about unchecked and lasers a pass into the box that Awoniyi can\u2019t quite get on the end of. As long as it stays 2-1, Coventry have a decent chance of sneaking a point.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 64 min A fine long pass from Van Hecke sets Solanke at Thomas, right side of the box, and he chops inside well only to see the shooting lanes closed down, thwacking an effort that\u2019s blocked.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 64 min Tonali runs away from Rudoni, who slides in for the hell of it and snags an ankle; he\u2019s booked, as he knew he would be.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 62 min Credit to Spurs, by the way, who didn\u2019t feel sorry for themselves after conceding but went after a second goal \u2013 which they ought really to have done straight after their first. They\u2019ve not made that mistake this time, though, pushing hard for a clinching third.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 61 min A double change for Coventry, Onyeka and Awoniyi for Yirenkyi and Cherif.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 60 min There was proper contact but VAR deems it accidental, which I think is a bit of a touch for Spurs. I guess it\u2019s one of those you\u2019re vexed if you score it and it\u2019s chalked off, but you\u2019re also vexed if it\u2019s scored against you and it isn\u2019t, so it makes some sort of sense to go with the original call.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>ANOTHER LOVELY GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Coventry City (Marmoush 59)<\/p>\n Marmoush spins Van Eijk, introducing elbow to nose in the process, feints the shot then, stepping inside, punches a curler from 20 yards that Rushworth gets hands to but can\u2019t keep out. That\u2019s his first goal for Spurs, but will VAR disallow it?<\/p>\n Omar Marmoush lets fly to restore Spurs\u2019 lead! Photograph: Marc Atkins\/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Childs\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.23 EDT<\/p>\n 56 min \u201cCoventry\u2019s is kit the same colour as Farage\u2019s blazer on big paper\u2019s lead story,\u201d notes James Chambers.<\/p>\n What are we calling this? Innocent guv lilac?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.39 EDT<\/p>\n 55 min Again, Tonali seizes on a loose ball, swiping studs across it to evade a challenge before welting another shot over the top.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 52 min We said Spurs would need a second goal and they\u2019re seeking one, Kudus hitting the line and cutting back a decent cross, half-cleared to Tonali, charging in \u2026 and he hammers an effort that flies over the top.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 51 min VAR wants a look at the goal because there\u2019s a claim the ball hit Thomas-Asante on the arm, but a replay shows it was chest.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Coventry City (Rudoni 50)<\/p>\n There he is! Van Hecke, again over halfway, runs into trouble, and Thomas-Asante carries forward, finding Rodoni out on the left and drilling into the box for Yirenkyi, wo feeds back to him. So he tries a shot which hits Thomas-Asante in the middle but, having followed the pass, he\u2019s well-placed to force a second shot past Kinsky, who gets a solid touch to it but can\u2019t stop it from looping in.<\/p>\n Jack Rudoni beats Kinsky to equalise for the Parma Violets! Photograph: Jonny Weeks\/The Guardian Photograph: Dylan Martinez\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.16 EDT<\/p>\n 48 min Spurs move the ball from side to side, Van Hecke stepping up from right centre-back to add an extra body, but Sakamoto then intercepts a Van de Ven pass and Coventry bring it away.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 46 min I wonder if Coventry can get Rudoni into the game because so far, near enough the entirety of their threat has come from Thomas-Asante.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 46 min We go again\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Half-time email: \u201cThere are a few players who slip through the fingers of every major club,\u201d writes John Tumbridge. \u201cMy current gripe is Lankshear scoring for fun for Middlesbrough.\u201d<\/p>\n To restore cosmic balance, check out this goal Spurs loanee Oli Irow scored for Plymouth a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n For those unfamiliar \u2026<\/p>\n Photograph: Cliff Day\/AlamyShare<\/a><\/p>\n Half-time reading: some Spurs v Coventry fun from the vault.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>HALF-TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Coventry City<\/p>\n James Maddison\u2019s brilliant goal offers us an uplifting moment and gives Spurs the lead. They\u2019ve been the better team, but Coventry have looked dangerousish at times, and will fancy themselves to get something from the game as long as it stays 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45+3 min Spurs end the half with more controlled possession, then Kudus slides in behind for Gray, hitting the line, who tries to win a corner but the ball ricochets off Dasilva and back on to him, so it\u2019s a goalkick, which should take us to the break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.55 EDT<\/p>\n 45+1 min We\u2019ll have three additional minutes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 45 min Kudus teases Dadsilva, controlling on his thigh and lifting ball over head in what, I believe, the youtdem call a chapeau. So when he looks to move by on the outside, Dasilva hauls him back and is booked.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 44 min A warning for Coventry and again Thomas-Asante is in behind but Van de Ven, who played him onside, uncorks his famed recovery pace, sliding in to make a fine challenge.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 43 min I think we may have a correct answer: \u201cThat\u2019s Parma Violet every day,\u201d reckons Rob Watson. \u201cAsk any kid from the 70s\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n This 80s kid agrees. Without doubt the worst-tasting sweet ever, I\u2019d rather eat pot pourri.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.02 EDT<\/p>\n 42 min Spurs knock it about, probing, with Coventry sitting in shape, a back five with three in front looking to get around the ball. They force play backwards, and the home side start again.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 40 min I wonder if, at half-time Lampard will instruct a midfielder to sit on Maddison because, so far, he\u2019s enjoying far too much freedom.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 39 min Coventry have been better these last few minutes but Spurs still look dangerous, Marmoush finding Tonali, who punches a pass in behind for Solanke; he spins, hits with his laces \u2026 and the ball flies over the top.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 37 min Kinsky comes for the corner and the ball passes between his hands, but Spurs get it away anyway.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 36 min Cheers as Kulusevski warms up, then Cherif barges away from Tonali, shooting from distance \u2026 and winning a corner when a decent effort is created. He then tussles with Maddison, who goes down and the ref speaks to both.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 36 min \u201cCoventry\u2019s club shop describes this kit as \u2018a purple-toned base \u2026 with a contemporary dotted pattern in dark purple and shades of orange,\u2019\u201d advises Eric Bader. \u201cAll of which is completely impossible to distinguish on television. But really, it\u2019s lilac.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 35 min He swings out and Thomas heads away.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 32 min Coventry lose the ball down the left so Solanke carries it forward and Spurs move it about, intimating confidence. They\u2019ll know, though, that they need a second goal, and they\u2019re seeking one, Maddison dictating so much of their play and winning a free-kick with an adroit turn away from Grimes, who can\u2019t help but tread on him. Marmoush will deliver, 30 yards out, right of centre.<\/p>\n Dominic Solanke on the move. Photograph: Jonny Weeks\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.40 EDT<\/p>\n 31 min And, though Marmoush\u2019s delivery is headed clear, the ball ends up with Maddison, just outside the box on its left corner, so he swerves in one of those nasty crosses the keeper can\u2019t come for in case someone gets a touch, powerless to intervene as it drifts just wide.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 30 min After a frantic opening, things have quietened a little, but as i type, Solanke dashes in behind chasing a Maddison pass and Spurs win a corner.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 27 min \u201cWhen I worked in fashion,\u201d brags Gary Naylor, \u201cwe\u2019d have called that colourway Magenta<\/a>. And if it were in stretch corduroy, \u2018Hot Magenta\u2019.<\/p>\n Hmmm, maybe I read too much Jennings as a kid, but Linbury Court\u2019s magenta uniform was, in the cover illustrations, much redder than this kit.<\/p>\n Photograph: JenningsShare<\/a><\/p>\n 25 min Coventry\u2019s striker lands awkwardly on a shoulder \u2013 Cherif don\u2019t like that, can\u2019t believe I failed to make that pun last Monday night, apologies to all\u2013 so takes some medical attention. He should be fine.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 23 min The free-kick comes to nothing but Coventry have steadied a little. Still, Spurs go at them again, Robertson crossing, again into a decent area, forcing Thomas to head away though Rushworth would probably have collected.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 22 min \u201cPuce or maybe mauve,\u201d says Matthew Cobb of the Coventry kit, but I think it\u2019s purpler than puce and pinker than mauve. Meantime, Thomas-Asante gets away inside the centre-circle \u2013 he\u2019s been lively thus far \u2013 so Solanke pulls him down and is the second man to be booked.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 21 min \u2026and his delivery is decent too, between keeper and defensive line, but Coventry get the ball away.<\/p>\n