Coventry City 5-1 Walsall: result and report

League One · Saturday 8 December 2012

Result

Coventry City 5-1 Walsall

League One · Saturday 8 December 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-1

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Coventry City 5-1 Walsall: match report

Coventry City defeated Walsall 5-1 in the League One on Saturday 8 December 2012. It was 3-1 at half-time.

Coventry City's goals came from C. Baker (29'), David McGoldrick (39'), David McGoldrick (41'), Cyrus Christie (61') and C. Baker (84'). Walsall scored through an own goal by B. Adams (16').

Discipline: Coventry City received 2 yellow cards; Walsall received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Coventry City were 15th on 24 points from 20 and Walsall 19th on 22 points from 20. Coventry City went on to finish that season 13th with 65 points, and Walsall 9th with 68.

Going into the match Coventry City's last five read D-W-W-L-W and Walsall's D-D-D-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Own goal · B. AdamsWalsall · 0-1
  • 17'Yellow card · C. BakerCoventry City
  • 29'Goal · C. BakerCoventry City · 1-1
  • 39'Goal · David McGoldrickCoventry City · 2-1
  • 41'Goal · David McGoldrickCoventry City · 3-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Febian BrandyWalsall
  • 61'Goal · Cyrus ChristieCoventry City · 4-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Nicky FeatherstoneWalsall
  • 64'Yellow card · David McGoldrickCoventry City
  • 65'Yellow card · A. ButlerWalsall
  • 81'Second yellow · A. ButlerWalsall
  • 84'Goal · C. BakerCoventry City · 5-1
  • 90'Yellow card · A. TaylorWalsall

Team news

Coventry City expected line-up

Joe Murphy, Richard Wood, Jamie Reckord, Nathan Cameron, John Fleck, Carl Baker, James Bailey, David McGoldrick, Callum Ball

Walsall expected line-up

Karl Darlow, Andy Butler, Richard Taundry, Andy Taylor, Adam Chambers, Nicky Featherstone, Sander Krabbendam, James Baxendale, Florent Cuvelier, Dean Holden