Results from The Championship

Blackpool 0-1 Bristol City

Cardiff 2-1 Southampton

Charlton 2-0 Swansea

Crystal Palace 0-0 Watford

Derby 0-1 Doncaster

Ipswich 1-2 Preston

Plymouth 2-2 Wolves

QPR 2-1 Barnsley

Sheff Wed 4-1 Barnsley

Birmingham 1-0 Sheff Utd

90+6 - The final whistle is blown at the Ricoh Arena and it is a defeat for City in the season opener after dominating for large spells. Stay tuned for reaction from manager Glenn Roeder.

90th - Additional six (6) minutes to be added on.

88th - Substitute Darel Russell has a shot charged down and defender Stephen Wright requires treatment eating up valuable time.

85th - A second goal for Coventry, Leon McKenzie tapping in after Morrison had rounded Marshall and saw his effort from an acute angle hit the face of the bar.  McKenzie is the first Coventry player booked today, for removing his shirt in the celebrations.

84th - Last change for Coventry with Freddy Eastwood replaced by Kevin Thornton.

80th - Darel Russell replaces Sammy Clingan in the centre of midfield.

77th - Referee Webster waves away more penalty shouts, a trip on Hoolahan. Following up Croft's shot is turned over the bar by the busy Westwood.

76th - Fotheringham lays a free-kick off to Clingan and his goalbound shot takes a deflection and goes narrowly wide for a corner.

73rd - Just before the attendance of 22,607 (2,421 travelling City fans) was announced, Simpson was allowed to head over unmarked at the far post from a McKenzie cross.

71st - Leon McKenzie replaces Julian Gray for Coventry.

70th - Shackell follows that up seconds later with an effort from range that Westwood saves down to his right.

69th - Within minutes Koroma has a chance to equalise latching on to Marshall's huge kick. Westwood spread himself to make the block from close range.

63rd - League debut number seven, number 23 OJ Koroma replaces Lupoli in attack.

60th - As we were, no changes yet and Stefanovic back on and looking fine.

58th - This is mad, Stefanovic is now lying prone of the floor, looks to be clutching his knee. For the record Koroma has his top back on and is jogging down the touchline.

57th - Koroma stripping on down in front of us and waits pitchside.

56th - Omozusi is down as play continues and Cureton almost nicks the ball off Dann. Lupoli now down in the penalty box, Spencer the physio is on.

53rd - That should have been the equaliser in one form or another, firstly Wright looks to have handled in the box and then Lupoli couldn't grow enough to get over the ball and puts his header over the bar.

51st - Croft gets himself in a tangle in the box latching onto Fotheringham's pass inside the full-back. A stumble later and it's a goal-kick to Coventry.

48th - Central defender Elliott Ward converts the penalty with power to put the Sky Blues one up.

47th - PENALTY to Coventry. Clingan is adjudged to have held Guillaume Beuzelin.

45th - Robbie Simpson replaces Jay Tabb at the interval.

Half-Time scores from The Championship

Blackpool 0-0 Bristol City

Cardiff 1-1 Southampton

Charlton 1-0 Swansea

Crystal Palace 0-0 Watford

Derby 0-0 Doncaster

Ipswich 1-2 Preston

Plymouth 1-1 Wolves

QPR 2-1 Barnsley

Sheff Wed 3-1 Barnsley

Birmingham 1-0 Sheff Utd R

45th - In injury time here at the Ricoh Arena, more great interchange between Hoolahan, Cureton and Lupoli ends with the Italian passing up an opportunity to shoot from a tight angle getting squeezed out.

44th - Another hairy moment for Stefanovic, Clinton Morrison almost intercepts a backpass to Marshall.

43rd - Left-back Danny Fox strikes the free-kick straight into a City defender.

40th - Trouble for City and Stefanovic deliberately clips the heels of dimunitive winger Jay Tabb on the edge of the box, home fans want red but luckily it is yellow. The presence of Kennedy saved him there.

38th - Again City open up the Coventry defence, Hoolahan, Lupoli and Cureton involved and captain Dann is forced to make a last-ditch tackle.

36th - Smart play by Norwich opening up Coventry down their right with the heavily involved Lupoli having his shot blocked for a corner. 

30th - Lupoli forces the former Carlisle 'keeper into a smart save with a low left-footed drive from the edge of the area. As LQ pointed out over on 'Your Shout' at 15:15, Lupoli is the first Italian to play for City.

29th - City making all the running here at the Ricoh Arena, Fotheringham's free-kick finds Shackell's head but Westwood gathers with ease.

27th - Sammy Clingan with a rasping drive from thirty yards but always rising and clears debutant Westwood's goal.

22nd - City force another corner inviting the three big boys up from the back again. Kennedy pulls off an acrobatic bicycle kick from Croft's deliver, cleared from danger however.

19th - Physios from both sides called onto the pitch following a clash between Omozusi and Gray in the box. Coventry fans wanted a penalty there but nothing doing from Webster, rightly. Both players back up and on their feet.

17th - A scary moment for John Kennedy heading over his own bar from Gray's cross. A free-kick to Norwich on the resulting corner.

15th - Omozusi with the first proper foul of the match just letting ex-Birmingham winger Julian Gray know that he is there.

8th - Croft almost steals in at the back post from Lupoli's deflected shot but the winger couldn't quite stretch enough. The Italian again showing his skills in and around the penalty box.

6th - First shot of the new season, Cureton's effort from twenty yards is blocked after Lupoli showed quick feet to work some space.

3rd - Croft forces the issue down the right twice in quick succession and Norwich have the first corner of the match.

1st - Colin Webster from Tyne & Wear signals the start of the new Championship season for City, with Norwich kicking-off from my right to my left.

Team news from the Ricoh Arena where managers Glenn Roeder and Chris Coleman hand league debuts to six players each. Stefanovic, Kennedy and Omozusi in defence, Clingan and Hoolahan in midfield and Arturo Lupoli:

NORWICH CITY: Marshall; Shackell, Kennedy, Stefanovic, Croft, Clingan (Russell 80), Cureton, Hoolahan, Fotheringham (c), Lupoli (Koroma 63), Omozusi.
Subs not used: Nelson (GK), Drury, Pattison.

COVENTRY CITY: Westwood; Wright, Fox, Ward, Dann (c), Beuzelin, Eastwood (Thornton 84), Gray (McKenzie 71), Gunnarsson, Morrison, Tabb (Simpson 45).
Subs not used: Ireland (GK), Turner.