League One (Week 40) : Coventry beats Bristol Rovers 1-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 25, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 40: Two wins in a row for Coventry City. After their 2-1 win against Port Vale on March 21, the Sky Blues continued their sensational form in the League One with a 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Thomas George with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Bristol Rovers FC are down in 9th place with 57 points from 40 games, tie on points with Rochdale AFC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of March 25, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 79 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 75 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 69 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 39 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 64 |
| 6 | Southend United | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 63 |
| 7 | Millwall | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 57 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 56 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 55 |
| 12 | Walsall | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 53 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 51 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 50 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 48 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 47 |
| 17 | Bury | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 45 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 45 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 42 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 39 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 66 | -28 | 33 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 32 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Coventry City FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Coventry City 2-0 Chesterfield (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Coventry City 2-1 Port Vale (21 Mar.)
- Next game:Sheffield United - Coventry City (5 Apr.)
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town (7 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bristol Rovers 2-1 Chesterfield (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Bristol Rovers - Shrewsbury Town (1 Apr.)
Coventry City
1:0
Bristol Rovers
1:0 (0:0)
- 25 March 2017
- 15:00
- Coventry
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 79 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 75 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 69 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 64 |
Week 40 Results
| Saturday 25 March 2017 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1-0 | Millwall |  | |
| Chesterfield | 1-3 | Rochdale | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | | |
| Northampton Town | 0-0 | Oxford United | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Southend United | ||
| Bury | 0-0 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Coventry City | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| Gillingham | 0-1 | Peterborough United | ||
| Sunday 26 March 2017 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 12:30 | Bradford City | ||
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Charlton Athletic | 19:45 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
| Walsall | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||