Coventry maintained their push for the Championship play-offs with a 2-1 win over Sunderland on the Coventry Constructing Society Area.
Jamie Allen scored the opener after 25 minutes, guiding in his second objective in as many video games after a pull-back from Viktor Gyokeres, who slid in a second to cap a superb efficiency on his one centesimal look in a Sky Blues shirt.
Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo curled in a magnificence to halve the deficit in second-half stoppage time, nevertheless it was nothing greater than a comfort for Tony Mowbray’s group, who missed out on the prospect to leap into the play-off locations having prolonged their run of not successful away at Coventry within the league since April 1985.
The Sky Blues, in the meantime, climb to tenth, two factors outdoors the highest six with 13 video games remaining.
How the Sky Blues closed in on the highest six
With invaluable factors up for grabs, the tempo was excessive from the beginning. Each groups examined the water with half-chances early on, with Danny Batth sending alarm bells ringing when he leapt above Kasey Palmer to ship a header onto the crossbar.
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Sunderland’s Danny Batth powers a header at objective that ricochets off the bar throughout his aspect’s fixture towards Coventry within the Championship
Sunderland quickly took management of possession, however that meant little to Coventry – who had gained 11 of the video games this season the place that they had had beneath 50 per cent of the ball.
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Coventry’s Jamie Allen arrives within the field to place his aspect 1-0 up over Sunderland within the Championship
Shortly after Gyokeres had raced onto a misplaced go and lifted a shot over the bar, he marked his one centesimal look for the Sky Blues with an help, by driving into the field and pulling the ball again for Allen to information within the opener.
The Swede then went alone because the hosts regarded to double down on their benefit, sending a low shot skidding inches huge of the left-hand upright.
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Viktor Gyokeres scores Coventry’s second objective towards Sunderland of their Championship match
A lot of the second interval handed with out incident. Coventry defended properly and severely restricted Sunderland within the remaining third, after which doubled their lead when Gyokeres pounced to information dwelling a cross from substitute Matt Godden for his fifteenth league objective of the marketing campaign.
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Amad Diallo scores a terrific comfort objective for Sunderland of their defeat to Coventry Metropolis within the Championship
The guests did lastly make their breakthrough when Diallo managed a cross and beat Ben Wilson with a chic looping effort, although it was not adequate to spark a dramatic equaliser.
Participant of the match – Viktor Gyokeres
What’s subsequent?
Coventry are subsequent in motion at 7.45pm on Tuesday February 28, when the face Preston at Deepdale, in match reside on Sky Sports activities Soccer Pink Button.
Sunderland, in the meantime, return at 3pm on Saturday March 4, after they face Stoke on the Stadium of Gentle.
