Coventry City storm to a huge win against West Brom in exhilarating Championship match - after being down 2-0
Coventry City hold their lead at the top of the Championship table after an exhilarating win against West Brom at the CBS Arena.
A chaotic contest played in the teeming rain saw the Baggies take control thanks to two carbon-copy strikes by Aune Heggebo. The Sky Blues were down 2-0 but then it all turned around.
Coventry continued to create opportunities, one of which ended with Josh Eccles heading home an inviting Tatsuhiro Sakamoto cross to make it 2-1 at the interval. The odds of a home win heightened considerably when Jayson Molumby was sent off for his second yellow card - after some shirt-tugging.
Coventry quickly took full advantage against the rattled visitors. Ellis Simms levelled with close-range header and Victor Torp executed a beautifully controlled volley past keeper Josh Griffiths.
This earned the Sky Blues a solid three points keeping their lead at the top of the Championship table. to earn the three points. Coventry fans have taken to social media to react to the match.
One said: “Got their in the end. Wasn’t pretty at all. Made such hard work of it. Red card was a massive help but we won. Keep piling the pressure on the rest. Force them to win #PUSB”.
Another fan added: “Honestly loving the resilience of this team. After going 2-0 down, we could have folded. Felt they were playing almost in anger when we got the first goal back. Came out 2nd half and stood up! Simms led the line well, Sakamoto + Torp were brilliant. Good to see Rudi back. #PUSB“.