Coventry City 2-0 Brentford: Sky Blues end five-game Championship winless run
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Coventry City’s win against Brentford lifts them up to 18th in the Championship and six points above the relegation places
Coventry City ended a five-game winless run as they condemned Championship promotion chasers Brentford to a third-straight defeat.
The loss means Brentford, who had gone 21 games without defeat prior to being beaten at home by Barnsley on Sunday, have now lost three times in six days.
The hosts took the lead through Tyler Walker from the penalty spot after Maxime Biamou was fouled by Rico Henry in the corner of the box.
They went two up after the break as Walker notched his second with a neat turn and finish inside the box after Coventry had pounced on a loose goal kick by Bees keeper David Raya.
Coventry’s victory lifts them to 18th in the table and six points above the relegation places ahead of Saturday’s 15:00 GMT fixtures.
Brentford remain in second in the Championship, but miss the chance to keep pace with leaders Norwich as well as the onrushing Watford and Swansea directly below them in the table.
Mark Robins’ side took the game to the Bees and, after visiting keeper Raya initially saved Biamou’s powerful long-range shot, the penalty was awarded when the Coventry forward was fouled by Henry as he attempted to regain the ball.
Walker’s scuffed penalty squeezed underneath Raya to give the hosts the lead and his second came as Coventry pounced on Raya’s poor clearance when the visitors tried to play out from the back.
Brentford’s afternoon went from bad to worse on the hour mark as they lost Henry to an apparent hamstring injury as he stretched to reach a long ball upfield, with the visitors creating few chances to get back into the game.
Line-ups Coventry
Formation 3-4-1-2
13Wilson
2Østigard5McFadzean15Hyam
29Da Costa38Hamer6Kelly21McCallum
11O’Hare
19Walker9Biamou
Substitutes
Brentford
Formation 4-3-3
1Raya
30Rasmussen5Pinnock29Bech Sørensen3Henry
8Jensen27Janelt20Ghoddos
19Mbeumo15Forss7Canós
Substitutes
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Match ends, Coventry City 2, Brentford 0.
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Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Brentford 0.
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Offside, Coventry City. Callum O’Hare tries a through ball, but Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
90′
Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
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Leo Østigard (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89′
Foul by Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Brentford).
89′
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Dasilva (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
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Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Callum O’Hare (Coventry City).
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Foul by Mads Bech Sørensen (Brentford).
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Callum O’Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
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Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80′
Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O’Hare.
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Substitution, Coventry City. Amadou Bakayoko replaces Tyler Walker.
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Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Pask replaces Julien Da Costa.
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Callum O’Hare (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Winston Reid (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.