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Coventry Stages Thrilling Comeback Win Against West Brom at Home
Coventry, England – In a vibrant and action-packed match, Coventry City staged a spectacular comeback at their home ground, the Coventry Building Society Arena, defeating West Bromwich Albion. The match, corresponding to matchday 16 of the Championship, was marked by intensity and cards.
West Brom started strongly, with A. Heggebo scoring a brace in the 9th and 32nd minutes, both assisted by M. Johnston. However, Coventry reacted before halftime, with a goal from J. Eccles in the 41st minute, thanks to a pass from T. Sakamoto, reducing the deficit.
The second half was a whirlwind. The sending off of J. Molumby in the 49th minute after a second yellow card left West Brom at a numerical disadvantage. Coventry capitalized on the situation, with E. Simms leveling the score in the 57th minute, assisted by B. Thomas. V. Torp completed the comeback in the 61st minute with a decisive goal.
Despite being a man down, West Brom tried to react, but ball possession clearly favored Coventry, who dominated the match with 68% of the game time. The “Sky Blues” generated numerous scoring opportunities, with 24 shots in total, 11 of which were on target. West Brom, on the other hand, were limited to 8 shots, with only 5 on target. Referee Andrew Kitchen showed a total of 6 yellow cards (2 for Coventry and 3 for West Brom) and one red card, all for West Bromwich players. Coventry secured the victory in a match that will be remembered for its intensity and the final comeback. The final score was Coventry 3 – West Brom 2.
Substitutions west brom: at minute 46 M. Johnston came in and S. Iling Junior went out., at minute 62 A. Heggebo came in and T. Collyer went out., at minute 62 A. Mowatt came in and O. Diakite went out., at minute 81 K. Grant came in and J. Maja went out., at minute 81 C. Taylor came in and C. Styles went out.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 73 E. Simms came in and B. Thomas-Asante went out., at minute 80 V. Torp came in and J. Allen went out., at minute 80 J. Eccles came in and J. Rudoni went out., at minute 90 T. Sakamoto came in and K. Kesler-Hayden went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Coventry
West Brom
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