Coventry slices Blades to extend Championship lead
Goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Bobby Thomas and Brandon Thomas-Asante lifted Coventry City to a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Sheffield United at the Coventry Building Society Arena, extending its lead over the chasing EFL Championship pack to four points.
Sam McCallum opened the scoring in the first half, but City responded with two goals within 11 minutes at the start of the second half to quick complete the turnaround.
After withstanding some pressure, the Sky Blues put the game to bed when Brandon Thomas-Asante slotted home from close-range in the dying moments of the game.
There weren’t too many clear-cut chances in the opening 25 minutes. Carl Rushworth pulled off unbelievable save when he adjust his body when Jairo Riedewald’s shot hit Mark McGuinness but the Coventry stopper showed strong reflexes to deny him.
Coventry had attempts through Eccles, Haji Wright and Torp during the first half but it was the visitors who opened the scoring on 28 minutes when a corner was flicked into the path of McCallum who found the net.
The Sky Blues looked to respond. Dasilva fired wide from a tight angle and Brandon Thomas-Asante’s cross was met by Haji Wright who couldn’t convert his header on the stroke of half time.
Four minutes into the second half, Lampard’s men levelled after the ball came out to Sakamoto and he rifled the ball with a thunderous strike.
Coventry turned the game on its head on the hour mark when Thomas headed home from a corner.
The Blades responded after going behind and enjoyed the lion’s share of the possession in the final 15 minutes, but Coventry defended its box manfully.
The game was put beyond doubt when substitute Jamie Allen’s ball forward was seized upon by right and he squared it to Thomas-Asante who tapped in to the empty net to round things off.
Coventry travels to Stoke on Sunday in its final game before the November international break.
