Key Highlights
- Ephron Mason-Clark’s emphatic finish just before half-time was enough to give Frank Lampard’s side a ninth home Championship win of the season. But the usually free-scoring Sky Blues were made to work hard for the points and were perhaps somewhat fortunate to have found themselves in front at half-time.
- The resolute visitors had done a fine job in keeping the hosts quiet but were undone a minute before the break by Mason-Clark’s opener. Cautious Middlesbrough lose ground on leaders with goalless Blackburn drawRead moreIt failed to spark Coventry into life with the hosts fading once again after a good spell of pressure early in the second half.
- It was the visitors who enjoyed the best of the second-half chances and could well have snatched a point with better finishing after both Liam Cullen and Melker Widell wasted good chances to equalise. It leaves City – who are unbeaten at home this season – with a commanding 13-point cushion on the chasing pack as they look to bring Premier League football to Coventry for the first time in 25 seasons. Imrân Louza played a starring role with two assists as Watford came from behind to win 2-1 at Leicester and claim back-to-back victories for the first time this season. Louza, Watford’s captain, crossed for Mattie Pollock to head the winner in the 65th minute, after teeing up Othmane Maamma for the away side’s leveller on the stroke of half-time. Jordan James had fired Leicester into the lead in the seventh minute with a deflected effort from Jordan Ayew’s pass but the Foxes were unable to find an equaliser once Watford went ahead.
- The Hornets now sit just one point outside the playoff places while Leicester drop into the bottom half of the table, five points adrift of the top six. Watford’s Mattie Pollock climbs highest to score his side’s second goal of the game at Leicester.
- ike Egerton/PAStan Mills scored a brilliant individual winning goal a minute from time to give managerless Oxford a 2-1 victory over Southampton at the Kassam Stadium. The recalled midfielder Tyler Goodrham rifled the U’s in front in the 23rd minute with a thumping drive from 20 yards as Saints struggled to clear a corner.
