Coventry City 2-0 West Brom: Sky Blues get vital win

Albion were behind inside just six minutes when 11-goal City top scorer Haji Wright turned supplier.

Having made himself space down the left, the United States international’s deflected low cross bumbled its way into the path of Rudoni, who finished off well, firing a low left-foot shot just inside the near post for his seventh goal of the season

City went close to another on 37 minutes when Rudoni got away with a foul at the far post from Ben Sheaf’s free-kick and Liam Kitching nodded goalwards, only for alert Albion keeper John Griffiths to palm it over.

And Griffiths had to react when almost caught out by Milan van Ewijk’s wickedly dipping left-wing cross but cleared his lines with the help of the bar.

But, having made a double half-time switch, bringing on John Swift and Grady Diangana for Isaac Price and the on-loan Will Lankshear, things swiftly went sour for the visitors.

Just three minutes after coming on, Swift had not yet picked up the pace of the game, miscontrolled as he tried to guide a pass back to his own keeper, and did not realise Grimes was on him until it was far too late.

Grimes duly ran on to drill a hard low left-foot shot past Griffiths into the right corner for his second goal in as many games.

It then got even worse for Albion when Styles was perhaps a bit harshly sent off for second yellow card for his challenge on Sakamoto as the pair tried to outmuscle each other on the touchline and the Japanese winger went to ground.

Aside from an early chance when on-loan Tottenham striker Will Lankshear went close from Mikey Johnston’s inswinging cross, Albion offered little until almost too late.

Swift could have atoned for his error but miscued over the bar, while former Sky Blues loan striker Adam Armstrong had a late effort disallowed for offside.