Coventry City 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

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Coventry City 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Postby dutchman » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:27 pm

Coventry City ended their five-game winless streak with a comfortable home win over struggling Huddersfield

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The home side had the better of the first half and Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer both forced decent saves from Huddersfield goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic.

Hamer gave the Sky Blues a deserved lead after the break when he cut in from the left, played a one-two with Gyokeres and then curled in from 18 yards.

Former Terriers loanee Kasey Palmer made the points safe when he headed home a Gyokeres cross.

The visitors came close to pulling one back shortly afterwards but Ben Wilson made a fine stop to deny Joe Hungbo.

Coventry, who were playing for the first time since Doug King became sole owner of the club on Friday, are now four points off sixth place, while Huddersfield remain three points adrift of safety.

Leading scorer Gyokeres was influential throughout but did not manage to add to his 13 goals so far this season on what could potentially have been his final appearance for the club.

Boss Mark Robins has insisted the Sweden international is not for sale but struggling Premier League side Everton have been linked with a move before the transfer widow closes on Tuesday.

Huddersfield are now without a win in three games and face out-of-sorts QPR next Saturday.

Coventry travel to West Midlands rivals West Brom on Friday and will hope they still have Gyokeres in their ranks.

Coventry boss Mark Robins:

"Kasey Palmer is now getting on the end of things and getting into the box in good areas, scored a header, he's never headed it in his life!

"I think it was a brilliant goal as well, great ball in, great position, great header and it kills the game off.

"Kasey's a really good player, there's things he does where he takes a touch he doesn't need to but he's outstanding, he creates loads of things and now he's adding goals, goal attempts and making keepers make saves."

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Re: Coventry City 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Postby dutchman » Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:31 pm

Brilliant Hamer and precise Palmer secure welcome win

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Second half goals from Gustavo Hamer and Kasey Palmer gave Coventry City a welcome first Championship win in six games against third from bottom Huddersfield Town.

It was a really scrappy start to the game in which Mark Robins’ men struggled to get going, frequently giving the ball away and inviting pressure on themselves. The closest they got to the opposition goal was from the occasional corner or free-kick, the best chance from which fell to Callum Doyle who headed wide of the target.

City’s first opportunity from open play came just after the half hour mark when Jamie Allen played Viktor Gyokeres down the left channel, with the striker driving into the box and hitting a left foot shot which was tipped over by the keeper at his near post.

Nicholas Bilokapic came to the rescue again in the 40th minute to deny a curling Hamer effort that looked to be heading in as Coventry improved towards the break.

The Sky Blues showed a vast improvement in the second half and got themselves in front when the excellent Hamer cut in from the left, played a lovely one/two with Gyokeres and slotted round the keeper into the far bottom corner to give City a 53rd minute lead.

Town started to come back into the game with Tom Lees and Jordan Rhodes both having headers denied by routine saves but City scored an all-important second when Gyokeres beat his man in the box and clipped the ball to the edge of the six yard box where Palmer directed a lovely header past the keeper.

Late sub Matty Godden almost added a third on his return from injury but was denied by a good save from the keeper.

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