Coventry City 0 - 0 Luton Town
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:28 pm
The Sky Blues earned a decent clean sheet and point against Luton Town
Coventry City earned their sixth Championship draw in a frustrating and physical game against mid-table Luton Town.
But it was a decent clean sheet and point that extended the Sky Blues’ unbeaten run to six games.
The game started at a frantic pace and very little quality as Town attempted to assert their authority, pressing high up the pitch and City struggling to get their passing game going.
Luton edged the early possession as Coventry played a game of containment in a scrappy affair that didn’t produce an effort on goal until 18 minutes in when Callum O’Hare hit a shot from distance that took a deflection for the first of three corners, from which they couldn’t capitalise.
The lively O’Hare was involved in a well-worked move when he cut inside, beating two players in the process, and slipped Tyler Walker in to the left of goal where the striker hit a powerful left foot shot onto the foot of the near post as the home side began to grow into the game.
But just as the Sky Blues looked to be in the ascendancy, Town enjoyed a spell of pressure, slinging a string of dangerous balls into the box looking for Coventry-born striker James Collins who spooned a decent opportunity high over the bar, while also testing City’s resolve from a free-kick and two corners in quick succession.
City made a positive start to the second half when wing-back Sam McCallum began to get forward with more purpose while Gus Hamer tested the keeper with Coventry’s first shot on target as late as the 57th minute.
Max Biamou headed wide at the near post from a decent Fankaty Dabo delivery but clear cut chances were few and far between from either side.
Both sides made changes as they looked for a decisive goal in an end-to-end last ten minutes of a poor game that ended goalless.