Peterborough United 1 - 4 Coventry City

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Peterborough United 1 - 4 Coventry City

Postby dutchman » Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:59 pm

Coventry halt poor run with win at Posh

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Coventry City picked up their first win in seven Championship matches with a dominant victory at lowly Peterborough United.

Gustavo Hamer put the Sky Blues ahead with a strike from about 30 yards, which home keeper David Cornell could only parry in, with former Posh striker Matt Godden doubling their lead with a composed finish inside the far post.

The visitors carved Peterborough open with regularity although Darren Ferguson's side halved their deficit before the break when Jorge Grant impressively found the top corner from just outside the box.

However, it was one-way traffic after half-time, Callum O'Hare and Jamie Allen hitting the post for Coventry before they were finally rewarded, Nathan Thompson diverting a cross into his own goal and Godden adding his second after a late counter-attack.

The points lift Coventry up to eighth, five points from the play-offs, while Peterborough - who have won just one of their past 10 in the league - remain 22nd and three points from safety.

Prior to the game the hosts had only conceded 11 home Championship goals this season, but they were worryingly flimsy at the back against Mark Robins' visitors, who clearly gained confidence from last weekend's FA Cup third-round win over Derby.

Peterborough signed Swansea goalkeeper Steven Benda on loan this week but the German watched on from the bench as Cornell ought to have done better with Hamer's long-range opener, though the Brazilian was given ample space to shoot.

Stand-in skipper Godden's first came after Max Sheaf dispossessed Bali Mumba in his own half, and Jamie Allen lifted a great chance over for Coventry before Posh pulled one back - Hamer caught out on the edge of his own area and Grant finishing in style.

O'Hare missed the best of the Sky Blues' second-half openings, somehow only prodding Todd Kane's fine cross against the post, but it did not matter as another Kane ball into the box went in off Thompson and sub Viktor Gyokeres later squared for Godden to score his 10th goal of the campaign.

Coventry manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio WM:

"I thought that we started off brightly, we kept the ball well and created some really good openings.

"It was a little bit frustrating that we didn't take a chance earlier than we did, but when we did take that chance it was a really well-taken goal.

"In the second half we managed to play some really good football and create some really good chances as well - had it not been for the post and the goalkeeper it could've been more than four."

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