Match ends, Coventry City 3, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
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Marc McNulty bagged a brace as Coventry moved to within one point of the automatic promotion places in League Two with a thrilling win over Wycombe.
McNulty scored either side of the interval, the second from the penalty spot, after Michael Doyle had opened the scoring as the Sky Blues surged up to fourth in the table.
Wanderers had the opportunity to go third and despite fighting back from 2-0 down - thanks to Dan Scarr's strike and Joe Jacobson's penalty - McNulty's spot-kick ultimately proved the winner at the Ricoh Arena.
It took just 14 minutes for Coventry to take the lead as Doyle delivered an almighty blow, collecting the ball marginally in the visitors' half before unleashing a belter from over 40 yards.
Midfielder Jordan Shipley almost added a second in bizarre fashion, as his corner came back off the crossbar.
And McNulty found the back of the net for the fifth time in six games with a great solo strike in the 41st minute.
The Sky Blues looked home and dry at 2-0 up before Scarr pulled one back deep into first-half stoppage time with a well-taken finish.
And four minutes into the second half it was level with a penalty.
Nathan Tyson was hauled down with Jacobson calmly slotting into the bottom left corner to level.
But just moments later Luke O'Nien gave away a spot-kick down the other end with McNulty slamming home from 12 yards to secure the points.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Coventry
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Burge
- 2Grimmer
- 4Willis
- 5McDonald
- 3Stokes
- 30BaylissBooked at 34mins
- 8Doyle
- 7VincentiSubstituted forKelly-Evansat 45+3'minutes
- 10McNultyBooked at 86mins
- 26ShipleyBooked at 83minsSubstituted forNazonat 84'minutes
- 9BiamouSubstituted forDaviesat 90+4'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Davies
- 13O'Brien
- 18Nazon
- 22Kelly-Evans
- 24Haynes
- 31Stevenson
- 38Ponticelli
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Brown
- 2Coelho Jombati
- 5StewartSubstituted forDe Havillandat 44'minutes
- 28ScarrBooked at 54mins
- 3JacobsonBooked at 90mins
- 7Saunders
- 10Bloomfield
- 17O'NienBooked at 52mins
- 25Mackail-SmithSubstituted forCowan-Hallat 70'minutes
- 20AkinfenwaBooked at 46mins
- 23TysonBooked at 12minsSubstituted forEzeat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Gape
- 12Cowan-Hall
- 15Southwell
- 19De Havilland
- 22Freeman
- 27Eze
- 30Ma-Kalambay
- Referee:
- Tony Harrington
- Attendance:
- 7,234
Match Stats
Home TeamCoventryAway TeamWycombe
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home18
- Away18
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
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Attempt saved. Duckens Nazon (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Tom Davies replaces Maxime Biamou.
Booking
Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Tom Bayliss (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt missed. Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Duckens Nazon (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Paris Cowan-Hall (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by Rod McDonald.
Booking
Marc McNulty (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Maxime Biamou (Coventry City).
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Sido Jombati (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Duckens Nazon replaces Jordan Shipley.
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Rod McDonald (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Will De Havilland (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Foul by Maxime Biamou (Coventry City).
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Eberechi Eze (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
