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West Bromwich Albion completed a season’s double over Coventry City to further cement their place in the Championship play-off places.
Albion were in command from the moment that on-loan Celtic winger Mikey Johnston curled in a beauty after just six minutes.
Grady Diangana then made it 2-0 from close range before half-time when the Coventry defence were foxed by a near-post dummy to Tom Fellows’ right-wing cross and the Albion man was left unattended to get on the end of it.
Haji Wright gave Coventry hope with a 73rd-minute penalty after Kasey Palmer had gone down under the challenge of Cedric Kipre.
The Baggies’ 12th win in 18 Championship home games this season lifted them eight points clear of ninth-placed Coventry, who suffered a second successive Friday night defeat after their home slip-up to bogey side Preston North End a week ago.
More to follow.
Line-ups
West Brom
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Palmer
- 2Furlong
- 4Kipré
- 15Pieters
- 3TownsendBooked at 21minsSubstituted forReachat 65′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 35YokusluSubstituted forChalobahat 70′minutes
- 27Mowatt
- 31FellowsSubstituted forBartleyat 80′minutes
- 11DianganaSubstituted forWeimannat 69′minutes
- 23JohnstonSubstituted forSwiftat 65′minutes
- 7J Wallace
Substitutes
- 5Bartley
- 6Ajayi
- 14Chalobah
- 17Weimann
- 19Swift
- 20Reach
- 25Marshall
- 26Ávila Gordón
- 33Griffiths
Coventry
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Wilson
- 4Thomas
- 22Latibeaudiere
- 2Binks
- 27van Ewijk
- 28Eccles
- 29Torp
- 3Dasilva
- 10O’HareSubstituted forWrightat 45′minutes
- 45PalmerBooked at 49mins
- 9Simms
Substitutes
- 6Kelly
- 11Wright
- 15Kitching
- 21Bidwell
- 24Godden
- 30Tavares Desidério
- 40Collins
- 41Lusala
- 54Andrews
Live Text
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Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 1.
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Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Coventry City 1.
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Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
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Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion).
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Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
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Attempt blocked. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
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Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Torp.
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Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
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Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
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Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
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Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kasey Palmer (Coventry City).
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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