Skipper Ben Sheaf scored twice as Coventry claimed a 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday to strengthen their bid for a play-off place.
However there was a bitter finish to the sport for the Sky Blues, with Kasey Palmer alleging he had been subjected to racist abuse from one of many house supporters.
Owls supervisor Danny Rohl made 4 modifications to his beginning line-up following final week’s 4-0 defeat at Southampton, with new signing James Beadle, on mortgage from Brighton, making his debut in objective.
Coventry, who started the day unbeaten of their final 9 video games, had been unchanged.
Beadle was known as into motion within the early phases, getting right down to his left to avoid wasting a shot from Callum O’Hare, earlier than Milan van Ewijk despatched in a low cross which simply evaded Matt Godden.
The guests took the lead 5 minutes earlier than the break when Josh Eccles discovered Sheaf and he slipped the ball previous his marker earlier than firing into the roof of the web.
Wednesday’s Barry Bannan noticed goalkeeper Brad Collins off his line shortly after the restart however his lobbed effort went over the crossbar.
Liam Palmer additionally had a shot which was blocked for the hosts.
Sheaf scored his second of the afternoon within the 57th minute. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto noticed his shot saved by Beadle and the ball fell to Sheaf who turned it into the web from the sting of the six-yard field.
Rohl made 4 modifications simply after the hour, with Anthony Musaba, Akin Famewo, Ike Ugbo and Bailey Cadamarteri all approaching.
Josh Windass pressured a save from Collins at his close to put up earlier than pulling a objective again.
Marvin Johnson’s cross triggered issues for the Coventry defence, Musaba’s weak header was simply saved after which Windass fired the free ball into the web.
Substitute Ellis Simms threatened to revive Metropolis’s two-goal lead with a shot from a good angle which went past the far put up.
As Wednesday desperately battled to get again on degree phrases there was a goalmouth scramble which ended with the guests managing to get the ball to security.
The managers
Sheffield Wednesday’s Danny Rohl:
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