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Coventry City 3-0 Walsall

Amadou Bakayoko and Jordy Hiwula scored against their former club to hand Coventry a deserved win over Walsall.

The former Saddlers players netted in the first half before Bright Enobakhare added a third from the penalty spot after the break as the hosts utterly dominated at the Ricoh Arena.

Coventry took a deserved lead on the half-hour mark when Bakayoko headed in Dujon Sterling's delightful cross before celebrating by shushing the away crowd.

It took the hosts just five more minutes to double their lead with Hiwula capitalising on Jack Fitzwater's slip to burst into the box and slot past Walsall goalkeeper Liam Roberts.

City should have added another after the break but Roberts pulled off a string of fine saves to keep his side in the game while Enobakhare also blazed over with the goal gaping.

But they did seal the win when Enoubakhare atoned for his glaring miss by slotting home a 73rd-minute penalty after he was tripped in the box, leaving Walsall two points above the relegation zone.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

Line-ups

Coventry

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 31Stockdale
  • 17Sterling
  • 4Willis
  • 15Hyam
  • 3Mason
  • 20BaylissSubstituted forMeylerat 83'minutes
  • 6Kelly
  • 23ThomasSubstituted forWakefieldat 90+1'minutes
  • 24EnobakhareBooked at 36minsSubstituted forChaplinat 76'minutes
  • 11Hiwula-Mayifuila
  • 21Bakayoko

Substitutes

  • 2Grimmer
  • 5Davies
  • 8Meyler
  • 10Chaplin
  • 26Shipley
  • 33Addai
  • 44Wakefield

Walsall

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Roberts
  • 6Devlin
  • 35Scarr
  • 27Fitzwater
  • 34Laird
  • 10Ismail
  • 2Edwards
  • 15Kinsella
  • 11Jarvis
  • 9Cook
  • 36OtehSubstituted forBlackett-Taylorat 57'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Leahy
  • 5Guthrie
  • 13Dunn
  • 28Norman
  • 29Gordon
  • 30Osbourne
  • 38Blackett-Taylor
Referee:
Anthony Backhouse
Attendance:
10,646

Match Stats

Home TeamCoventryAway TeamWalsall
Possession
Home56%
Away44%
Shots
Home14
Away4
Shots on Target
Home8
Away2
Corners
Home4
Away1
Fouls
Home10
Away12

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Coventry City 3, Walsall 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Walsall 0.

  3. Post update

    Jordan Willis (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  4. Post update

    Foul by Zeli Ismail (Walsall).

  5. Substitution

    Substitution, Coventry City. Charlie Wakefield replaces Luke Thomas.

  6. Post update

    Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Walsall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.

  7. Post update

    Corner, Walsall. Conceded by David Meyler.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Luke Thomas (Coventry City).

  9. Post update

    Joe Edwards (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Substitution

    Substitution, Coventry City. David Meyler replaces Tom Bayliss.

  11. Post update

    Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

  12. Post update

    Attempt saved. Joe Edwards (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Coventry City. Conor Chaplin replaces Bright Enobakhare.

  14. Goal!

    Goal! Coventry City 3, Walsall 0. Bright Enobakhare (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

  15. Post update

    Penalty Coventry City. Bright Enobakhare draws a foul in the penalty area.

  16. Post update

    Penalty conceded by Jack Fitzwater (Walsall) after a foul in the penalty area.

  17. Post update

    Hand ball by Andy Cook (Walsall).

  18. Post update

    Jordan Willis (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Foul by Joe Edwards (Walsall).

  20. Post update

    Foul by Liam Kelly (Coventry City).

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Luton33218466283871
2Barnsley32198559283165
3Portsmouth32179654351960
4Sunderland311514253302359
5Charlton33168948331556
6Doncaster31158858391953
7Peterborough33141095144752
8Blackpool32121283428648
9Coventry33137133637-146
10Fleetwood33129124436845
11Wycombe331110124247-543
12Burton32119124240242
13Southend33124174344-140
14Scunthorpe33117154057-1740
15Plymouth33108154053-1338
16Accrington30910112940-1137
17Gillingham32106164253-1136
18Walsall3398163453-1935
19Rochdale3297163863-2534
20Bristol Rovers3189143034-433
21Oxford Utd32712133848-1033
22Shrewsbury32712133444-1033
23Bradford3396183652-1633
24Wimbledon3275202348-2526
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