The Sky Blues Overwhelm Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 in One-Sided Performance

Brandon Thomas-Asante netted twice before the break as Coventry eased to a 5-0 win at beleaguered the home team, sending them top of the standings for at least a couple of hours. Owls fans again demonstrated against the club leadership of Dejphon Chansiri.

Rapid Opening for Visitors

The visitors got off to a great start when the forward tapped in from close quarters in the opening moments after the home defense failed to deal with a corner.

Play was halted after the first quarter of an hour when a group of home supporters entered the pitch to protest against Chansiri, following the announcement that wage payments had been postponed for the fifth time in seven months.

Sustained Dominance

Coventry continued to press and it yielded results when a Wednesday defender was lost the ball and the Coventry striker took advantage with a fine low finish into the opposite side from the penalty box.

Ethan Horvath denied a certain goal towards the conclusion of the first period to prevent a third for the visitors, getting down smartly to parry a near-post attempt from Ephron Mason-Clark, who had got on the end of a drilled pass from Thomas-Asante. It proved to be a temporary respite, however, as the visitors made it three in first-half stoppage-time.

Matt Grimes floated the ball into the box, it was headed on by Thomas-Asante and Bobby Thomas’s far-post header was moving towards the net, but another attacker got the final touch from close range. It appeared offside and there were vehement appeals from the Wednesday players, but the match official dismissed the appeals.

Further Goals

The replacement Ellis Simms made it four after the 68th minute when he fired a teammate's low cross into the net after arriving unmarked at the back post. Later, another Coventry player rounded off the scoring, drilling home after the backline could not clear a set-piece, as the visitors extended their unbeaten start to nine matches.

Elsewhere in the League

A Sheffield United player failed from the spot for struggling Sheffield United as Hull secured their third win of the season, taking a 1-0 win at the their home ground. David Akintola gave Hull a first-half lead after 30 minutes before the Blades’ Gustavo Hamer hit the upright.

The home side sat on their lead for the majority of the second period and the midfielder was kept out on multiple times before the Hull goalkeeper made a crucial save when he saved Burrows’s weak spot-kick.

Augustus Kargbo netted his maiden strike for Rovers to rescue a 1-1 draw against the Potters. The Blackburn team looked set for a defeat after Million Manhoef scored first in the second half. But Rovers fought back and Kargbo, who had faced heavy criticism for his involvement in Swansea’s winner, lashed in a late leveller from close range.

The goalscorer struck the woodwork before the conclusion as Blackburn almost forced an improbable winner, but they will be grateful to have earned a merited draw. On the other hand, Mark Robins will wonder how his team let slip their dominance of the game and they are now on a four-match winless run Championship matches.

Weekend Opener

On Friday night, the Red Dragons earned a third successive 1-1 draw against the Blues, causing the coach to remark that his team is adapting to the league. George Dobson headed the opener inside 13 minutes, but a Birmingham attacker drew the visitors level within half a minute of the second-half kickoff.

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