Coventry secured back-to-back league wins for the first time this season with victory over Rochdale.
Rochdale could have taken the lead in the sixth minute after Ian Henderson’s mazy run was blocked by Jordan Willis’ last-ditch tackle.
Keith Hill’s Dale side kept up the pressure and Callum Camps tested Lee Burge with a 30-yard free-kick.
But Coventry opened the scoring after 28 minutes through striker Daniel Agyei, who had hit the post nine minutes earlier.
Rochdale had the better of the second half and Matthew Lund’s 52nd-minute header was cleared off the line by Gael Bigirimana.
Despite offering very little in the second half, Andre Wright made sure of the points for Coventry in the 84th minute as he tapped home a cross from Lewis Page.
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Line-ups
Coventry
- 1Burge
- 22Sterry
- 2Willis
- 4TurnbullBooked at 38mins
- 15Page
- 31Stevenson
- 5Bigirimana
- 12McCannSubstituted forReidat 16′minutes
- 8Lameiras
- 9AgyeiSubstituted forWrightat 72′minutes
- 17SordellSubstituted forJonesat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Rose
- 10Jones
- 11Reid
- 18Ricketts
- 20Tudgay
- 21Wright
- 23Charles-Cook
Rochdale
- 1Lillis
- 2RaffertySubstituted forMendez-Laingat 58′minutes
- 5Canavan
- 18Keane
- 39Bunney
- 8LundBooked at 66mins
- 14Rathbone
- 10CampsSubstituted forDaviesat 67′minutes
- 9AndrewSubstituted forMcDermottat 78′minutes
- 40Henderson
- 27Cannon
Substitutes
- 6McGahey
- 11Mendez-Laing
- 12McDermott
- 19Davies
- 25Logan
- 28Morley
- 29Odelusi
- Referee:
- Richard Clark
- Attendance:
- 8,133
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home0
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away10
Live Text
Match ends, Coventry City 2, Rochdale 0.
Full Time
Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Rochdale 0.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Lewis Page (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steve Davies (Rochdale).
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Jodi Jones replaces Marvin Sordell.
Attempt missed. Steve Davies (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Gael Bigirimana.
Foul by Andre Wright (Coventry City).
(Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steve Davies (Rochdale).
Delay in match Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) because of an injury.
Goal!
Goal! Coventry City 2, Rochdale 0. Andre Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Sterry following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Marvin Sordell.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Donal McDermott replaces Calvin Andrew.
Attempt missed. Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Gael Bigirimana (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kyel Reid (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Andrew Cannon (Rochdale).
Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City).
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Andre Wright replaces Daniel Agyei.
Attempt blocked. Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ben Stevenson (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Steve Davies replaces Callum Camps.
Booking
Matthew Lund (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Attempt missed. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Coventry City).
Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Callum Camps (Rochdale) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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