Watford 1-2 Coventry City: Haji Wright double seals Sky Blues victory

Two objectives from Haji Wright maintained Coventry City’s Championship play-off hopes as they got here from behind to beat Watford at Vicarage Road.

USA ahead Wright scored a penalty simply earlier than half-time to degree after Victor Torp was fouled, earlier than including one other 18 minutes from time.

The strain on Watford boss Valerien Ismael will increase with Watford struggling a seventh defeat in 9 video games.

The Hornets began with actual goal, with Giorgi Chakvetadze an actual risk and his early cross narrowly evaded Yaser Asprilla, earlier than he drove ahead and fed Ismael Kone, however the alternative went begging.

Porteous opened the scoring on 20 minutes when his looping header from Ryan Andrews’ lengthy throw gave Coventry goalkeeper Bradley Collins no probability.

But Coventry, and Wright specifically, had been a risk and on the half-hour mark the striker bamboozled the Watford defence and examined Bachmann, who held on to the shot.

Five minutes from the break, parity was restored from the spot as Wright transformed emphatically after Bachmann introduced Torp down within the space.

The keeper denied Wright early within the second half earlier than Kone curled an effort vast on the different finish simply moments later.

It was Coventry, although, who had the sting up entrance as Wright added his second with an outstanding end from the sting of the realm, though Bachmann might maybe have executed higher because the ball bobbled previous him.

Watford’s determined efforts to seek out an equaliser didn’t repay as Porteous’ backheel after pinball within the field was cleared and Matheus Martins despatched an acrobatic effort vast.

The Sky Blues held on and are only a level and two locations outdoors the highest six, whereas Watford are thirteenth, 13 factors adrift of the play-off spots and nonetheless solely seven above the relegation zone.

Watford head coach Valerien Ismael instructed BBC Three Counties Radio:

“Finally, we began robust. We ought to rating a second objective and from nowhere they received the penalty.

“We pushed however they’d one shot on track within the second half. It goes in and also you’re operating after the end result. It is an actual pity, however there was an excellent dynamic.

“Our followers are all the time good with us. If they’re behind us we’re doing the appropriate factor. We did not see something from Coventry as we speak, it was a day like that the place every thing runs towards you.

“We stored pushing and had been harmful; we thought an excessive amount of, we are able to compete, we all know that and confirmed that many of the sport.”

Coventry supervisor Mark Robins instructed BBC CWR:

“We did not begin brilliantly and so they had been on the entrance foot. You can nonetheless see, if you happen to strain them, they will offer you probabilities. Thankfully we dealt comfortable with their tempo.

“Second half we had a bit extra. From that management we had, we received the penalty. The greatest passage of play we had all sport ended up with Haji’s second objective and the winner.

“It is a superb, actually priceless three factors that preserve us ticking alongside. To preserve a clear sheet within the second half was simply what we needed.”