Jack Rudoni scored a penalty, Sidiki Cherif added his first Sky Blues goal, and Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni struck late. Four goals in a top-flight game is a first for Coventry since a 4-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday in May 2000. It also made two wins in a row, after the Sky Blues won at Nottingham Forest before the international break.
Coventry now sit 14th, level on points with Manchester United after six games. Manager Frank Lampard wants his players to stay humble. "It's big and we have to tap into that in a good way, in a humble way," he said. He pointed out that many of them, including Rudoni, Brandon Thomas Asante and Ephron Mason-Clark, had low Premier League minutes or none at all.
Those around the training ground at Ryton feel that staying competitive over the next seven games would give Coventry a platform for survival. Tottenham and Fulham, both winless, come next. Sunderland, Everton, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Ipswich follow, taking the schedule into December.
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