Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Coventry City 4.
TranmereTranmere Rovers1CoventryCoventry City4
Coventry striker Matt Godden scored a hat-trick for the second successive match as the Sky Blues kept their promotion push on course with a deserved 4-1 victory over Tranmere at Prenton Park.
Defeat drops Rovers into the relegation zone.
Godden gave Coventry an early lead before Jordan Shipley doubled their advantage.
Connor Jennings pulled one back for the hosts before half-time, but with Tranmere applying heavy pressure early in the second half, Morgan Ferrier missed the chance to restore parity, blazing a penalty over the bar.
Having been let off the hook, City capitalised with Godden grabbing his second of the match 23 minutes from time, effectively ending the contest.
Micky Mellon's Whites had performed miserably for the first half an hour and were guilty of static defending for both of the opening goals.
But Kieron Morris produced a threaded pass to allow Jennings to pull one back and Rovers looked like they would get something out of the match before Ferrier failed from 12 yards after George Ray was brought down in the box.
Godden completed his hat-trick with a spot-kick himself in injury time, after Sid Nelson fouled Callum O'Hare.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Tranmere
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 31Chapman
- 4Nelson
- 5Ray
- 2Woods
- 14Caprice
- 35Danns
- 17Perkins
- 7MorrisBooked at 24mins
- 11Jennings
- 23Blackett-TaylorSubstituted forMullinat 70'minutes
- 10Ferrier
Substitutes
- 9Mullin
- 25Pilling
- 26Spellman
- 27Thompson
- 29Walker-Rice
- 34Hayde
- 45Payne
Coventry
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Marosi
- 4Rose
- 5McFadzean
- 15Hyam
- 23Dabo
- 20Walsh
- 6Kelly
- 31McCallum
- 25WestbrookeSubstituted forBakayokoat 65'minutes
- 26ShipleySubstituted forO'Hareat 65'minutes
- 24Godden
Substitutes
- 3Mason
- 8Allen
- 11Hiwula-Mayifuila
- 13Wilson
- 16Pask
- 17O'Hare
- 21Bakayoko
- Referee:
- Will Finnie
- Attendance:
- 7,828
Match Stats
Home TeamTranmereAway TeamCoventry
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away18
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away7
- Corners
- Home5
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Coventry City 4.
Goal!
Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Coventry City 4. Matt Godden (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty Coventry City. Callum O'Hare draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Sid Nelson (Tranmere Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Offside, Coventry City. Callum O'Hare tries a through ball, but Matt Godden is caught offside.
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Offside, Tranmere Rovers. George Ray tries a through ball, but Connor Jennings is caught offside.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
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Liam Kelly (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Coventry City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Liam Walsh.
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Foul by Callum O'Hare (Coventry City).
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George Ray (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Michael Rose (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Morgan Ferrier (Tranmere Rovers).
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Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by David Perkins (Tranmere Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Mullin.
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Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Walsh with a cross following a corner.
