Coventry City won 2-0 at Hull on Monday evening, a result that leaves the hosts with serious questions about their capacity to stay in contention as the season reaches its final weeks.
Hull offered little going forward and were undone by two goals inside a frantic thirteen-minute spell in the second half. Ellis Simms opened the scoring on 64 minutes, converting after Hull's defence had been pulled out of shape, and Coventry barely needed to extend themselves to double the advantage through Mohamed Belloumi ten minutes later. By that point the game was settled.
Hull manager Sergej Jakirović had made a change just after the hour mark, bringing on Matt Grimes in the 61st minute in an attempt to impose some structure in midfield, but the adjustment came too late to prevent the damage. Lewie Coyle's withdrawal at 53 minutes suggested Hull were already managing problems even before falling behind.
Coventry's substitutions were made from a position of comfort. Lewis Koumas and John Lundstram came on together in the 74th minute, and Kyle Joseph added fresh legs up front with seven minutes remaining. Jahnoah Markelo entered in stoppage time as Coventry ran the clock down without any real threat from the home side.
Hull rarely tested the Coventry goalkeeper across ninety minutes. Coventry moved the ball with clarity and defended their lead without difficulty. The margin of victory flattered Hull.
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