City U21's Win At Nottingham Forest

Last updated : 25 August 2015 By CNS Staff

Coventry City U21's won 2-1 at Nottingham Forest this afternoon in a superb performance.

At the City Ground, the Sky Blues has Danny Swanson back in midfield.

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Conor Thomas, who was making his way back from suffering concussion in the pre-season game at Nuneaton Town, had a clash of heads with Jack Finch and was taken off as a precaution. 

Coventry took the lead in the 40th minute when trialist Lateef Elford-Alliyu raced through, on a Swanson ball and finished past Evtimov.

Three minutes into the second half and City had a second goal when Evtimov was chipped by George Thomas and although substitute Kasheme Walton scored in the second minute of stoppage time, the Sky Blues won 2-1 in front of a crowd of 481.  

City: Reice Charles-Cook , Dion Kelly-Evans, Jack Finch, Cian Harries, Ryan Haynes, Conor Thomas (Reece Ford 23) , Ben Stevenson, Devon Kelly-Evans, Danny Swanson (Jordan Shipley 68), Trialist - Elford-Alliyu, George Thomas (Callum Maycock 83). Subs: Corey Addai, Darragh Leahy.

Forest: Evtimov, Karo, Worrall, Riera, Kelly, O Burke, Reid (Cash 77), Grant, Paterson, Taylor, Thorne (Walton 64). Subs: Dearle, Thomas, Todorov

 

 

 

City's match report:

http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/match-report-nottingham-forest-coventry-city-under-21s-2643950.aspx

 

 

Picture courtesy of Will Thomas