Coventry City U21's were beaten 2-1 by Sheffield United
At Nuneaton, things were tight in the first half with a young City side giving as good as they got.
The visitors took the lead on the hour when Dominic Calvert-Lewin put away a cross and the Blades followed this up with a second from Otis Khan in the 68th minute.
Jordan Shipley pulled one back for the Sky Blues before Ryan Quinn was forced off in the 75th minute with what looked to be a bad knee injury, leaving City with ten players for the remainder of the game as the only substitute left was a goalkeeper.
City: Burge, R. Smith, Haynes (Dion Kelly-Evans 50), Finch, Urquhart, Quinn, Rankin, Lawton, Maund (Devon Kelly-Evans 13), Garner, Shipley.Subs: Richards.