League One (Week 45) : Coventry beats Sheffield United 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 30, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 45: After losing 2-0 to Doncaster Rovers on April 23, the Sky Blues returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Sheffield United this Saturday.
Coventry City dominated the first half thanks to goals from Fortune Marc - Antoine ('4) and Rose Andy ('8). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Sky Blues further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Lameiras Ruben with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Coventry City FC climbed to 9th place with 66 points from 45 games, 3 points behind Gillingham FC.
View : Full League One table (as of April 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 45 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 81 | 41 | 40 | 87 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 45 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 45 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 78 |
| 4 | Walsall | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 78 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 45 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 40 | 13 | 77 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 71 |
| 7 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 71 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 45 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 54 | 16 | 69 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 66 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 57 | 7 | 66 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 66 | 60 | 6 | 66 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 65 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 45 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 72 | 5 | 60 |
| 14 | Southend United | 45 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 59 |
| 15 | Bury | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 57 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 56 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 54 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 53 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 76 | -18 | 50 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 48 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 58 | -19 | 46 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 45 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 45 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 56 | 97 | -41 | 40 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 45 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 81 | -35 | 34 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Coventry City FC
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Coventry City 6-0 Bury (13 Feb.)
- Previous game:Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Coventry City (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Oldham Athletic - Coventry City (8 May.)
Sheffield United FC
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 0-3 Sheffield United (16 Apr.)
- Previous game:Sheffield United 0-0 Barnsley (23 Apr.)
- Next game:Sheffield United - Scunthorpe United (8 May.)
Coventry City
3:1
Sheffield United
3:1 (2:0)
- 30 April 2016
- 15:00
- Coventry
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Athletic | 87 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 78 |
| 4 | Walsall | 78 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 77 |
Week 45 Results
| Saturday 30 April 2016 | ||||
 | Blackpool | 0-4 | Wigan Athletic | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3-4 | Peterborough United | ||
| Barnsley | 2-2 | Colchester United | ||
| Southend United | 0-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Gillingham | ||
| Chesterfield | 3-0 | Bury | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 3-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Millwall | 3-0 | Oldham Athletic | |
| Rochdale | 2-2 | Swindon Town | ||
| Coventry City | 3-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-0 | Port Vale | ||
| Monday 2 May 2016 | ||||
| Walsall | 12:15 | Fleetwood Town | ||