Sting in tail as Hornets claw back

said Coventry manager Mark Robins. “His momentum with his speed meant that he got power on to it. It was a brilliant goal.”

A minute later, Coventry were in front.

Hamer played the ball forward to Maxime Biamou, who headed on to Tyler Walker whose low drive evaded the reach of Foster and found its way into the bottom corner.

The lead did not last long as James Garner’s corner was headed in by William Troost-Ekong.

The winner was to come from the spot, after Callum O’Hare was adjudged to have handled Sarr’s cross. Sarr took the spot-kick and calmly placed it in the corner.

“He’s holding his arm above his head so it is an unnatural position,” Robins said.

“This week we have been away at Forest and away at Watford and we have deserved something out of both games, but we have shot ourselves in the foot both times. We have to learn quickly. We can’t concede daft goals and we are conceding daft goals.”

Troy Deeney came off the bench in the 74th minute to make his 400th Watford

WATFORD: Foster 5; Kabasele 6, Troost-Ekong 6, Cathcart 5; Femenia 5 (Ngakia 67, 5), Garner 6 (Chalobah 87), Capoue 6, Cleverley 6, Sema 6; Sarr 7, Gray 6 (Deeney 74 ,6).

Unused subs: Bachmann, Pedro, Quina, Sierralta.

COVENTRY CITY: Marosi 7; McCallum 6 (Dacosta 90), Rose 6, Ostigard 5, Hyam 6, Giles 5; Hamer 7 (Allen 90), Sheaf 6, O’Hare 6; Biamou 6, Walker 6.

Unused subs: Wilson, McFadzean, Kelly, Bakayoko, Bapaga.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Ismaila Sarr. Got reward with the winner after an afternoon of toil. REFEREE: Simon Hooper 6. appearance and his first since September. And while he did not take the penalty, Ivic insisted the striker, who was close to leaving in the summer, has a big role to play for the club this season.

“He is club captain and a legend of the club, everyone respects him,” Ivic said.

“This is what Troy can give us at the moment.

“Now we have two weeks to work with him to prepare him to be in better physical condition to play more.”