Notts County 3-0 Coventry City

Notts County moved out of the League One relegation zone thanks to a comfortable home win over Coventry.

The Magpies took the lead on 13 minutes when Hayden Mullins emphatically met a Jamal Campbell-Ryce centre.

James Spencer's classy 30-yard strike extended their lead just after the half-hour mark.

And County skipper Alan Sheehan wrapped up the win from the penalty spot after Campbell-Ryce was brought down in the area three minutes from time.

The home side moved up to 19th in the table and one point clear of the drop zone, while Coventry's defeat left them 11 points off the play-off places.

VIEW FROM THE CHANGING ROOM

Sky Blues manager Steven Pressley told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:

"It's not often that I say this about my own team, but they looked hungrier than us today. The intensity of our work, especially in the first half, wasn't good enough.

"The other aspect of it was that we lacked a focal point, we couldn't get any level of momentum. Overall, it was a disappointing performance from us.

"I was brought here to try and change a culture and bring a winning mentality to the club, and I think we have progressed in that manner. But we can't be a team which does it once every two matches, it's got to be every single week, and the players are aware of that.

"It will fester with me all week, and that's the truth."

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Line-ups

Notts County

• 1Bialkowski
• 24Freeman
• 29RobertsBooked at 60mins
• 28Boucaud
• 5Smith
• 3Sheehan
• 20Campbell-Ryce
• 12Mullins
• 16Spencer
• 7Grealish
• 8McGregorSubstituted forAppiahat 78'minutes

Substitutes

• 9Showunmi
• 15Appiah
• 21Thompson
• 22Fotheringham
• 23Speiss
• 25Tempest
• 26Hollis

Coventry

• 1Murphy
• 2Christie
• 3Adams
• 6Thomas
• 4Webster
• 15Seaborne
• 8BakerBooked at 38mins
• 16BartonSubstituted forFleckat 45'minutes
• 10Delfouneso
• 14Moussa
• 17DanielsSubstituted forMcGeouchat 45'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Fleck
• 11McGeouch
• 13Burge
• 19Willis
• 24Clarke
• 30Garner
• 31Haynes

Referee:

Carl Berry

Attendance:

8,149

Match Stats

Home TeamNotts CountyAway TeamCoventry

Possession

Home53%

Away47%

Shots

Home10

Away4

Shots on Target

Home4

Away1

Corners

Home7

Away3

Fouls

Home10

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Notts County 3, Coventry City 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Notts County 3, Coventry City 0.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Franck Moussa (Coventry City) header from very close range is too high.

Posted at 90'+2'

Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt saved. Blair Adams (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Kieran Freeman.

Goal!

Posted at 87'

Goal! Notts County 3, Coventry City 0. Alan Sheehan (Notts County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Posted at 87'

Penalty Notts County. Jamal Campbell-Ryce draws a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 87'

Penalty conceded by Blair Adams (Coventry City) after a foul in the penalty area.

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Hayden Mullins (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Posted at 83'

Foul by Alan Sheehan (Notts County).

Posted at 83'

Conor Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 80'

Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Daniel Seaborne.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Notts County. Kwesi Appiah replaces Callum McGregor.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Andre Boucaud (Notts County).

Posted at 76'

Nathan Delfouneso (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Conor Thomas (Coventry City).

Posted at 71'

Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Andy Webster.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Manny Smith (Notts County) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.

Posted at 69'

James Spencer (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Andy Webster (Coventry City).

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Carl Baker (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Notts County. Conceded by John Fleck.

Posted at 62'

Foul by James Spencer (Notts County).

Posted at 62'

Andy Webster (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Booking

Posted at 60'

Gareth Roberts (Notts County) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 60'

Hand ball by Gareth Roberts (Notts County).

Posted at 59'

Foul by James Spencer (Notts County).

Posted at 54'

Foul by James Spencer (Notts County).

Posted at 54'

Andy Webster (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 53'

Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.

Posted at 52'

Alan Sheehan (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 52'

Foul by Nathan Delfouneso (Coventry City).

Posted at 49'

Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Notts County).

Posted at 49'

Blair Adams (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Notts County 2, Coventry City 0.

Substitution

Posted at 45'

Substitution, Coventry City. Dylan McGeouch replaces Billy Daniels.

Substitution

Posted at 45'

Substitution, Coventry City. John Fleck replaces Adam Barton.

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