Source: PA
Sky not so Blue for City
Nicky Maynard continued his goalscoring return from injury as Bristol City eased away from the npower Championship relegation zone with a fine 4-1 victory over free-falling Coventry.
In his third start since making his comeback from a serious knee injury as a second-half substitute against Leeds last month, Maynard struck his third goal to set the Robins on their way after 15 minutes.
Lewin Nyatanga poked home David Clarkson's free-kick nine minutes later to give Keith Millen's side a two-goal cushion. Clarkson then put the visitors firmly in control a minute before half-time from the penalty spot.
Coventry were given a glimmer of hope when Lukas Jutkiewicz pulled a goal back eight minutes into the second half, but that hope was shortlived as Marlon King was sent off on the hour mark for violent conduct.
Marvin Elliott completed the scoring after 82 minutes to give Bristol City a third straight win and move them 10 points clear of the drop zone.
Conversely, Coventry have won only one of their last 14 league matches and have slipped to 19th place in the standings, just six points above the bottom three.
