Home sweet Home after early strikes set up cup City’s progress
Jack Rudoni slots home the Sky Blues’ second goal at Home Park 29 Aug 2026 - Coventry Telegraph JIM BROWN THE Sky Blues successfully moved into the third round of the League Cup in midweek with a 4-2 win at Plymouth’s Home Park. City’s early goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Jack Rudoni hinted at a big victory in Devon but slack defending let the Pilgrims back into the tie before shrewd substitutions made the victory safe. Ephron Mason-Clark and a Victor Torp penalty sent City through to the third round . Scouring the club records I discovered it was 36 years since the team scored two goals inside the first five minutes of a game . It was February 1990 at home game to Chelsea when Steve Livingstone scored after 27 seconds getting on the end of Steve Ogrizovic’s long punt . A minute and a half later Chelsea’s Kevin Mcallister put the ball into his own net after Dave Beasant had parried Cyrille Regis’ shot. As at Plymouth, Chelsea came back into the game and goals from Tony Dorigo an...
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