Cheltenham v Coventry
McNulty grabs a hat-trick as Coventry go goal crazy at Cheltenham
Marc McNulty scored a hat-trick as Coventry City kept their play-off destiny in their own hands with a thumping 6-1 win at Cheltenham Town.Lee Burge parried a shot from Mohamed Eisa in the ninth minute, but Coventry soon took complete control.Tom Bayliss scored the first after a neat free-kick ended with Jordan Shipley supplying the cross that was well finished in the 11th minute.McNulty headed in the second from a Jack Grimmer cross in the 27th minute.A low ball in from Maxime Biamou was dummied by McNulty and Shipley fired in to make it 3-0 in the 38th minute.It was 4-0 two minutes before half-time as McNulty lifted the ball over goalkeeper Scott Flinders after Jordan Willis' ball forward.Cheltenham pulled one back in the 58th minute from a penalty after Eisa was brought down by Burge.Eisa converted from the spot for his 23rd League Two goal of the season.But Biamou's stunning overhead kick from McNulty's cross made it 5-1 in the 74th minute and McNulty completed his hat-trick with another fine finish four minutes later.
Game Information
English League Two Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | +23 | 70 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | +32 | 65 |
| Cambridge United | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | +22 | 65 |
| Notts County | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | +20 | 64 |
| Swindon Town | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | +16 | 63 |
| Salford City | 35 | 18 | 4 | 13 | +3 | 58 |
| Grimsby Town | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | +11 | 56 |
| Chesterfield | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | +10 | 56 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | +10 | 56 |
| Barnet | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | +5 | 53 |
| Walsall | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 53 |
| Colchester United | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | +11 | 52 |
| Oldham Athletic | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | +8 | 49 |
| Fleetwood Town | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 49 |
| Accrington Stanley | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | +1 | 47 |
| Gillingham | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 45 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 41 |
| Cheltenham Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -21 | 37 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 35 |
| Bristol Rovers | 35 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -23 | 34 |
| Crawley Town | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -23 | 29 |
| Barrow | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -18 | 28 |
| Newport County | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -27 | 28 |
| Harrogate Town | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -30 | 27 |

