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 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | +22 | 65 |
| Cambridge United | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | +22 | 63 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | +29 | 61 |
| Notts County | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 61 |
| Swindon Town | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | +16 | 61 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +10 | 53 |
| Chesterfield | 33 | 13 | 14 | 6 | +9 | 53 |
| Salford City | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | +2 | 52 |
| Barnet | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | +6 | 50 |
| Walsall | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | +5 | 50 |
| Colchester United | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | +14 | 49 |
| Grimsby Town | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | +8 | 49 |
| Accrington Stanley | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | +2 | 46 |
| Fleetwood Town | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | +1 | 44 |
| Oldham Athletic | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | +4 | 42 |
| Gillingham | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 41 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 38 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 35 |
| Cheltenham Town | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 35 |
| Bristol Rovers | 33 | 9 | 3 | 21 | -24 | 30 |
| Crawley Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 28 |
| Barrow | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -17 | 27 |
| Harrogate Town | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -27 | 26 |
| Newport County | 33 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -28 | 24 |

