Coventry City responded in emphatic fashion to their festive thumping at Portsmouth by putting four past their south coast rivals Plymouth Argyle before half-time as they served up a Boxing Day feast for a packed CBS Arena. The Sky Blues raced into an early 2-0 lead, with Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Josh Eccles both finding the back of the net in the opening 20 minutes. Ephron Mason-Clark was involved in both goals, feeding Ben Sheaf to send in a cross to the back post for the Japanese winger to head in off the keeper for the first, and then feeding Eccles for a first time shot from just outside the box for the second.
City were also denied what looked like a stone wall penalty when Eccles was up-ended in the area as he was about to pull the trigger. But they extended their lead further in the 36th minute when the midfielder played Mason-Clark in behind, beating the off-side trap before hooking home past Daniel Grimshaw. READ MORE: Coventry City v Plymouth Argyle live updates READ MORE: Coventry City transfer state of play as gaps screaming out to be filled Jack Rudoni then won the ball off a defender as Argyle attempted to play out from the back, and fed Ecces who picked his spot past the keeper to make it 4-0 before the break.
Half-time sub Victor Torp almost extended the lead to five early in the second half but his dipping effort was tipped over by a good save from the visiting keeper. And although City continued to dominate possession and push for more goals, Grimshaw came to.
