Latics lose to Sky Blues

BEATEN . . . Joel Coleman

ATHLETIC 0, COVENTRY 2

ATHLETIC rounded off their season with a defeat, as goals from Romain Vincelot and Adam Armstrong gave the Sky Blues the spoils.

Vincelot rose to flick home from a corner on 74 minutes, before Armstrong finished with a well-taken left-footed shot seven minutes later.

It ended a run of four straight wins that had taken John Sheridan's side to safety.

Curtis Main went close with a first-half header that was acrobatically tipped over the top by Sky Blues goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook.

At the other end, Jack Stephens and then George Thomas failed to find the target when well-placed, as the visitors threatened with the pace of Adam Armstrong.

A tame second half sprung to life when Joel Coleman did brilliantly to push out Jack Stephens' header, blocking the follow-up from Vincelot.

Seconds later, though, the resultant corner handed Tony Mowbray's men the advantage.

Armstrong doubled the lead with a neat finish from Jacob Murphy's pass and there was no way back for Athletic.