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Absolute limbs in the away end as Coventry score twice in stoppage time to stun Wolves

There was absolute limbs in the away end at Molineux as Coventry City score twice in stoppage time to stun Wolves in the FA Cup.

A rollercoaster of emotions with a remarkable ending to a game of football in what played out to be an FA Cup quarter final classic.

Coventry City scored a 100th-minute winner to stun Wolves in an FA Cup classic and reach the semi-finals for the first time since 1987.

The Championship side led through Ellis Simms’ strike until the 83rd minute before falling 2-1 behind after Wolves’ own dramatic comeback.

But Simms scored again to equalise in the seventh of nine minutes of stoppage time and Haji Wright curled in three minute later to spark wild celebrations.

Clinton Morrison on Soccer Saturday:

“What a game! Wright with a fantastic, curling finish into the far corner to win it.

“I know Mark Robins and I’ve never seen him celebrating how he is right now. He’s usually really quiet but he’s going mad on the touchline. He’s got every right.

“This was a really good Coventry City performance. Thoroughly deserved.”

Leon Osman (Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live):

“Wow. What a game of football we have witnessed. Two teams going toe to toe, we thought at this stage, both teams will have accepted extra-time. Coventry get it into Ellis Simms, who has been such a handful today. We wondered has Wright got the ability and he has just passed it into the net.

“We’ve witnessed one of the best FA Cup quarter-finals I’ve seen. It’s been an outstanding game of football. This game has been all about Coventry, most teams falling behind that late would’ve thought that was it.

“Coventry have got goalscorers in team, Simms and Wright have scored a lot of goals between them and they’ve got themselves into a semi-final.

“The referee allowed the game to flow when he could. We thought Coventry we could into the game with a low block, try and counter attack, but they were brilliant. They will wonder how they didn’t scorer seven or eight goals, but it’s a brilliant performance that has got them through.

“Wright didn’t have to do anything apart from pick his spot. Wolves had been kicking the ball away, they accepted taking their time and accepted extra-time, but Coventry went for one more attack and it paid off.

“Coventry didn’t look like they were against a side eighth in the Premier League.”

Two-goal Coventry forward Ellis Simms, speaking to ITV, says: “A great occasion. the fans have been amazing and we’re just delighted. I’m so proud of the lads, we’ve dug in and even at 2-1 down we never gave up.

“It’s going to be a great occasion at Wembley. We want to go all the way. The next round will be tough against a top Premier League team but we will give it our all and go in with all guns blazing.”

Coventry City manager Mark Robins talking to ITV: “We created a lot of chances, their keeper was probably man of the match and it was one of those games where chances you missed might come back to bite us, 87/88 minutes we’re 2-1 down. I was screaming at Fabio Tavares to get up the field because he was defending with eight minutes left.

“He showed real courage, real determination and the finishes were outstanding as well. I’m not sure if Ellis got his first one but the second one definitely was and Haji’s, as soon as it left his foot I knew it was in.”

How much of an achievement is this?: “It means a lot to everybody. I’ve been tasked with quite a bit this season, the new owners have wanted a cup run, they’ve got a cup run, they’re getting a cup run and also, we need to try and get into the play-offs three out of five years. It’s not an easy feat, not an easy task but I’ve got incredible support and staff around the team whatever the scoreline is. It drives you on, it just gives you the energy, it’s absolutely outstanding.”

How proud are you?: “Immensely [proud]. It’s really hard to put into words really. It’s been a long time since it’s happened really and the fact we were not only a goal down but we’d got back into it and went on to win it and deservedly so. We created some really good openings. Some of the football we played was really good and I’m really proud, it’s a really proud day.”

Chance to make history after a play-off final defeat last time at Wembley?: “Don’t spoil it, reality bites and you look at who is left in the competition, we know we’ve overcome a real giant today, a really good team, a lot of injuries as we’ve spoken about in the lead up to this.”

Match-winner Haji Wright adds: “There’s a lot of quality in our side and as long as we believe and keep trying, we can take our chances. It’s amazing to make it to Wembley and it will be good fun for all of us. Hopefully we can enjoy it [today] and then get back to work.

“Both me and Ellis didn’t have amazing starts here but he [boss Mark Robins] believed in us and now we are in a spot where we can show ourselves.”

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil to BBC’s Match of the Day: “There’s loads of reasons why we lost. I thought where we’ve ended up today as a football club, we know how small the squad is and how many players we have missing, so that plays a big part and I’m not interested in making excuses.

“We have to take our chances, going 1-0 down, made some tactical changes, Hugo coming on, Rayan going up the pitch, that works but then we can’t get back to a decent structure on the pitch. The thing that helped us get back in it ended up costing us as well, so just an accumulation of things really, credit to the players and the fans, the players gave everything and Coventry met us on a day where we weren’t at full strength and they were able to capitalise on it. They deserved to win the game.”

A missed opportunity?: “Losing in a quarter-final is obviously a missed opportunity, we produced as good as we could produce. That was it, the lads gave everything.

“I knew it would be tough as it was. We have one fit senior attacker fit at the club which is Pablo Sarabia, we used Rayan and we used Mario higher but then we lose them lower.

“I take full responsibility for everything that happens and what I’m giving you isn’t excuses, it’s just where we are. We gave everything to get to this point, we gave everything again today. Some of my shuffling around helped, some of my shuffling around cost us.

“The players gave everything, the fans gave everything and obviously is going to be devastated with the result for the next few days. We’re going to have to find a way to dust ourselves down because the Premier League is going to be really tough now, what we’re going to have to do with the players we have missing is going to be a real test of everybody. We need to be ready.”

Was Coventry’s first goal given incorrectly?: “I have to answer the questions, it sounds like excuses but it’s not. It’s not inconclusive, the ball hits his hand then goes in. My bench were pretty clear on that fairly early. It’s maybe hit his hand and gone in the goal, VAR have decided they can’t see it clearly enough. It’s not the reason we lost the game. Disappointed, but more disappointed with the fact that we didn’t raise it enough to get through.

Positives in defensive player scoring?: “We can move things around, we can play Mario higher but we lose him lower, we play Rayan higher, but we lose him lower. We can move stuff around and we will try and find solutions. We’ve found a few this season in general. I’m gutted I’ve not found one today. I’m really disappointed, devastated for fans and players.”

This is what Twitter users on absolute limbs in the away end as Coventry score twice in stoppage time to stun Wolves…

@KitConnorsseur: This coupled with the contrast of the Wolves fans flooding the exits. Football poetry.

@Catmandoza: Fair play to you boys, absolutely deserved result, but to lose like that has knocked me for six. All the best

@Opiewinston23: What a Turnaround! One of best late drama of football! Really wanted them to score equaliser after missing out so many chances throughout game… to an unbelievable 100th min winner!! Congrats!

@TomJebb8: Deserved it. Thought you were the better team. Didn’t give Wolves the respect, took to them and gave them a game. Great game of football. Congratulations. The magic of the FA cup 👏👏👏

@Dave_Unwin67: Absolutely deserved that, better team on the day, so massively proud of the team, great tribute to Dennis Lawrence at the end, I LOVE YOU CITY! PUSB

@darrell_ben: Fully deserved. Best team won that game. Up the sky blues

@ExMiddlewayFC: Best fa cup game i have seen in ages. Out with the usual shit the so called big 6 serve up. That was banging.

@KerrieRoebuck: Well done boys. So made up for ya. The best FA Cup match since we played Blackburn to get to the SF last year. 😆 Hope you don’t get Man City like we did and get to give it a real go. Enjoy the celebrations and good luck at Wembley. 👍

@JamesMcGirr07: Fair play, better team won today, hope you lot actually go on to win it (well unless we finish 7th-8th in the league) hope to see you lot soon in the top flight as well cause there is definitely a Prem side there

@TomUpto94934917: PINCH ME I MUST BE DREAMING, I CANT BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, I CANT SPEAK, WERE GOING TO WEMBLEY!!!!! 🩵 #PUSB

@dee_jay2020: Beautiful beautiful chaos. Some football moments are pure pieces of art and this is one of the best examples. #pusb

@alistairclarke_: That’s Simms best performance for city btw. His hold up play was immense, bullied their defenders. Seems so much more confident now #PUSB

@Joshharper1Josh: The Robins and King era is absolutely amazing😮‍💨 would never have thought when we got relegated to league two we would be here right now! Fuck me we’ve got one exceptional owner and one world class manager at our hands🥶 words can’t describe this feeling 💙 #PUSB SKY BLUE ARMY 💙💙

@bluewhitewall: Moments like this just make the fa cup special. Stuff of dreams for Coventry fans. I will say it again, Mark Robin’s Coventry sides are the best at scoring late goals. Never give up until the final whistle. #pusb

@LiamCov95: Genuinely still in shock doubt Haji Wright now he’s the best finisher at the club #PUSB

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