The Sky Blues believed they had won the match at the end of extra time, but Coventry pulled off a stunning comeback to tie the score at three points after Wright’s penalty kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Nevertheless, a VAR review determined Wright was offside throughout the build-up, ruling out Victor Torp’s goal. The American’s boot tip was past Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s, making it nearly impossible to discern with the narrow margin.
THOUGHTS OF ROBINS “Had he cut his toenails we wouldn’t be talking about penalties,” Robins said. “People will talk about our performance for a very long time. Though we are disappointed, we must not let it get to us too much. I’m proud with the closing hour of the game because we played like Manchester United. You may overlook their mistake when they were ahead 3-0 and believed they had won. As they grew tired, we had to start forcing them to work. There could be an effect [of the offside in the shootout]. We were in the cup final, only to find ourselves in a penalty shootout with only 20 seconds remaining.”
Even though Coventry is no longer in the FA Cup, there is still a very slim chance that they may visit Wembley this year. In the EFL Championship, Robins’ team is ranked eighth, two spots outside of the promotion play-offs. With two games remaining against West Brom and Norwich, who are now ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, and four games remaining, they still have a chance to close the nine-point deficit if they play flawlessly and neither team loses. Coventry last played in the first division for 34 years in a row, but they haven’t been in it since 2001.
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