New signing Alex Nimely was responsible for all three goals, setting up two, and scoring a debut goal too. His pass to McSheffrey set up the first on 35 minutes, his goal arriving after 56 minutes, while his pass to Bell set up a chance that Clive Platt couldn't miss just after the hour mark, but did, which was thankfully put into his own goal by Boro defender Matthew Bates.

McDonald did pull a fairly lame goal back for the away side on 65 minutes, but it was the home side that could have added to the goals tally, with Nimely only denied a second goal (On 85 minutes), thanks to a superb save from Coyne in the Middlesboro goal.

Coventry City's other new signing, Hermann Hreidarsson, also enjoying a solid debut, and gave the defence a more solid look, while Tony Mowbray honoured the gentleman's agreement between the two clubs and didn't select Lucas Jutkiewicz (Saving the bookies a fortune, as those who like a flutter would surely have backed him to score against his former club?!).

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