Sky Blues thank Lerma red

MARK ROBINS admitted his Coventry side’s comeback draw over ‘brilliant’ Bournemouth was down to Jefferson Lerma’s red card. Colombia midfielder Lerma was sent off for a last-man tackle on Matt Godden.

Godden pulled one back, after Jaidon Anthony and Philip Billing had the Cherries cruising, before Todd Kane’s injury-time equaliser stunned the hosts. Sky Blues boss Robins said: ‘I thought it was a good game. They are brilliant and you have to be really careful.

‘The sending off was a turning point. When it happened it just made things a little clearer in terms of how we could attack them and get back into the game. Matty’s goal gave us a little bit of impetus.’

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker was impressed with his side’s performance, before the 22 minutes of chaos. He said: ‘The red card definitely changes the game.

‘There isn’t much I can say apart from how devastated I am for the team because for 70 minutes we were in control.

‘With 11 men we dominated the game in every aspect of our play and the sending off changes it and we haven’t managed to hold on.’