Simms, Wright score in historic Coventry injury time heroics to beat Wolves

In a pulsating FA Cup quarter-final tie, Coventry City produced a remarkable late comeback to stun English Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 and book their first semi-final appearance since 1987. The Sky Blues looked down and out after conceding twice in the final ten minutes, but struck twice deep into injury time to complete an astonishing turnaround at Molineux.

The Championship side had taken a deserved lead through Ellis Simms’ scrappy second-half finish. However, Wolves hit back late on through Rayan Ait-Nouri’s strike and Hugo Bueno’s cool finish to seemingly set up a Wembley date. Coventry had other ideas though, with Simms nodding home an equaliser before Haji Wright’s last-gasp winner sparked delirium in the away end.

Despite riding their luck at times, Mark Robins’ men created numerous chances and could have been out of sight before Wolves’ fightback. The turning point looked to be a lengthy VAR check which allowed Simms’ opener to stand despite suggestions of handball. From then on, Coventry went agonisingly close on several occasions but were denied by Jose Sa’s heroics.

Wolves will be bitterly disappointed at failing to see out the closing stages, having worked so hard to overturn Coventry’s lead. Ultimately though, they paid the price for not putting away their chances, with Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo guilty of costly misses early on when the home side were on top.

Coventry’s incredible comeback continues their fairytale cup run and sets up a tantalising two-legged semi-final. The Sky Blues, who won the competition so memorably in 1987, have every reason to dream of returning to Wembley after this latest giant-killing act.