Coventry score twice in stoppage-time to stun Wolves and advance to FA Cup semi-finals
Coventry City stunned Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 with two injury-time goals in a thrilling FA Cup tie at Molineux Stadium on Saturday, advancing to the semi-finals for only the second time in club history.
Wolves appeared to be on their way to Wembley after Rayan Ait-Nouri cancelled out Ellis Simms' second-half opener, and Hugo Bueno gave the home side the lead in the 88th minute.
However, Simms added a second in the seventh minute of added time, before teammate Haji Wright scored the winner in the tenth minute of injury time, curling his shot into the corner to delight Coventry fans, team, and staff.
Simms' double made him the first Coventry player to score five FA Cup goals in a single season since Keith Houchen in 1986-87, the club's most successful season in its 140-year history.
"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," Simms told ITV.
"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 took the lead in the 53rd minute when Simms bundled the ball into the net from a free kick, which was awarded after a lengthy VAR check for handball.
Wolves, who were missing Pedro Neto, Hwang Hee-chan, Matheus Cunha, and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde due to injury, posed little threat until Ait-Nouri scored in the 83rd minute after Coventry failed to clear a cross.
"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," Wolves manager Gary O'Neil told the BBC.
"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."
Five minutes later, substitute Bueno put Wolves ahead with his first senior goal, and a place in the semi-finals appeared to be almost certain.
However, Simms scored a second goal at the far post to keep Coventry in the game before Wright sent their fans into a frenzy with the winning goal.
"There's a lot of quality in our side and as long as we believe and keep trying, we can take our chances," Wright said.
"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."
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