Coventry beat Newcastle 4-1 to climb out of relegation zone

Coventry City moved out of the Premier League relegation zone following a 4-1 victory against Newcastle on Monday. This result marked Coventry's second successive win, coming after a previous victory against Nottingham Forest. According to Yahoo Sports, the win was Coventry's first Premier League victory in 25 years following their return to the top division this summer.

The match began with Jack Rudoni scoring from the penalty spot after Sidiki Cherif was fouled four minutes into the game. While Newcastle controlled much of the first half, Coventry secured the win with clinical finishing in the second period. Cherif scored a second goal three minutes into the second half, and although Sven Botman scored for Newcastle in the 70th minute, Ellis Simms restored Coventry's two-goal lead nine minutes later. Eighteen-year-old Stephen Mfuni scored in the 86th minute to complete the win.

The victory lifted Frank Lampard’s side into 14th place. Yahoo Sports reported that Newcastle remained three places and two points above Coventry.

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