Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Coventry City: Liam Kitching's injury-time strike sends Sky Blues into top six
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Coventry City moved into the Championship top six on goal difference thanks to their late equaliser at Plymouth Argyle
Liam Kitching helped Coventry City rescue a point at Plymouth Argyle in the dying seconds of the game as they maintained their pursuit of a Championship play-off spot.
The centre-back turned in Victor Torp's cross in the final minute of six added on at the end to bring City back from a goal down for the second time in the game.
Argyle took the lead after half-time through Morgan Whittaker's sweeping left-foot finish, before Ellis Simms forced home an equaliser for City.
Just three minutes after Coventry had levelled, substitute Mickel Miller sent a fizzing low ball in from the left and a deflection from Bobby Thomas beat goalkeeper Brad Collins.
But Kitching snatched a point for the Sky Blues at the death to move them up to sixth place on goal difference.
Plymouth are in 15th spot and eight points clear of the bottom three.
Whittaker netted in the 54th minute for the hosts with a first-time finish after Alfie Devine and Adam Randell had linked up well down the left.
The lead did not last long as Simms forced a strong save from Plymouth goalkeeper Conor Hazard that he could not turn to safety and Simms chested in the rebound.
Miller's cross then found a way past Brad Collins and Argyle seemed set for a third win in four games, only for Kitching's late goal to deny them.
But they were lucky to be level at the break as Matty Godden somehow headed wide from inside the six-yard box when completely unmarked as Jake Bidwell's cross from the left bounced up kindly for him.
Godden also went close just after the break when he beat the offside trap but couldn't beat Hazard with a low shot.
Full-back Milan van Ewijk also forced Hazard into a sharp save with a shot from outside the area that needed a strong arm to turn around the post.
Plymouth head coach Ian Foster told BBC Radio Devon:
"We're obviously disappointed in the manner of the goal at the end but if you take the emotion out of it, we're pleased with the overall performance.
"We probably deserved to win the game and it's been taken away with some poor game management at the death.
"But we've got to be pleased with how brave we were and what we've done to a top, top team."
Coventry City manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"We were in control of the first half and kept them very quiet but we didn't compete as we need to in the second half and became sloppy.
"We gave them a leg up and we have to be better and come back from this performance.
"It's a good point in the end to get something right at the death and a point could prove vital in the end."