Coventry crush Newcastle 4-1

Coventry earned a slice of Premier League history as they climbed out of the relegation zone with a stylish 4-1 win against Newcastle on Monday. Frank Lampard's side are the first club in 127 years to secure successive English top-flight victories immediately after losing their opening four games without scoring. Jack Rudoni's penalty early in the first half put Coventry ahead with their first ever Premier League goal at the CBS Arena, which became their home in 2005. Guinean forward Sidiki Cherif increased the Sky Blues' lead after the interval. Sven Botman got one back for Newcastle, but Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni struck late to ensure Coventry jumped from 19th to 14th place. Lampard's men had taken their first points of the season by beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 before the international break. And Coventry's first win over Newcastle since 1999 bolstered their bid to avoid relegation in their first season in the Premier League since 2001. They will look to make it three consecutive wins when they travel to troubled Tottenham on October 19. A win would have taken Newcastle into fourth place, but instead they were beaten for the second time in six league games this season. Matthias Jaissle's team were punished for squandering a host of...