COVENTRY City under-21s claimed a 3-2 pre-season victory against Leamington in a friendly ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
Both Tristen Batanwi and Nsemi Bassega found the net for the young Sky Blues while a trilaist also struck for Liam Kelly’s side at the Your Co-op Community Stadium.
Former Coventry youngsters Kyle Finn and Dexter Walters featured in Leamington’s squad.
The young Sky Blues took the lead on 26 minutes when Batanwi caught a Leamington player in possession and coolly found the net.
Leamington’s trialist goalkeeper then denied Elijah Briscoe as Coventry continued to push for a second goal.
And Coventry doubled their lead on 38 minutes after the trialist keeper denied Harry Gray only for a Sky Blues trialist to turn home the loose ball from close range.
Leamington’s trialist keeper made another stop later in the first half as he turned Eliot Betjeman’s first time effort to safety.
Coventry changed their entire starting XI at half tome with the young Sky Blues two goals ahead at the interval.
And Leamington halved the deficit four minutes into the second period as Finn slammed a shot past Eliot Meredith from Walters’ low ball in from the left.
However, Coventry quickly restored their two-goal cushion as Bassega finished from close range at the second attempt.
The visitors almost scored a fourth goal when MacKenzie Stretton’s shot cannoned against the inside of the post and back across goal.
And the Brakes hit the woodwork at the other end as Harvey Broad sliced a loose ball clear after Walters’ low cross struck the post.
The teams traded late chances as Meredith denied Finn low down while Bassega stabbed wide with the goal at his mercy at the other end.
The home side added a late consolation goal when Finn squared for a trialist to finish past Meredith with the Brakes unable to find a leveller.
