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Simms had a couple of chances to make it three, but Boro halved the deficit when Whittaker volleyed into the bottom corner from Alfie Jones’ flick-on as they kept a corner alive.<\/p>\n
Coventry’s number nine was denied shortly after half-time by Brynn, but one thing the Teesside club have shown all season is spirit and it was in evidence here for new Swedish boss Hellberg.<\/p>\n
They started the season impressively under Rob Edwards, until he departed for Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this month, but Hellberg will inherit a team still well-placed.<\/p>\n
Whittaker, a player reinvigorated from his early struggles at the club, had a piledriver brilliantly tipped over by Carl Rushworth, but his side were level from the following corner as Thomas inadvertently turned it into his own net.<\/p>\n
Scotland forward Conway should have completed the turnaround, only to put the ball over from six yards after Callum Brittain’s cross had opened up the defence.<\/p>\n
They paid a heavy price as Kitching restored the lead, with an instinctive first-time finish after Brynn had denied Thomas from making amends for his own goal.<\/p>\n
And before Boro could regroup, Simms headed in at the end of another slick attack to demonstrate what a tough job the rest of the Championship will have in reining in Lampard’s leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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