Coventry City 2, Leeds United 1

Gary McSheffrey’s stoppage-time penalty against his former club clinched Coventry’s first win in four matches to haul them off the foot of the Championship table.

Sky Blues striker McSheffrey, who had already converted a 21st-minute penalty, slammed home his second spot-kick in the 92nd minute after Aidan White’s foul on Alex Nimely to inflict a second straight defeat on managerless Leeds.

United, for whom caretaker-manager Neil Redfearn was taking charge for the third time since the sacking of Simon Grayson, had earlier equalised before half-time through Ross McCormack.

But after a third defeat in four games, their play-off chances are fading fast.

Coventry created enough chances to have sealed the points inside 90 minutes but were let down by wayward finishing and remain six points from safety.

Leeds were unchanged from the side which started in the weekend defeat to Brighton.

Neither side had created a chance of note before referee Pat Miller deemed Danny Pugh’s challenge on Nimely in the penalty area to be a foul.

McSheffrey, on loan at Leeds for the second half of the 2009-10 season, stepped up to place the subsequent spot-kick into visiting goalkeeper Andy Lonergan’s bottom right-hand corner.

McCormack had pulled a chance wide from 20 yards in only the third minute but he was on target for his 16th goal of the season 11 minutes later to haul his side level with a smart finish from inside the area.

Coventry enjoyed the better chances from then on and were rewarded in the second minute of added time when White brought down Nimely in the area.

McSheffrey took no chances with his power penalty as Leeds went down to a stoppage-time goal for the second time in four days.