COVENTRY City sailed into the draw for the FA Cup Fourth Round with a comfortable 2-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers at the Ricoh Arena.

Second half goals from Leon McKenzie and Leon Best were enough to down Harriers as the Sky Blues dominated proceedings and got their just rewards after a goalless first 45 minutes.

In a first half where Kidderminster were limited to only one or two skirmishes into the Sky Blues half, Chris Coleman's side controlled much of the possession and created almost all the attacking football on display yet, despite coming close, never managed to break the deadlock.

Freddy Eastwood set the tone in the first minute, firing a shot from an acute angle which forced Harriers 'keeper Adam Bartlett to palm the ball over his bar.

The resulting corner was the first of seven for the Sky Blues, all of which posing a threat but none of which delivered a goal.

Robbie Simpson went closest from set pieces, heading straight at Bartlett from Doyle's corner 20 minutes in.

And he also supplied an excellent floated ball over the top for Leon McKenzie ten minutes earlier, McKenzie directing his header straight at the goalkeeper.

Leon Best also went close after 17 minutes, receiving a ball in the box from 17-year-old debutant right back Curtis Wynter and directing a low shot towards the far corner of the Kiddermister goal only for Bartlett to push it just round the post.

McKenzie also almost had a second bite at the cherry in the dying moments of the opening 45 minutes, marginally missing Simpson's right-hand cross from close range.

Kidderminster started the second half the brightest, Andrew Ferrell hitting an early shot well saved by Andy Marshall.

But City finally broke the deadlock after 51 minutes, McKenzie getting on the end of a corner delivery from Doyle whose bouncing cross allowed McKenzie to flick the ball past Bartlett.

Harriers enjoyed more opportunities to attack in the second half, Russel Penn bending a shot just wide of Andy Marshall's post just before the hour.

But the visiting sides' surges forward were few and far between and the tie was put beyond any doubt nine minutes from time when Eastwood's through ball found Best who ran at the Harriers defence and fired a shot through traffic which, with a slight deflection, found its way past Bartlett.

Harriers found time to fashion a couple more pushes forward to little avail in the closing stages although the final moments were approached in a more subdued style.

All in all a professional job by the Sky Blues who now claim back-to-back wins at the Ricoh Arena and a third clean sheet on the bounce.

Attendance: 13,652 (3,006 away)

Teams

Coventry City: Marshall, Wright, Wynter, Turner, Hall, Simpson (Morrison 81), McKenzie (Fox 68), Doyle, Gunnarsson, Best, Eastwood
Subs: Konstantopoulos (GK), Morrison, Thornton, Walker, Fraser, Cain

Kidderminster Harriers: Bartlett, Baker, Ferrell (Smikle 56), Creighton, Barnes-Homer (Moore 85), Penn, Richards, Brittain (Knights 76), Bennett, Lowe, Riley
Subs: Coleman (GK), Jones, McDermott, Foley