Southampton stay in the relegation zone after Clinton Morrison's equaliser 15 minutes from time earned Coventry a point at St Mary's.
Saints stay in relegation zone
Southampton stay in the relegation zone after Clinton Morrison's equaliser 15 minutes from time earned Coventry a point at St Mary's.
Saints had initially taken the lead through David McGoldrick who netted on 68 minutes after a rather uninspiring first-half.
But that lead was short lived as Morrison, returning after a month-long absence, scored his second of the season to secure a point for the Sky Blues just minutes later.
The home side started brightly and fashioned three chances in the opening 10 minutes, Adam Lallana going the closest after five minutes when he forced keeper Kieran Westwood into a save with a strike from inside the area.
Jason Euell also went close for Saints after 18 minutes but Westwood was again on hand to deal comfortably with his header from 12 yards
Keeping Busy
The Sky Blues stopper was kept busy throughout the half and only four minutes later kept out on-loan defender Jack Cork's close-range header following neat work from Jake Thomson.
The home side continued to dominate proceedings and Morgan Schneiderlin should have done better when his weak shot from long range failed to trouble Westwood.
It took until after the half hour for the visitors to threaten Saints keeper Kelvin Davis' goal, with Scott Dann coming close with a strong header from 12 yards that drifted past the post.
Confidence
Coleman's side continued to grow in confidence following the chance and recalled striker Morrison, who grabbed an injury-time equaliser against Derby on Saturday, was unlucky to see his lobbed effort from 18 yards cleared by Paul Wotton.
Lallana fired another effort wide before Freddy Eastwood spurned a great chance just before half-time when he saw his effort blocked by Davis.
Eastwood's effort flattered to deceive and the home side maintained their momentum in the second half, with Rudi Skacel's fierce drive after 54 minutes being kept out only by Guillaume Beuzelin's superb block.
However, the home side took the lead when McGoldrick latched onto Thomson's quick throw-in to fire right-footed from 12 yards past Westwood and end the home side's barren spell of 365 minutes without a goal.
The goal galvanised the visitors into life and, following the introduction of Leon Best in place of Eastwood, they should have pulled level only for Michael Mifsud to skew wide right-footed from inside the area.
Southampton failed to heed the warning and Morrison - despite looking suspiciously off-side - hauled the visitors back in the game after 75 minutes when he pulled down Beuzelin's long ball and slotted past Davis.
The goal set up a frantic final few minutes, with Robbie Simpson forcing Davis into a save with a stinging effort after 78 minutes.
McGoldrick then wasted a chance to grab his second moments later at the other end when he fired wide from 12 yards.
There was still time for Simpson and Skacel to have late shots saved at either end but both keepers stood firm as proceedings ended all square.
