Coventry took a big step towards Championship safety as Leo Ostigard's goal earned them a massive 1-0 win at Rotherham on Thursday night.
Defeat would have left the Sky Blues in the bottom three, but Ostigard's 70th-minute header saw them instead move six points clear of the Millers in 22nd - although they do still have two games in hand - and up to 18th in the table.
Rotherham, who were playing their second game in 48 hours in a manic week for them as they play catch-up on all the sides around them, are now four points adrift of safety.
They do, however, still have two games in hand on all the sides above them, so there is still plenty of hope for Paul Warne's side.
Coventry had the worst away record in the Championship heading into the game, but you wouldn't have known it from the way they started the game.
Were it not for three brilliant saves from Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, they would have been in a comfortable lead at the break. After just 43 seconds he acrobatically tipped a dipping Liam Kelly volley that was destined for the top corner onto the bar. 10 minutes later he denied Callum O'Hare from point-blank range, before Matty Godden fired over from a position where it seemed harder to miss, and after 35 minutes he was on hand to palm away a Tyler Walker header at the far post.
Rotherham were comfortably second best in the first 45 minutes, but did produce one great opportunity to score, as on-loan midfielder Lewis Wing thumped a fierce drive against the post from a tight angle.
Things got a lot tighter in the second half and chances were at a premium, but eventually Coventry did find their way past Johansson. It did, however, take a slice of fortune, as Ostigard's towering header took a big deflection off of Wes Harding - who had given away the free-kick from which it came - and into the bottom corner.