"Having drawn three straight league games before Saturday's clash, Frank Lampard's side enjoyed a dream start, when Brandon Thomas-Asante opened the scoring inside 16 minutes. The Sky Blues forward fired past Ryan Allsop, who had parried the ball into Thomas-Asante's path after initially saving Liam Kitching's effort. In a heated local derby, Jack Robinson saw red for Birmingham in the 42nd minute, receiving his second yellow card of the afternoon for a foul on Haji Wright."
"The hosts doubled their lead just after the interval, as a Josh Eccles header across the box took a fortuitous deflection off Birmingham's Bright Osayi-Samuel, before crossing Allsop's line for an own goal. Victor Torp capped off a superb display with Coventry's third 12 minutes from time, as a long ball from goalkeeper Carl Rushworth dropped kindly to Ellis Simms, whose shot was saved, before Torp tapped the ball into an empty net."
"The victory sees Coventry rise to second place in the standings, though results across the rest of the weekend could see them drop as low as fourth. Lampard's side are now on their longest Championship unbeaten streak (eight games), since a 10-game run from December 2023 to January 2024. Birmingham, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four league games."
Coventry City preserved an unbeaten Championship start with a 3-0 win over 10-man Birmingham City. Brandon Thomas-Asante opened the scoring inside 16 minutes after Ryan Allsop parried Liam Kitching's effort. Jack Robinson received a second yellow and was sent off in the 42nd minute. A Josh Eccles header deflected off Bright Osayi-Samuel and crossed the line as an own goal early in the second half. Victor Torp sealed the win twelve minutes from time after Ellis Simms's saved effort. Coventry rise to second in the standings while Birmingham have lost three of four. Elsewhere, Wrexham drew 1-1 with Derby; Lewis O'Brien scored and Ben Brereton Diaz equalised with a long-range strike.
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