Coventry thrashes 10-man Birmingham in derby
Coventry City preserved its unbeaten start to the EFL Championship campaign with a 3-0 home victory over 10-man Birmingham City.
Having drawn three straight league games before this 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.
Coventry's offensive arsenal was on full display, with the Sky Blues taking their goal tally for the season to 18, outscoring every other side in the division.
In Thomas-Asante, Wright and Torp, Lampard's forward line looked impressive.
Torp is now tied with Wright on five goals, with Coventry having two of the three players leading the way in the Championship top scorer charts.
Lampard’s side is also now on its longest unbeaten streak in the division – eight games – since a 10-game run from December 2023 to January 2024, anad sits second on the table.
Birmingham, meanwhile, is down in 11th plance having now lost three of its past four league games.
