Ghana centre-forward Brandon Thomas-Asante scored his first Championship goal for Coventry City in their 3-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday evening.
Goals from Jake Bidwell, Haji Wright and Brandon Thomas-Asante gave Coventry City a resounding win and inflicted Blackburn Rovers' first Championship defeat of the season.
Defender Bidwell headed Jack Rudoni's left-wing free-kick into the far corner of the net after 11 minutes.
Wright capitalised on a defensive mix-up three minutes into the second half and Thomas-Asante's late strike - his first league goal for the Sky Blues - sealed a deserved victory.
Coventry began the evening fourth from bottom of the table, having lost their previous two league matches and three of their previous four.
They were also dealt an early blow when winger Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was stretchered off after being hurt in a challenge on Tyrhys Dolan.
But they went ahead just over a minute later courtesy of Bidwell, who then prevented an equaliser by clearing Dominic Hyam’s header off the line.
Coventry were otherwise on top for most of the first half and Rovers keeper Aynsley Pears kept out efforts from Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark and Thomas-Asante.
As the hosts continued to threaten, Ben Sheaf went close with a long-range strike, Milan van Ewijk fired into the side netting and Bobby Thomas missed a good chance to double the lead when he headed wide.
But there was no let-off for Blackburn when Dolan’s wayward pass deep inside his own played Hyam into trouble.
After Thomas-Asante pounced, the ball dropped to Wright , who cut in and blasted home right-footed.
And the hard-working Thomas-Asante was rewarded with a goal of his own when he fired in after a slick team move cut Blackburn open again. Pears got a hand to the shot but was unable to keep it out.
Thomas-Asante, who joined Coventry City from WestBrom, has been a standout performer for the Sky Blues with three goals in 11 appearances across all competitions in the ongoing season.
