Blackpool 0-1 Coventry City: Viktor Gyokeres hits winner at Bloomfield Road

Viktor Gyokeres scored his second goal of the season in first-half injury time

Coventry City made it two wins from three Championship games this season as they edged victory over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.

Viktor Gyokeres struck the only goal two minutes into first-half injury time with what initially looked a controversial strike.

Fankaty Dabo made a fast, menacing raid down the right, crossed to the far post and Gyokeres slid in to meet it.

The ball appeared at first sight to the 11,608 fans in the stadium to have gone in unwittingly off his outstretched right arm, but video replays showed it had actually hit his face.

Blackpool also claimed the Swedish striker was offside.

On a windy night on the Lancashire coast, it was a hard-fought contest in a game of six bookings, but few genuine chances.

But Mark Robins' side still had to negotiate six minutes of second-half injury time before they could confirm their first Championship away victory since winning at Stoke on 23 April.

Defeat leaves promoted Blackpool with just a point to show from their first three matches back at this level, having followed their opening-day 1-1 draw at Bristol City with Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Cardiff City.

The Sky Blues, also beaten on Saturday, 1-0 at Barnsley, now have six points as they built on their opening weekend 2-1 comeback win against Nottingham Forest on their return to Coventry.

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley:

"Having seen the goal back he is offside and it is after the time. He only put a minute up and it is after the 46 minutes so it is hard to take.

"I can't fault the players. We created a lot of chances but we didn't take them and if you don't take your chances you lose games of football.

"You can feel it on the side of the pitch. There is a big difference between League One and the Championship in the quality of the play, the physicality and the speed. You have to think quicker with and without the ball and you get tested all over the pitch."

Coventry City boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR:

"We had to be resilient second half. But we stuck to it and there were some great defensive performances. We've given them chances and Simon Moore has made two or three outstanding saves.

"But we had first-half chances. If we'd been three up nobody could have complained, apart from their fans, and then we got the goal on half-time which gave us something to build on.

"It should have been three points at Barnsley on Saturday but you have to be ruthless. So to come away and get the three points here is really important. We have to be pleased with where we are at two points-a-game at the minute."