Coventry City 3-0 Peterborough United: Viktor Gyokeres double sends Sky Blues second in Championship
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Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres has scored in each of his past four games for Coventry
Coventry City moved up to second in the Championship as three goals in seven second-half minutes helped them cruise to a deserved home win over Peterborough United.
Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres netted twice to continue the Sky Blues' perfect home record after a Gustavo Hamer tap-in broke the deadlock.
Peterborough offered little, managing just two shots on target in a defeat that leaves them still without a point on the road this term.
Coventry had looked set to go top of the second tier for the first time since August 2009 but instead Mark Robins' Sky Blues had to settle for second spot on goal difference behind West Bromwich Albion, who netted a late winner against QPR.
After a one-sided first-half at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Hamer pounced on a loose ball to fire the hosts in front just before the hour mark.
Just four minutes later, Gyokeres then doubled the advantage, tapping home a low Todd Kane cross.
Gyokeres completed the scoring in the 64th minute, seeing a close-range strike deflect over a helpless David Cornell in the Peterborough goal.
Gyokeres - signed from Brighton in the summer after a loan spell with the Sky Blues last term - took his season's tally to seven goals in nine appearances, now level with Reading's John Swift as the Championship's top scorer.
Former Coventry striker Jonson Clarke-Harris played the full 90 minutes for Peterborough, who have appealed his FA sanction.
The ex-Coventry forward had been given a four-match ban and fined £5,300 over historical social media posts - but any potential suspension will not come into effect until the result of Posh's appeal is known.
Coventry manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"The first goal was important. That sort of deflated them a little. From then on we grew in stature. We just took the game away from them.
"Our movement was brilliant, we were slick. This was nothing more than we deserved.
"The atmosphere was electric. A great performance and a great result."
Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:
"Another disappointing away defeat, another very similar away defeat. We conceded. We collapsed. It's something that has to change dramatically because this has happened four times now.
"It's as clear as day the problem. We've conceded three goals in seven minutes. The game's over. You're then actually worried there could be a pasting.
"I've said to the players some of them need to start proving me wrong because I can't stand watching that again."
