COVENTRY City fell to their first defeat of the season at the Ricoh Arena after strikes from Bristol City's Dele Adebola, Michael McIndoe and substitute Steve Brooker replicated the result of the same fixture last season.

The Sky Blues went into half-time trailing to an opportunistic strike by former Sky Blue Adebola.

And McIndoe gave Coventry a mountain to climb eight minutes after the break with a low shot across the six-yard box which beat substitute 'keeper Andy Marshall at his far post.

Brooker then secured the three points for the visitors with an unstoppable close range shot in injury time.

Coventry started off by far the better of the two sides but Adebola, who challenged Sky Blues 'keeper Keiren Westwood for a cross from Jamie McAllister on 16 minutes, benefitted when Westwood crashed to the ground from the challenge and swung a spare leg to scoop the ball into the net.

Westwood was also substituted as a result of the clash after suffering a mild concussion, Andy Marshall taking his place to get his first taste of league action this season.

In an event-filled first half, Sky Blues manager Chris Coleman was also sent into the stands by referee Phil Dowd after voicing his frustration at a penalty claim denied by Dowd after Clinton Morrison appeared to be pulled back in the penalty box while chasing a through ball from Freddy Eastwood.

Adebola's effort was infact Bristol's only real effort on target for the whole of the first half while the Sky Blues created numerous chances, most foiled by Robins 'keeper Adriano Basso.

Michael Mifsud cut inside defender McAllister at the goal line on the right hand side midway through the half, only to have the loose ball scooped up by Basso.

Eastwood also had an early effort turned away for a corner by the shot stopper.

He was most needed in the final moments of the first half though, Mifsud's low shot beaten away, Morrison's attempted lob cleared away from the goalmouth and a bobbling ball in the box having to be cleared off the line just before the break to deny the Sky Blues a deserved equaliser.

Leon McKenzie replaced Freddy Eastwood at half time for the Sky Blues and added his own dimension down the right wing but, bar a late header from Morrison which hit the far post and bounced away from goal, the Sky Blues's second half chances were limited in comparison to the opening period.

Bristol on the other hand could have had a third goal earlier than they did when Ivan Sproule beat Jay Tabb for pace six minutes from time, only to be denied in a one-on-one with Marshall.

The Robins got their third in the first minute of injury time though, a right-sided cross avoiding all in the box except Steve Brooker who smashed his shot home to leave the Sky Blues with no way back.

Attendance - 17,994 (1,829 away fans)

Teams

COVENTRY CITY - Westwood (Marshall 19); Fox, Dann, Ward, Gunnarsson; Mifsud (Simpson 72), Beuzelin, Tabb, Gray; Eastwood (McKenzie 45), Morrison.
SUBS - Turner, Doyle

BRISTOL CITY - Basso; Orr, McAllister, Fontaine, Carey (Webster 63), Maynard (Sproule 80), McIndoe, Skuse, Adebola (Brooker 75), Wilson, Johnson
SUBS - Weale (GK), Trundle