The Sky Blues exit the Carabao Cup following a 4-1 defeat to Bristol City at the Pirelli Stadium.

Kal Naismith’s opener, along with a Tommy Conway double gave Bristol City a three-goal lead at half-time.

A subsequent fight back from the Sky Blues saw them close close on a few occasions, but it proved shy of overturning the deficit, seeing Mark Robins’ side depart from the competition.

The away side capitalised on their early pressure, taking the lead when Kal Naismith nodded home from a corner.

Tommy Conway nipped in to extend the Robins’ lead, soon after, and the attacker grabbed his brace on the half hour mark with a deflected effort.

Tayo Adaramola showed promise in the opening exchanges and came close to pulling one back for the Sky Blues after a neat one-two with Kasey Palmer was followed by a blocked shot.

Fabio Tavares pressed hard from the front, nearly latching onto a cross whipped across the face of goal before jinking inside and firing low to force a save from Daniel Bentley.

HALF-TIME: Sky Blues 0-3 Bristol City

The Sky Blues came out the blocks with a rejuvinated energy, testing the Robins' defence in-behind on several occassions.

On the back of a triple change, City clawed one back when substitute Jake Bidwell picked out Jamie Allen, who finished sublimely with a half volley from the edge of the box.

Ryan Howley nearly opened his Coventry City account, ten minutes from time, latching onto Martyn Waghorn's pin-point corner, but the youngster's header sailed just high of the bar.

The Robins sealed the tie in the dying embers of the match when Andreas Weimann finsihed clinically to add Bristol's fourth.

FULL-TIME: Sky Blues 1-4 Bristol City

Scorers: Kal Naismith (12’), Tommy Conway (18’, 30’), Jamie Allen (62’), Andreas Weimann (90+4')

Yellow cards: Zak Vyner (1’), Tyler Walker (33’)

Attendance: 2,680

Sky Blues XI: Ben Wilson (GK), Fankaty Dabo (Jack Burroughs 56’), Michael Rose (Ryan Howley 78'), Kyle McFadzean (C), Callum Doyle, Tayo Adaramola (Jake Bidwell 56’), Jamie Allen, Josh Eccles, Kasey Palmer (Martyn Waghorn 56’), Fabio Tavares, Tyler Walker.

Unused subs: Simon Moore (GK), Ben Sheaf, Gustavo Hamer, Matty Godden, Viktor Gyokeres.

Bristol City XI: Daniel Bentley (GK) (C), Kane Wilson (George Tanner 71’), Zak Vyner, Kal Naismith, Robert Atkinson, Cameron Pring, Han-Noah Massengo, Andy King (Alex Scott 78'), Tommy Conway (Mark Sykes 78'), Nahki Wells (Sam Bell 85'), Andreas Weimann.

Unused subs: Max O’Leary (GK), Chris Martin, Ryan Towler, Dylan Kadji.