11' Bidwell 48' Wright 84' Thomas-Asante
Blackburn Rovers’ unbeaten start to the campaign came to an end in catastrophic fashion as they conceded three goals without reply at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Jake Bidwell opened the scoring just past the 10 minute mark, heading home a looping set piece from Jack Rudoni on the left-hand-side.
The hosts doubled their lead early in the second-half when Haji Wright took advantage of a misplaced pass from Dom Hyam before calmly slotting past Aynsley Pears.
Mark Robins’ side all but confirmed victory when Brandon Thomas-Asante bagged his third of the campaign and his side's third of the night, with less than five minutes on the clock.
Rovers didn’t concede a single goal in September, with their run of three clean sheets coming to an abrupt end.
Starting XI
Aynsley Pears 4
Pears has been an influential part of the seemingly stable Rovers back line of late, but, like the rest of the defence, it was not a convincing display.
While he wasn't majorly at fault for any of the goals, he could have arguably done better in his efforts to keep the third out, at the end of an unconvincing display.
John Eustace added a keeper to his arsenal in the summer window, with Hungarian international Balazs Toth making the move to Ewood Park. It wouldn't be a total shock if he was to start away at Plymouth on Saturday.
Hayden Carter 4
The academy graduate has started all of Rovers eight Championship fixtures so far this season, and has been a vital part of a back four that had been a very tough nut to crack.
While, like Pears, he didn’t make any catastrophic errors, it was far from his best performance in a Rovers shirt.
After picking up his fourth booking of the season, Carter is now one caution away from suspension.
Dom Hyam 3
A poor ball back to Hyam caused a mix-up between the former Coventry star and Danny Batth that gifted Wright his side's second goal of the evening, a moment that proved extremely costly early in the second-half.
The partnership of Batth and Hyam had been one of Rovers biggest assets until their humbling defeat away to Coventry. Neither put in an assured display, a vastly contrasting performance to recent weeks.
Danny Batth 4
The second-tier journeyman was Rovers player of the month in September, and travelled to the midlands on the back of his first goal in blue and white.
But he was unable to continue his fine run of three starts without conceding a single goal.
A disappointing display as his and Hyam’s blunder proved a major moment in the game, on what will ultimately be a very forgettable evening.
Harry Pickering 4.5
The left-back played through illness and was withdrawn at half-time against QPR at the weekend and his tiredness showed as he looked off the boil throughout.
Pickering has become a dependable figure for Rovers since joining back in 2021, and rarely puts a foot wrong, but he was unable to influence proceedings massively.
Both Thomas-Asante and Ephron Mason-Clark caused Pickering plenty of issues throughout.
Lewis Travis 4.5
The Blackburn captain had scored in back to back home games prior to the trip to Coventry, but, he was unable to put in a display similar to his last endeavour.
He was not his usual tough-tackling self and struggled to interfere with opposing attacks as much as he usually would.
Travis was replaced by John Buckley with just under 20 left to play.
Sondre Tronstad 5
Since joining on a free transfer over a year ago Tronstad has become a mainstay in the Rovers side, marshalling the midfield.
For a player who is often the heartbeat of the side, he seemingly went missing for periods of the encounter, having little impact on proceedings.
His side struggled to keep the ball and spark opportunities and exciting attacks throughout the 90.
Todd Cantwell 4
Cantwell struggled to reignite the creative spark he injected into Saturday’s game, during the 45 minutes he managed against QPR.
The former Rangers man saw very little of the ball before being replaced during a quadruple change with under 20 minutes on the clock.
A hugely disappointing display and one that was a chalk and cheese contrast to his last outing.
Tyrhys Dolan 3
Dolan has been one of Eustace’s most influential figures so far this season, but his performance against Coventry was a very different display to what Rovers fans may have become accustomed to this season.
His pass to Hyam put his centre-half under intense and unnecessary pressure that ultimately led to the Sky Blues second of the evening minutes before he was replaced by Ryan Hedges.
Andi Weimann 4.5
The third tier stalwart was a derby day hero a few weeks ago for Rovers, but throughout the encounter with Coventry he was isolated and saw very little of the ball, struggling to make any sort of impact on proceedings when he did obtain possession.
Yuki Ohashi 4
The entire Rovers front line struggled to create any sort of attacking prowess through the game and were very well looked after by the very well drilled Coventry back-line.
With credit given to Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitchen at the heart of the Coventry defence, Ohashi’s opportunities were very limited throughout the encounter.
Substitutes
Ryan Hedges 5
Hedges entered proceedings just ten minutes into the second 45, in place of Dolan, he struggled to make any impact in the 35 minutes he had. Having very little of the ball despite being on the field for substantially longer than the other Rovers substitutes.
Cozier-Duberry 6
The winger was introduced during Rovers' quadruple substitution with just over twenty minutes left to play.
Despite his side obviously struggling to create chances, the Brighton loanee managed to create a couple of openings and arguably looked his side's most dangerous player all evening.
Deployed on the right hand side, he managed to cut in on several occasions and strike at goal.
John Buckley 5.5
Buckley replaced his captain Lewis Travis in the heart of the midfield and managed to get himself about and put in a couple of timely-tough challenges, putting a stop to promising Coventry moves.
Makhtar Gueye 5
The number nine was not given opportunities in abundance at all, and struggled to cause any real issues after he was introduced.
Lewis Baker 5
Baker was the fourth and final of Eustace’s quadruple change, replacing Tronstad.
He struggled to obtain possession during his limited time on the field, and provide his forwards with ample opportunities.
