Coventry City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Viktor Gyokeres & Jamie Allen get goals
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Viktor Gyokeres scored his first English league goal
Coventry City extended their unbeaten home run in the Championship to eight games with victory over strugglers Sheffield Wednesday at St Andrew's.
On-loan Brighton striker Viktor Gyokeres slid home his first goal for the Sky Blues after a fantastic dribble and perfectly weighted through ball from Callum O'Hare.
Wednesday rarely tested home keeper Ben Wilson but Barry Bannan curled a free-kick just over, while Josh Windass could only find the side netting with a strike in the box.
O'Hare was once again the creator as the hosts wrapped things up, playing in substitute Jamie Allen, who fired in under Keiren Westwood.
Mark Robins' Coventry move above QPR into 17th, 10 points above second-bottom Wednesday, who had been unbeaten in their past four league matches.
The first half was a low-key affair in challenging conditions, with both teams lacking quality and unable to create a chance of note.
Former Aston Villa midfielder O'Hare dribbled between two Owls players before finding Sweden international Gyokeres, who beat the advancing Westwood to the ball and finished first time.
The hosts were unfortunate not to score a second when Westwood could only parry Gustavo Hamer's goalbound corner to Max Biamou, with his shot somehow blocked on the line by Julian Borner.
But Allen's first goal in almost a year ensured they could breathe easier in the final few minutes against the managerless Owls, whose last away win in the Championship came at St Andrew's against Birmingham on 17 October.
Coventry manager Mark Robins told BBC CWR:
"It's a fantastic win and also a really good performance because we dug in - it was as scrappy as anything you've seen this season but that's the Championship.
"Viktor's goal was really well taken. Great run, great movement, great pass - Callum O'Hare's shown some brilliant quality for both goals.
"It's difficult to put into words how pleased I am - I'm delighted with it, the players are delighted with it and so they should be because it's a big three points."
Sheffield Wednesday caretaker boss Neil Thompson told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"I said at half-time it was going to be the team who made the least mistakes that won it and we just made one or two errors that cost us.
"The lads worked hard but we lacked that finishing touch in the final third to get our noses in front.
"Scoring goals has been a problem all season, that's not gone away, and it's something we're trying to resolve. [But] I feel in the last week or two we've been a little bit more positive."