Overview
- Victor Torp struck in the 57th minute and Brandon Thomas-Asante added a second two minutes later to secure the points at the CBS Arena.
- Ephron Mason-Clark's deliveries from the left led to both goals, turning a tight match in Coventry's favor after the break.
- Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth preserved a clean sheet, highlighted by a key near-post stop late in the first half.
- Blackburn manager Valérien Ismaël said his players were in "shock" after the quick double but maintained the performance was strong.
- Seventeen-year-old George Shepherd made the senior matchday squad for the first time as 29,606 watched, with Coventry visiting Portsmouth on October 21.