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Mark Robins' hailed a 'brilliant win' as his Coventry City side came from two down to defeat Birmingham City 4-2. Speaking after his side handed their hosts a set-piece lesson, with three goals direct from set-plays, the Sky Blues boss praised his team's ability to come back from adversity.

That result took Coventry to within three points of the top six and came after they found a way past opponents whom Robins' believes to be difficult to play against. While he was frustrated at City's struggles with Blues' set plays, he was delighted at the execution of his own but admitted Blues would be 'seething'.

"You come up against Birmingham and they are a team that spoil. Let me be clear on it, they have got some brilliant players there is no doubt about that and they put you under pressure. They have got really good set play routines and obviously that was borne out because we didn't defend them properly," he said.

"The first one from the set play was poorly defended, we didn't move right, he ended up getting a clean header on it and it ends up in the back or your net so you are goal down. The second one from the throw was worse - and it was poor. So you are two goals down without the goalkeepers being tested - either of them - and without any quality in the game. That was the story of the first 20 minutes or so.

"There were too many turnovers in possession, we didn't string two passes together often enough, they have got to take credit for that because that's what they do, spoil. They try to disrupt rhythm, the ball ends up out of play, they slow things down and we were our own enemies as well because the tempo wasn't there. The sun is shining, everyone is