Mark Robins praised his patient Coventry side after beating Wigan 2-0 to earn a third Sky Bet Championship win in a row.

After a drab first half in which Kasey Palmer came closest to opening the scoring, Gustavo Hamer’s deflected effort broke the deadlock before Viktor Gyokeres finished Wigan off on the counter in stoppage time.

It saw Coventry move into the top half of the Championship for the first time this season following six wins in their last eight games.

“They’re a really tough nut to crack and they’ve got some really powerful players,” explained Robins.

“They were very st...