Promotion-chasing West Brom staged a return to winning ways at the Ricoh Arena where Coventry were beaten 1-0 and both sides finished with 10 men.

Baggies left-back Paul Robinson netted the only goal of an all-Midlands clash in the first half, which also saw Sky Blues defender Ben Turner sent off shortly before the interval and Albion striker Diomansy Kamara also dismissed in second-half injury time.

Albion had gone into the game lying fifth in the Championship table but were is desperate need of victory to calm jangling nerves after having suffered defeats in their previous two outings.

And it had been the visitors who launched the first attack of note, in the ninth minute, when Kevin Phillips and Kamara worked a neat one-two to set the latter in on the City goal.

Next the ball was spread to the left wing from where Jason Koumas cross was header away for a corner, taken by the Welshman and nodded narrowly wide by Zoltan Gera.

At the other end, Dele Adebola played in Michael Mifsud but the striker's control let him down inside the penalty area where he was dispossessed by Robinson.

And Robinson was to have a more significant influence after Koumas had unlocked the Sky Blues defence along the Albion left and then centred for Phillips to head onto the crossbar before Robinson nodded the rebound home.

It was Robinson's second goal of the season with his first having come in the 5-0 victory over the Sky Blues at The Hawthorns in December.

But there was to be more drama before half-time with City centre-half Turner shown a straight red card by referee Chris Foy after a lunging challenge had felled Phillips in the 45th minute.

Both sides made changes in time for the start of the second half with Coventry boss Iain Dowie introducing Liam Davis for central midfielder Stephen Hughes and Albion counterpart replacing on-loan Reading defender Sam Sodje, who went into the game carrying an ankle knock, with Martin Albrechtsen.

The visitors were soon on offensive after the restart and Coventry goalkeeper Andy Marshall was forced to block Kamara's close-range effort with an outstretched left boot.

But the Sky Blues responded through Dele Adebola who unleashed a powerful 18-yard shot which was finger-tipped onto the junction of crossbar and post by Albion goalkeeper Dean Kiely.

Next, Phillips saw a 58th-minute shot deflect off Elliott Ward for a fruitless corner before the same player headed Albrechtsen's cross over.

With little more than 15 minutes remaining Phillips was denied by diving Marshall's outstretched left hand.

In the 86th minute, Merseyside official Foy sent Dowie to the stand after the pair had argued on the touchline and then, in injury time, dismissed Kamara for a trip on David McNamee which was deemed worthy of a the striker's second yellow card in 10 minutes.

Teams:

Coventry Marshall, McNamee, Turner, Ward, Hall (Birchall 75),Osbourne, Hughes (Davis 46), Doyle, Thornton (Tabb 79),Adebola, Mifsud.

Subs Not Used: Steele, Kyle.

Sent Off: Turner (45).

Booked: McNamee.

West Brom Kiely, McShane, Perry, Sodje (Albrechtsen 46),Robinson, Gera, Chaplow (Koren 88), Greening, Koumas, Kamara,Phillips (MacDonald 81).

Subs Not Used: Daniels, Ellington.

Sent Off: Kamara (90).

Booked: Kamara.

Goals: Robinson 37.

Att: 26,343

Ref: C Foy (Merseyside).