Curtis Davies was one of the few Albion players singled out for praise by their manager Bryan Robson after the 3-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday Dele Adebola is convinced the growing familiarity of the Ricoh Arena can catapult-Coventry away from the lower reaches of the Championship, as they look to build on Saturday's priceless victory.

Coventry's three-point haul against Luton, procured by Adebola's sixth goal of the campaign, was only their third victory of the season thus far and they still remain in danger at the wrong end of the table.

Nevertheless, the disparity in the fixture list caused by the delayed opening to their new stadium is due to be corrected with five of their next seven games taking place at home.

Stoke visit their new stadium tomorrow in a dreadful run of form. They have lost six of their last seven fixtures and Coventry's first back-to-back wins of the campaign would ensure they climb above the Potteries outfit.

With home games to follow against Ipswich, Norwich, Milwall and Plymouth then Micky Adams' side have been handed a golden opportunity to prove they will not become embroiled in

another relegation campaign.

"We have got a lot of home games coming up and we have definitely got to start playing catch up," admitted Adebola. "It is not nice to be in the position we are currently in and I am sure that we will push on."

"We had a poor start to the season with the amount of away games we had to play and now we have to make the most of our home games and consolidate our position in the league.

"We have to show the determination we showed again on Saturday and give it our all to beat Stoke.

"You can argue that it is a good time to play Stoke but, as we saw against Luton, I don't think current form counts for a lot in this division."

Coventry's first victory in five games could hardly be described as a classic, but the prelude to Adebola's goal was worthy of a higher status.

A fine flowing move, which was epitomised by James Scowroft's outstanding wing play, saw Adebola reap rich dividends; and he admitted a more methodical approach was the decisive factor in their success.

" The manager was happy that we hadn't conceded at half-time, but we were giving away too many balls and it was almost as if we were over anxious," continued Adebola.

"He told us to calm down and take a little bit more time when making our passes, and that talk helped us to settle a bit more in the second half."

Coventry's game away against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road will now take place two days later than originally scheduled.

The match, which was due to be played on Saturday, December 17, will now take place on Monday, December 19, kicking off at 7.45pm to accommodate live Sky television coverage.