Championship leaders Coventry bounced back from their first league defeat of the season as they came from behind to beat Sheffield United 3-1 at the CBS Arena.

The former Sky Blues defender Sam McCallum put the Blades ahead in the first half before Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Bobby Thomas scored after the break. Joint-Championship top scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante added a third at the end to secure a ninth win of the season.

The defeat made it three in a row for Chris Wilder’s men following losses to Preston and Derby, meaning United stayed in the relegation zone.

The Blades’ opener came midway through an end-to-end first half when Ben Mee got ahead of Victor Torp and glanced Sydie Peck’s corner into the path of McCallum to sidefoot home from close range.

Shortly after the break, Milan van Ewijk’s long throw broke for Sakamoto, who drilled his effort into the bottom corner to score for the third game in succession.

Frank Lampard’s side were ahead on the hour mark when Torp’s hanging corner was nodded in by Thomas, who rose above the Blades defence to claim his second of the season.

Callum O’Hare had scored in his previous two outings for...