Hamer stars as Coventry triumph at StokeGustavo Hamer marked his first start in more than a month by making one and scoring the other as Coventry City won at Stoke.
The Brazilian returned from his four-game ban for a second red card of the season - and proved the architect of the Sky Blues' third win in eight days.
Six minutes into the second half, Hamer split the Stoke defence to set Jamie Allen free to go on and slide home his first goal since August 2021.
Hamer then settled the outcome with a terrific solo effort, weaving his way into the box past two men before curling his right-foot shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner.
Coventry also made it four straight clean sheets, the first time they have achieved that in the top two tiers of English football, having last achieved a run of four shut-outs in April 2015 in League One.
The Potters had their fair share of opportunities, the closest of them being when veteran defender Phil Jagielka hit the bat, but their wastefulness in front of goal was punished as they slipped to a second home defeat in five days.
Mark Robins' men climb above West Bromwich Albion to 22nd, now within a point of safety - and still with at least three games in hand on most teams as they prepare for a congested period of matches as they make up for lost time following the early season CBS Arena pitch saga.
After just one defeat in eight games, and one goal shipped in their last 10 and a half hours of football, Coventry are remarkably now just nine points shy of a play-off place.
They are also within three points of Alex Neil's Stoke, after he lost for the first time against a team managed by Robins, whose side sent the 2,487 away following home happy.
Coventry are at home again on Tuesday to Rotherham United, followed by next Saturday's visit of Blackpool. Victories from both could propel Robins' Sky Blues into the top half.
Stoke are back in action at Carrow Road next Saturday, when Neil takes his Potters side to another of his old clubs, Norwich City.
Coventry boss Mark Robins:
"It's a brilliant away win. I'm delighted because they were better than us in the first part of the game. But we stayed in the game when we weren't at our best.
"For all their possession, they've only really had Jagielka's chance, and we've defended really well.
"And we scored two absolutely unbelievable goals. They probably didn't belong in this game because I thought it was a bit scrappy.
"Our fans are really vocal and really behind the players and that's a big boost. In over five years here, they've been absolutely magnificent and the players respond to that."