LAMPARD EARLY COV MESSAGE

Coventry boss, Frank Lampard, has downplayed our poor run of form which has seen us lose five on the bounce. He has said he isn't looking too much into that, and instead praised the likes of Jobe and Chris Rigg, warning his players that they need to be at their very best on Friday.

RIVALRY

“I’m aware of the rivalry between the two teams because I was told about it quite early in my time here. It’s not my rivalry, but I am Coventry now, so I have to be aware of it. It’s there, and that’s what football’s about, isn’t it? A bit of rivalry and a bit of edge.”

NOT BOTHERED ABOUT FORM

“No one be fooled by the five defeats. They’ve been in the play-offs a long time, and that’s not easy to manage. They’ve still got very good players and a certain way of playing. We’re going to have to be at our best. We played them recently, so we have a pretty good idea of what they’re all about. We played them and played well, but this will be a completely different game. It’ll be about us mainly, though, and what we do.”

PAYING ATTENTION TO JOBE & RIGG

“They’re really good players. I saw them at the EFL Awards the other night. I like Jobe a lot. I like his profile, and I like his size, his qualities and his work ethic. I like him, I think he’s really good. Rigg is incredible when you find out what his age is, and then put that up against the talent that the boy’s got. Of course, we’ll have to be aware of them. We were when they came here, and we managed to deal with it. But with players at that level, there’s always moments they can give you.”