Incensed Lampard Ignites Altercation as The Sky Blues Tie with Southampton.
Amid a fiery Championship clash, Coventry grabbed a resilient 1-1 tie at Southampton in spite of overcoming an sickness bug and playing a 45 minutes with 10 men. Post-match scenes were marred by a confrontation instigated by Frank Lampard, who made gestures multiple times at Saints fans following sustaining abuse throughout the fixture.
Coventry's Resilient Performance
Mark Robins's side were without first-team regulars Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and centre-backs Thomas and Kitching due to a flu bug. The challenge was compounded when Dasilva was dismissed just 85 seconds into the second period. Nevertheless, they had gone ahead in the first half through Mason-Clark, who nodded in for his 5th goal of the season.
The visitors believed they ought to have been awarded a penalty when Haji Wright went down under a tackle from Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
The hosts, trailing at half-time for the first occasion under boss Tonda Eckert, were handed a lifeline by the sending off. They capitalized in the 56th minute, with Nathan Wood nodding in his maiden goal for the club from an Armstrong delivery.
In Other Division Fixtures
Blackburn Rovers claimed only their 2nd home victory of the campaign with a two-nil win over The Lions. Gudjohnsen and Yuki Ohashi scored first-half goals to secure the points for Valérien Ismaël's team.
At Deepdale, Preston grabbed a dramatic equaliser in added time through substitute Will Keane to secure a 1-1 draw with Norwich. Jovon Makama had thought secured victory for the visitors with an 84th-minute strike.
Keeper Mistake Costs Wrexham
Following a meeting of Welsh clubs, Wrexham suffered a cruel 2-1 loss to Swansea after a last-minute mistake from goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. Manager Parkinson defended his stopper, stating:
"That's a high-profile mistake, but Okonkwo's been outstanding. He's been a colossus of a goalkeeper and he'll get every bit of support."