Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has continued his impressive job at Coventry City as he guides them to a record-breaking start to their Championship campaign on Wednesday.
Under Lampard’s leadership this season, the Sky Blues have remained unbeaten in their first 11 matches, a feat that has been achieved for the first time in the club’s history. Coventry now lead Middlesbrough by four points at the top of the table.
Coventry kicked off the 2025-26 campaign with a draw against Hull City before going on to register back-to-back wins against Derby County and QPR as they scored a whopping 12 goals in those two matches.
They then drew their next three matches, before their latest five-match streak began on September 27 against Birmingham City.
Frank Lampard enjoys a laugh with Brandon Thomas-Asante. (Photo by Lee Parker – CameraSport via Getty Images)
On Wednesday, the club beat Portsmouth 2-1, riding on Brandon Thomas-Asante’s brace. With seven wins and four draws, the Sky Blues have already secured 25 points from their first 11 league matches, the best start the club has ever experienced.
Following the game, Lampard lashed out at the opponent manager, John Mousinho for his on-field behaviour. The two coaches were spotted exchanging words and having to be separated in a heated touchline row following full-time.
Lampard later shared his take on the incident after the game, telling reporters, “I haven’t seen it again. I didn’t think it was one at the time. I think it is a stadium where the crowd can put pressure on the referee and I don’t think added pressure on the fourth official was necessary.”
Explaining the incident, Mousinho shared his statement as he added: “It looks a clear penalty to me. The ball strikes his arm way outside of the body. I spoke to the referee and he wasn’t looking at the incident – he was looking at the box – but I still expect someone from the officiating team to pick it up. I was trying to speak to the fourth official about it but I couldn’t do it. But there is no needle with Lampard. I just spoke to him there and my main problem is with the officiating team for not dealing with it differently. It is a disappointing result, but I think it was a fair result overall. We got ourselves back into the game too little, too late.”
