Sky Blues striker Wright to miss Sheff Utd game

Coventry City interim boss Rhys Carr had good news and bad news ahead of Saturday's lunchtime home date with second-placed Sheffield United.

USA international Haji Wright is out, after suffering an ankle injury late on in City's 2-2 comeback draw at leaders Sunderland on 9 November - their first game following the sacking of Mark Robins.

But, while the forward's likely length of absence is not clear, the Sky Blues do have captain Ben Sheaf and goalkeeper Oliver Dovin back in contention to play after missing the trip to the Stadium of Light.

"Everyone saw it," Carr told BBC CWR. "It was a bit of a nasty tweak he's got on his ankle. He's with the care of our medical team now. We want him fit as quickly as possible."

"But Ben Sheaf and Oliver Dovin are available for selection. And Jake Bidwell and Jamie Allen have been in training. They've had a longer period of time out so we need to just monitor them a little bit but they're closer to being available.

"Ben Wilson is probably a little further away but I see him in the gym every day. He's working his socks off."

With still no sign of an imminent appointment to succeed Robins - although Frank Lampard remains hot favourite with bookmakers - Carr will be taking charge of his second game.

"It's a new challenge but it's day by day," he added. "I'm just focused on doing the best job that I've been entrusted to do. How long that lasts is a day-by-day approach.

"The focus has to be on the football That's why we're all here. That's why we're paid as employees. We all want to win. Every single person, the staff, the players everybody wants to win."

Rhys Carr was talking to BBC CWR's Clive Eakin