Lampard hopes Coventry can be clinical without Wright

Frank Lampard has urged his side to be more clinical in front of goal after confirming top scorer Haji Wright will not return before Christmas

The Sky Blues manager takes charge of his fourth game when Coventry host Hull City at the CBS Arena on Saturday (12:30 GMT) with his side in 16th place, four points clear of the Championship drop zone.

USA international Wright has been out since 9 November with an ankle injury having scored seven of Coventry's 20 league goals prior to his absence.

The Sky Blues have the joint seventh-best attack in the division, in terms of goals scored, and Lampard believes the Sky Blues can still deliver the goals without their leading striker as they head into the busy festive period.

"Do we expect Haji Wright in the next two or three games? No, because he's not on the training pitch yet," Lampard said. "I am obviously very keen to get him back as I understand his importance for the squad. He is a big player for us.

"But I just have to work on what we've got now. We have got talent and we've got options. Let's try and get results and then Haji will be there.

"Against West Brom, in terms of chances created, we were strongly the better team but we have try to be more clinical in the box.

"In terms of confidence in front of goal sometimes you just have to keep working and it will come."