Lampard impressed by City spirit despite defeat

Frank Lampard's side have lost four of their past five away games but remain in the final play-off spot

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard praised his side's spirit after a dramatic late defeat in a fiery game against lowly Luton Town, which saw both sides finish with 10 men.

"We gave absolutely everything. We dug in with 10 men for a long, long time," Lampard told BBC CWR.

"The effort they put in against a team that goes direct, and cross it a lot - when you're a man down - it's a long afternoon and the lads' spirit was brilliant.

"It was probably a red [for Jay Dasilva]. He said he didn't mean to but he clips his heels and pretty much every referee, even thought they're hard to predict at the minute, will give those.

"There's a great spirit in the group, that's why we've been able to amass points and move up the table because of spirit first and quality second.

"It's not easy to change gear from desperation and defending but [after their sending off] we got on the ball in different situations, didn't create massive chances. They should have gone down to nine and I thought the game was ours.

"But you can't legislate for a late mistake that leads to their goal."