Rudoni out for weeks - Lampard

Frank Lampard's joy at an important Coventry win was tempered by bad news about Jack Rudoni

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard says Jack Rudoni will be out for "weeks" with a calf injury he picked up in last week's draw at Leicester City.

After the Sky Blues had beaten Birmingham City the manager told BBC Radio CWR: "He's got a calf injury so will be out for some weeks. We can't put a date on it at this point but it's disappointing.

"The injury came from the Leicester game. He's had a bad shoulder all week and hasn't really trained, so we only found out at the back end of the week. It's a big loss for us."

Lampard was delighted with his team, and supporters, as they continued their unbeaten start to the Championship season, saying: "Outstanding atmosphere for a derby game - the fans were great and the players were brilliant, with everybody focused, ready to compete and ready to play.

"At 11 v 11 we got our goal and I thought they were really tough opposition after a good start to the season, but you could see we were at it, and the fans reacted to that.

"When they went to 10 men it's not easy to deal with, but we dealt with it brilliantly. We played high up in their half and kept doing the right things.

"We got our two goals in the second half and we got a clean sheet, and the focus of the team was amazing."