Frank Lampard Reflects on Coventrys First Defeat After 12-Game Unbeaten Run

Coventry City’s 12-match unbeaten Championship streak ended with a 3-2 defeat at Wrexham. Ephron Mason-Clark gave Coventry a 1-0 half-time lead, but Kieffer Moore’s stunning second-half hat-trick turned the game around before Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s late strike. Frank Lampard admitted he smelt a collapse coming, citing defensive absences and fatigue after a demanding week.

The way Coventry City’s unbeaten Championship run came to an end was nothing short of dramatic. Frank Lampard’s side, who entered the game against Wrexham on a 12-match unbeaten streak and sitting top of the table, saw their momentum halted in a stunning 3-2 defeat in North Wales. Ephron Mason-Clark gave Coventry a deserved 1-0 lead at half-time, and it looked as though the Sky Blues were on their way to extending their advantage at the top.

However, the match turned on its head in the second half as Wrexham striker Kieffer Moore produced a sensational hat-trick within 23 minutes to put the hosts 3-1 up. Although Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s late wonder goal reduced the deficit, it proved only a consolation as Wrexham secured an incredible win that lifted them to 11th place, six points behind third spot. Lampard admitted afterward that he “could smell” trouble at the break, citing defensive absences that forced him to field a weakened backline.

Despite the setback, he praised his team’s extraordinary 12-game run, urging them to stay grounded in a long and testing campaign. Coventry still hold a three-point lead at the top, with upcoming matches against Sheffield United and Stoke City set to test their response.