Coventry City: Frank Lampard’s team have confidence, momentum and belief

Coventry City: Frank Lampard’s team have confidence, momentum and belief

BBC Sport

They say never fall in love with a loan player.

But there is not enough cold water in the Arctic Ocean to douse the flames of affection Coventry fans feel for Carl Rushworth.

In 11 games for the Sky Blues, the 24-year-old Brighton goalkeeper has kept six clean sheets, including five in succession.

That sealed his place in club history as he clocked up a record 613 minutes without conceding. But for a 90th-minute consolation for Portsmouth on Tuesday, that run would still be intact.

However, the efforts of Rushworth and his team-mates at Fratton Park ensured he went past Horace Pearson’s old record of 608 minutes – a mark that has stood since 1934.

For Lampard, Rushworth’s excellence has not…



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