Frank Lampard admitted he was “out of order” after he sparked a post-match melee following Coventry’s 1-1 draw at Southampton. The home supporters had targeted the visitors’ manager with abuse in the latter stages of the match and, after the full-time whistle, Lampard went on to the pitch and repeatedly gestured to them, which led to players reacting.
“I was probably emotional,” said Lampard of his reaction to being called “a shit Steven Gerrard”. “The fans had given me a bit in the last 10 minutes and I went on the pitch to give them a bit back. It was really out of order but I wouldn’t have had as long in this game if I wasn’t sometimes emotional on the pitch, and not a bad bloke off it.”
Ephron Mason-Clark had given Coventry a first-half lead with a header from Victor Torp’s dink, but they could not hold out as Nathan Wood levelled after the break, following Jay Dasilva’s red card 85 seconds into the second half. In the 56th minute Wood nodded in his first Southampton goal from a pinpoint delivery by Adam Armstrong.
In other Championship action, QPR thrashed Leicester 4-1, with Koki Saito, Richard Kone, Karamoko Dembélé and Amadou Mbengue scoring in a dominant first half. Bristol City beat Middlesbrough 2-0 thanks to goals from Emil Riis and Rob Atkinson, while Norwich conceded an equaliser in stoppage time to draw 1-1 with Preston. Ipswich climbed to third with a 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday, and Hull secured a 1-0 victory over 10-man West Brom with Oli McBurnie scoring from the penalty spot.
