Angry Lampard Sparks Clash as The Sky Blues Share Points with Southampton.
In a dramatic second-tier clash, Coventry secured a gritty 1-1 tie at St Mary's despite battling an sickness bug and playing a half with a man down. Post-match scenes were marred by a melee sparked by Frank Lampard, who made gestures repeatedly at Saints fans after sustaining abuse during the contest.
The Sky Blues' Defiant Display
Mark Robins's side were missing first-team regulars Sakamoto and centre-backs Thomas and Liam Kitching due to a flu bug. Their task was compounded when Dasilva was dismissed just 85 seconds into the second period. Nevertheless, they had taken the lead in the opening period through Ephron Mason-Clark, who nodded in for his fifth goal of the campaign.
The visitors thought they ought to have been awarded a penalty when Wright went down under a tackle from Harwood-Bellis.
Southampton, trailing at the break for the first time under boss Tonda Eckert, were given a boost by the sending off. They made it count in the 56th minute, with Wood heading in his first goal for the Saints from an Adam Armstrong delivery.
Elsewhere Division Action
Blackburn Rovers claimed only their second home victory of the season with a two-nil win over Millwall. Gudjohnsen and Ohashi scored before the interval goals to seal the victory for Valérien Ismaël's side.
At Deepdale, Preston snatched a last-gasp leveler in stoppage time through substitute Keane to earn a 1-1 tie with Norwich. Jovon Makama had looked to have won it for the Canaries with an 84th-minute goal.
Keeper Howler Harms Wrexham
Following a meeting of Welsh clubs, Phil Parkinson's side suffered a cruel 2-1 loss to Swansea City after a 90th-minute error from keeper Arthur Okonkwo. Boss Parkinson rallied behind his player, stating:
"That's a high-profile error, but Okonkwo's been outstanding. He's been a tower of strength of a goalkeeper and he will get every bit of support."
