Angry Lampard Ignites Confrontation as Coventry Share Points with Saints.
Amid a fiery second-tier match, Coventry grabbed a hard-fought 1-1 draw at St Mary's in spite of battling an illness crisis and playing a 45 minutes with a man down. The aftermath were overshadowed by a confrontation instigated by Frank Lampard, who made gestures multiple times at home supporters after sustaining taunts during the contest.
Coventry's Defiant Display
Coventry were without first-team regulars Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and defenders Bobby Thomas and Liam Kitching due to a flu bug. The challenge became harder when Dasilva was dismissed just 85 seconds into the second half. Despite this, they had gone ahead in the opening period through Ephron Mason-Clark, who nodded in for his 5th goal of the campaign.
The visitors thought they should have been awarded a spot-kick when Wright tumbled under a tackle from Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Southampton, trailing at half-time for the first occasion under boss Eckert, were handed a lifeline by the sending off. They made it count in the 56th minute, with Wood heading in his maiden goal for the Saints from an Adam Armstrong cross.
In Other Division Fixtures
Blackburn Rovers secured only their second win at Ewood Park of the season with a two-nil win over The Lions. Andri Gudjohnsen and Ohashi found the net first-half goals to seal the points for Valérien Ismaël's side.
At Deepdale, Preston North End grabbed a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time through substitute Will Keane to earn a 1-1 draw with Norwich City. Makama had looked to have secured victory for the visitors with an 84th-minute strike.
Keeper Howler Costs The Red Dragons
Following a meeting of Welsh clubs, Wrexham suffered a painful 2-1 defeat to Swansea after a 90th-minute error from keeper Okonkwo. Boss Parkinson rallied behind his player, saying:
"It's a high-profile mistake, but Arthur's been excellent. He has been a tower of strength of a goalkeeper and he will get every bit of support."
