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Carabao Cup: Lampard talks up Awoniyi’s performance in Coventry’s win over Plymouth 

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Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard has praised Taiwo Awoniyi for his impact in the club’s Carabao Cup win over Plymouth Argyle.

The Sky Blue defeated their hosts 4-2 in a second-round tie on Tuesday night.

Awoniyi scored the curtain raiser for Coventry in the fifth minute following a sublime pass from Ghana international Caleb Yirenkyi.

The striker then teed up Jack Rudoni for the second goal two minutes later.

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Lampard said the Nigeria international showed his qualities in the game.

“He gets his goal and an assist, and yeah, he’ll be getting fit at this point, but I thought we saw the qualities that we brought him here for,” Lampard said after the game.

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