Coventry Round-Up, Friday 23rd October: Lampard Hails Bobby Thomas as Five Absentees Confirmed for Fulham Clash

Frank Lampard has praised Bobby Thomas after the defender emerged with the best defensive stats of any player in the Premier League, with the manager hailing how far the centre-back has come to perform at this level (CoventryLive).

Ahead of Sunday's visit of Fulham to the CBS Arena, Lampard has confirmed that Coventry City will be without five players as the Sky Blues look to bounce back from their defeat to Tottenham (CoventryLive). The boss also gave an update on a home-grown talent as part of his pre-match briefing (CoventryLive).

Away from events on the pitch, Coventry City are among the Premier League clubs facing the biggest financial hit as part of a wider £20m bill being shared across the division, with the club being asked to stump up its share despite a tough start to top-flight life (CoventryLive).

In transport news away from the football, Coventry's new train platform project has been delayed, though transport chiefs have moved to reassure commuters that the setback amounts to only a few months and that significant extra work is already underway on the surrounding rail infrastructure (CoventryLive).

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