Josh Eccles▼starting XI and availabilityFirmnext game
Eccles and Woolfenden are back on the grass but have no timeline, so they are out for Everton; Thomas and Onyeka are undecided.
Coventry's Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden are back on the grass but "very tentative," Frank Lampard said: "I don't really have a timeline on them." He hopes both train properly in the next weeks. Bobby Thomas and Frank Onyeka for Friday at Everton? "We'll see for the game."
Matt Grimes▼starting XI and availabilityminutesnext game
Grimes did not start the Sunderland win, with Pinnock captaining; Lampard says players earn places in training and rotation continues.
"If they don't understand that and don't be a good teammate when they're not playing... then they'll struggle to get in this team." Frank Lampard said players who came in for the Sunderland win earned it in training. Ethan Pinnock captained with Matt Grimes not starting.
Lampard says summer signings are meant to start or push for places and he averages about three new starters per XI.
"We haven't got time for development. You can't get promoted and try and develop too much." Frank Lampard said Coventry's summer signings were bought to start or push for places straight away, and estimated he has averaged about three new players per starting XI so far.
Coventry's Josh Eccles and Luke Woolfenden are back on the grass but "very tentative," Frank Lampard said: "I don't really have a timeline on them." He hopes both train properly in the next weeks. Bobby Thomas and Frank Onyeka for Friday at Everton? "We'll see for the game."
"If they don't understand that and don't be a good teammate when they're not playing... then they'll struggle to get in this team." Frank Lampard said players who came in for the Sunderland win earned it in training. Ethan Pinnock captained with Matt Grimes not starting.
"We haven't got time for development. You can't get promoted and try and develop too much." Frank Lampard said Coventry's summer signings were bought to start or push for places straight away, and estimated he has averaged about three new players per starting XI so far.