Frank Lampard hopeful Coventry are over their slump after beating West Brom

Coventry head coach Frank Lampard believes his team have come through a pressure period and rediscovered their best form after beating West Brom 2-0 in the Championship at the Hawthorns.

First-half goals from Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Rudoni made it back-to-back victories for the long-term Championship leaders after a three-match winless run.

It was the Sky Blues’ first away win since November 25 after a run of eight games without a victory on the road in all competitions.

But Lampard, who experienced plenty of title challenges during his playing career, was keeping calm during his team’s slump.

“I think it’s the first time a lot of our lads have been in this situation,” said Lampard.

“I’ve been through it a lot in my playing career and I understand the difficulties that come with it.

“You become hardened to that feeling when you get there again and again.

“It doesn’t mean you win the league but you understand the intense scrutiny that comes with it.

“Arsenal at the moment is a good point, and you have to come through it.

“There aren’t many teams that cruise the league. These last two games have given us a feeling that we can continue to be the best version of us.

“From mid-to-late December we have felt that pressure. Hopefully we have come through it with these two wins.

“We know it’s been a thing away from home and we wanted to correct it, and I felt this was a performance to correct it.

“We scored two great goals in the first half and then dealt with and managed the game really well in the second half.”

Mason-Clark gave Coventry a fifth-minute lead when he lobbed goalkeeper Max O’Leary for his seventh goal of the season.

Rudoni made it 2-0 with a stunning drive into the top corner of the net from 25 yards after being allowed to run from inside his own half.

Lampard added about Rudoni: “I sent him a little video message to wake up to today.

“It wasn’t me scoring, but just something to help him.”

The result extended West Brom’s winless run to nine league games, piling the pressure on new head coach Eric Ramsay, who has been in charge for eight of those matches.

Home fans chanted ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ and criticised Ramsay’s style of football.

But the Albion head coach feels a change of manager will not help the team’s situation.

“I’m sure there’s a recognition that I’ve come into a difficult situation which continues to be difficult,” said Ramsay.

“We haven’t had the desired impact from our own perspective and we create a lot of internal pressure in that sense.

“I would be surprised if anyone is looking at this situation and thinks there’s a button that can be pushed that solves everything very quickly.

“It’s a case of grinding away and making sure we’re doing everything that is in our power.”