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Ephron Mason-Clark's goal was his second in as many games for Coventry City Frank Lampard collected his first win as Coventry City boss as his Sky Blues side won 1-0 at Millwall in the Championship. Millwall had an early goal direct from Joe Bryan's corner disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Brad Collins, but otherwise it took 30 minutes for either team to produce any effort of note. Coventry should have been celebrating after an hour, only for Ephron Mason-Clark's close-range effort to be well saved by Lukas Jensen, but they only had to wait four more minutes for the forward to put his side ahead as he converted Jack Rudoni's cross. Bobby Thomas almost doubled the lead but his 86th-minute header rattled the Millwall post. However, the result ended a five-game winless run for Coventry, who brought in former Chelsea and England midfielder Lampard to replace long-serving boss Mark Robins last month. It lifts the Sky Blues up to 14th in the Championship, while Millwall remain in 11th place after a first loss in 10 games. Championship: Leeds beat Derby to top, Sunderland win Championship table Frank Lampard is unbeaten as Coventry City head coach after a 2-2 draw with Oxford United in his first game last week Fans and players paid tribute to former Lions boss John Docherty, who passed away aged 84 earlier in the week. The Scot was the only Millwall manager ever to guide the club into the top flight when they won promotion to what was then the First Division in 1988. The Lions started the better and had the ball in the Coventry net direct from Bryan's wind-assisted 12th-minute corner, but Macaulay Langstaff was adjudged to have fouled Collins. It took almost half an hour for either side to register a shot on goal as Coventry's Tatsuhiro Sakamoto saw an effort from the edge of the box fly over after an assist from Milan van Ewijk. The recalled Langstaff blasted Millwall's first effort of note over eight minutes from the break after linking up with Femi Azeez, before Coventry went close to scoring as Rudoni's header from Van Ewijk's cross was tipped over by Jensen. Jensen again kept the Lions in it when Mason-Clark got on the end of a corner from close range, but he could do nothing as the former Peterborough forward put Lampard's side in front from his next opportunity. Van Ewijk did well on the right to find Rudoni and his cross was met by Mason-Clark at the back post with a side-footed effort that went in off the underside of the bar. Millwall tried to fashion an equaliser, but it was Coventry who almost got a second when Thomas rose highest to meet Rudoni's out-swinging corner, but his effort hit the upright. Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London: "I thought first half we were the better team, but lacked a cutting edge and a couple of chances we did have we put over the bar or wide. Second half, I thought Coventry were better than us until right at the end. "I thought the last five minutes summed us up as a group really - we got into really good areas, just lacked the quality to hurt teams at this level. "Today we struggled, and at the end of the game a final moment - the ball comes into the box and I've got my centre forward and wide player standing outside the penalty area. " Coventry City head coach Frank Lampard told BBC CWR: "The first half was a bit slow from us, it's not easy to come here and the conditions were obviously very difficult. "But there were things we could have done which we didn't do which made it difficult in the first half, it was a bit passive from us. "We got some messages across at half-time and I'm really, really proud of them - we played quicker, created chances and probably should have been two up before that last five to 10 minutes when we had to suffer a bit. "Really pleased with the character, really pleased with the personality of the team and it's a nice win. It's a small step forward because there's a lot to do, but we're very happy. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 7th December 2024 at 17: 08 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Neil Harris Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Neil Harris Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Millwall have lost each of their last three league games against Coventry City and will be looking to avoid losing four in succession in the Football League for the first time. Coventry City have lost just one of their last six away league games against Millwall (W3 D2), scoring 13 goals in total during that time. Since a 1-0 defeat at Cardiff at the start of October, Millwall are unbeaten in their last nine league games (W4 D5); they last went 10+ games unbeaten in the Football League between January and April 2018 (17). Coventry have conceded two goals in each of their last five league games (D3 L2); the Sky Blues last endured a longer league run of conceding 2+ goals in November 2014 (7). Four of Millwall’s last five Championship goals have come from set pieces (2x free kick, 1x corner, 1x throw). Excluding penalties only Derby County (11) have more set-piece goals in the Championship this season than Millwall’s eight. Match ends, Millwall 0, Coventry City 1. Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Coventry City 1. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere. Substitution, Coventry City. Fábio Tavares replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk. Attempt blocked. Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Attempt missed. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a corner. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere. Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk. Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Dan Mc Namara. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross following a corner. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Billy Mitchell (Millwall). Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Billy Mitchell. Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Murray Wallace. Dan Mc Namara (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dan Mc Namara (Millwall). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.