Wayne Rooney's Plymouth are HAMMERED 4-0 by Frank Lampard's Coventry in first-ever meeting of former England team-mates - as pressure mounts on beleaguered under-fire Argyle boss
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Wayne Rooney suffered a damaging 4-0 loss to Frank Lampard's Coventry, to heap further pressure on the beleaguered Plymouth Argyle boss. The first managerial meeting of the former England team-mates overshadowed the crucial Championship clash for the visitors on Boxing Day, who came into the tie rooted to the bottom of the table.
![[Coventry raced into a four-goal lead by the interval thanks to goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark and a Josh Eccles (picture) brace]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/18/93499379-14227921-image-a-2_1735236226306.jpg)
Argyle came into the game without a win in their last eight league matches, a run that was extended to nine after their latest heavy away defeat. The Sky Blues inflicted all of their damage in the first half, as goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark and a Josh Eccles brace lifted Lampard's men up to 14th in the standings.
![[Lampard's side climb to 14th in the Championship after their third win since his appointment last month]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/18/93499361-14227921-image-a-3_1735236229746.jpg)
His side have now claimed three victories since his appointment last month and sit just 10 points off the play-offs. Some mitigation for Plymouth's miserable run comes in their extraordinary list of absentees. On Thursday, Rooney was without the likes of Ryan Hardie, Michael Obafemi, Ibrahim Cissoko, Muhamed Tijani and Morgan Whittaker.
Wayne Rooney's side have conceded 16 goals in their last four away matches in the Championship. Coventry raced into a four-goal lead by the interval thanks to goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark and a Josh Eccles (picture) brace. Lampard's side climb to 14th in the Championship after their third win since his appointment last month.
