'I can't believe it': Coventry City fans react as Sky Blues go 10 points clear at top of Championship table after thrilling 4-2 win against Middlesbrough

Coventry City defeated second-placed Middlesbrough in a six-goal thriller last night (Tuesday 25 November). Ellis Simms and centre-half Liam Kitching both scored twice as the Sky Blues recorded a 10th win in their past 11 games.

It was a thrilling match. Coventry City were 2-0 up and before half time the score sat at 2-1. Middlesbrough managed to equalise in the second half, but then Simms and Kitching both scored again securing the Coventry victory.

Frank Lampard's side have now recorded 40 points from 17 games, but even more impressively, they have scored 47 goals in those matches, 19 more than any other side in the division. It is almost a year to the day since Lampard arrived at Coventry and, after finishing fifth last season, his side are on a turbocharge to ensure they do not need the play-offs again after their heartache against Sunderland last season.

After the game Coventry City fans said they “can’t believe it” and the match was “absolutely incredible”. One user wrote: “That's absolutely unbelievable. I can't believe it.

“I really thought we might lose that. That Conway miss was massive, if that goes in we probably lose. But what character the players showed. Great tactical tweak by Lampard too. Say hello to ten points clear!”.

Another user added: “Absolutely beautiful! Unreal game, I'm saying it now... we are winning it all!!”. A third commented: “That was unbelievable. This is our year boys”.