MASON-CLARK HAS LAMPARD BOXING CLEVER

FRANK LAMPARD was happy to avoid a Boxing Day “hangover - but isn’t ready to celebr-eight just yet after Coventry took another step towards the Premier League.

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The runaway leaders were the only side in the top eight at the start of the day to win as they notched an eighth straight home win - their best run for 70 years.

Lampard's leaders are only the second Championship side to break the 50-point mark at the halfway stage.

They are now 13 points ahead of third-placed Ipswich as Ephron Mason-Clark scored for the third straight game.