Frank Lampard Reveals Troubling Update on Haji Wright at Coventry City

Mo. Basuony

Published: March 21, 2026 2:53 PM ET

Frank Lampard Reveals Troubling Update on Haji Wright at Coventry City

Coventry City lead the Championship by seven points. They can be eight games from ending a 25-year exile from the Premier League.

The next match is away to Swansea at the Swansea.Com Stadium this weekend. Coventry lost 2-1 to Southampton at the CBS Arena last weekend.

Injury news and international consequences

Frank Lampard gave a troubling update on Haji Wright ahead of the Swansea trip. The manager confirmed Wright has a groin problem and will miss the game.

Wright will also not travel to the United States for the upcoming friendlies. He was left out of the USMNT squad for matches against Belgium and Portugal.

Manager’s outlook and recovery hopes

Lampard said he expects Wright to recover during the two-week international break. The aim is for Wright to be available for the Easter double-header.

Coventry face Derby County and Hull City over Easter. Lampard suggested Ellis Simms or Brandon Thomas-Asante could fill the vacancy.

Form, goals and scoring race

Wright, 27, is Los Angeles-born and has had bursts of goals this season. He scored a hat-trick on February 16 in front of a sell-out CV6 crowd.

The scoring run contributed to an 18-from-18 points streak starting on February 16. Wright has six goals in his last six appearances, excluding being an unused substitute on March 11.

Only Swansea forward Zan Vipotnik sits ahead in the Golden Boot race with 17 goals. Wright has climbed the charts amid earlier criticism for a dry spell from October to January.

Covering the striker role

Ellis Simms and Brandon Thomas-Asante have combined for 21 goals this season. Lampard described the situation as an opportunity for both forwards to step up.

Implications for the promotion run-in

Coventry will enter an eight-game run-in from Easter onwards. Those fixtures will largely decide the club’s promotion fate.

The immediate priority is Wright’s recovery and squad balance during his absence. Filmogaz.com will monitor developments as the season reaches its final phase.