Coventry City v Middlesbrough LIVE: Text commentary & radio analysis

Rob Gurney
BBC Radio CWR commentator

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Middlesbrough going top is a big concern for everybody at the moment because of the way that the two teams have played recently.

This is a huge fixture now in the context of the season, just for the Sky Blues really to show they have still got some confidence and belief despite the run of results in the last couple of months.

Everybody needs to bring their A-game to overhaul Middlesbrough and go back to the top of the table.

I’m talking players, Frank Lampard, coaching staff, fans as well to make sure that the players know that the supporters still believe that something special can be created this season.

And that’s how you achieve things in any sport really. Football particularly is for people to stay united and pulling in the same direction, so hopefully that will be the case and the balance can be redressed.

Psychologically, that would be a huge achievement, particularly bearing in mind the way the Sky Blues have played in the last six to eight weeks.

They need to reset the season in many respects by putting up a good performance against Middlesbrough and taking all three points.