Overview
- On-loan winger Romain Esse put Coventry ahead against his former club before Mihailo Ivanovic leveled for Millwall.
- Wright settled the match in the 78th minute, finishing left-footed after Brandon Thomas-Asante controlled Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s cross.
- Frank Lampard’s triple substitution of Sakamoto, Thomas-Asante and Victor Torp shifted the momentum and directly created the decisive goal.
- Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth produced key saves, notably denying Ivanovic, with Jay Dasilva heading clear off the line during Millwall pressure.
- Lampard hailed a “big win,” while Millwall’s Alex Neil said his team looked the more likely to score up to the 78th minute and rued missed chances; Wright reached 10 goals for the season with back-to-back match-winners.