Frank Lampard managed to get the perfect balance between maximising his Coventry City squad and progressing through to the next round of the Carabao Cup tie.

Ellis Simms scored the only goal of the night as the Sky Blues edged out a Luton Town side that made 11 changes for the competition, albeit still including the excellent former City loan star Liam Walsh and Lamine Fanne – who has been reported as a summer transfer target to switch to the CBS Arena.

Lampard made nine changes to his Championship opening day stalemate with Hull in a low-key affair that attracted just over 10,000 home supporters on a balmy night in the West Midlands. Here are some of the big talking points from the 1-0 win.

Simms rumours put to bed

Ellis Simms made his 100th appearance for the Sky Blues to put to

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