Frank Lampard is set to return to the dugout with Coventry City, 18 months after leaving his interim role at Chelsea.

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• Lampard in advanced talks with Coventry
• Mark Robins sacked after awful start
• Chelsea icon has Championship experience

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Lampard has been out of work since leaving his interim role with Chelsea at the end of the 2022-23 season. He's kept busy through various punditry roles, but is set to return to the touchline with Championship outfit Coventry.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  According to the , the 46-year-old is in advanced talks with the struggling Sky Blues, who are just seven months removed from a magical run to the FA Cup semi-finals. It's been a turbulent ride since that agonising defeat to Manchester United, though, with Mark Robins losing his job on November 7 after winning just four of Coventry's first 14 Championship matches this season.

• WHAT HAVE COVENTRY SAID?

  The club's owner Doug King has faced criticism for his decision to sack the popular Robins, who also guided Coventry to the play-off final in 2022-23. But King has admitted he feared relegation to League One if he didn't act.

  “I cannot have the risk of us getting relegated. Nobody thought Birmingham would get relegated – and they did. The next appointment is very important,” he said recently.

  “You can argue that this was a big mistake [to sack Robins]. But I had to do something. And everybody will make their judgment clear.”

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Lampard has previous experience of managing in the Championship; he led Derby County to the play-off final in 2019 before leaving to join Chelsea.

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