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Lampard stays focused with promotion one point away

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Coventry manager Frank Lampard has refused to talk about the Premier League, despite being just one point away from a top flight return.

The Sky Blues head to Blackburn on Friday sitting top of the Championship table by 10 points with just four games left to play.

A draw would send Coventry back to the Premier League for the first time since 2001.

When asked what promotion would mean to the club, Lampard said: "Let's just talk about it when we're officially there."

He added: "I think the Championship is a great league to to work in and to watch, especially with its unpredictability.

"The support bases, the sizes of the teams that are in it, and the different styles of play are great."

Speaking about Blackburn, who were beaten 3-0 by in-form Southampton on Tuesday, Lampard said: "They are a team who are fighting.

"You can see they have good players and a good energy about them, and so it will be a tough game."

When asked about the challenges faced by the club over the last 25 years, Lampard said: "There have been tough times I can't even describe because I wasn't here.

"But that will make everything even more special for us as a football club.

"The fans are the first ones that should enjoy it, and I know they will in the stadium or outside of the stadium.

"But we need to focus on our job on the pitch because we will enjoy it even more if we do our job right."