Frank Lampard showed sympathy for Wayne Rooney after Coventry thrashed Plymouth 4-0 to increase the pressure on his former England teammate.

Argyle were in disarray by half-time, trailing 4-0 due to goals from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ephron Mason-Clark, and a Josh Eccles double, leaving them powerless to prevent Coventry's dominance. The Pilgrims did manage to halt Coventry's relentless assault in the second half, yet the first-half onslaught had inflicted irreversible damage.

Wayne Rooney's Plymouth are bottom of the Championship with the worst defensive record in two decades but Frank Lampard is backing his former team-mate to come good

Plymouth’s problems went from bad to worse as Wayne Rooney’s side shipped FOUR goals in the first half at Coventry. The Pilgrims, who are winless in their last nine, remain bottom of

Championship strugglers Coventry and Plymouth went head-to-head in the dugouts for the first time on Sunday with the former running out 4-0 winners at St Andrew's

Frank Lampard's Coventry City side host Wayne Rooney's struggling Plymouth Argyle on Boxing Day, with both of the England legends in desperate need of a victory

Wayne Rooney suffered a damaging defeat at the hands of former England team-mate Frank Lampard as the Championship’s bottom club Plymouth suffered a first-half collapse at Coventry.

Plymouth Argyle’s rivals Stoke City have sacked their second manager of the season with Wayne Rooney’s job with the Pilgrims also on the line.

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