Frank Lampard is boosted by the return of Ben Sheaf and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto to his Coventry City squad as he prepares his team for Saturday's clash at Oxford United (3pm kick-off).

The Sky Blues boss welcomed back his midfield skipper and Japanese winger to training earlier this week after both had sat out recent games with groin strains.

Sheaf has missed four games after suffering his injury in the opening Championship fixture against Hull, when he went on as a late substitute only to have to go off seven minutes later in the goalless CBS Arena draw.

Sakamoto, meanwhile, has missed three matches, during which time Brandon Thomas-Asante has deputised out wide and looks set to continue in that role at the Kassam Stadium, where both recovered players are expected to be named on the bench

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