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Having seen Middlesbrough move within three points of the summit with an entertaining 3-2 success over West Bromwich Albion on Saturay (AEDT), Frank Lampard's Sky Blues initially threatened to give up ground.

They went 1-0 down to Jordan James' strike in the 10th minute, which was assisted by a lovely ball around the corner from Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

However, Coventry, which has stumbled several times in recent weeks, got level two minutes into the second half through Ellis Simms, then saw Romain Esse rattle the post.

Substitute Haji Wright completed the turnaround five minutes from time, bundling the loose ball home after Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was denied by Jakub Stolarczyk and restoring Coventry's six-point lead at the summit.

Coventry's victory was just its second in its past 10 head-to-head meetings with the Foxes, having drawn five and lost three of the previous nine.

"It's a good feeling for the group, because we had to tactically change some bits off the ball, but the big thing was overcoming the tension and the feeling of what the first half was, to reiterate to the players why they are where they are, at the top of the league, because of the work they've done and the quality they've got," Lampard said.

"They went out and responded, which was brilliant - and hence, the atmosphere in the stadium at the end of the game."