Coventry City manager Frank Lampard has lavished praise on Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi for his impressive performance in the Carabao Cup against Plymouth.

Awoniyi, who was making his first start for Coventry, registered a goal and an assist as the newly promoted Premier League side edged the lower division side 4-2 in the second round of the League Cup.

The 29-year-old scored the opener after just three minutes on the clock following a sublime flick from Ghanaian international Caleb Yirenkyi.

The former Union Berlin striker teed up Jack Rudoni for Coventry City's second goal of the game two minutes later.

Frank Lampard, in his post-match interview, was asked about Awoniyi's performance, and the former Chelsea manager responded:

"I think so. He [Awoniyi] played some good pre-season minutes at Forest, although probably not so much in his last sort of 10 days before coming to us.

"So, it was good to get him on the pitch at the Emirates and then he starts the game tonight (Tuesday) and he gets his goal and an assist, and yeah, he'll be getting fit at this point but I thought we saw the qualities that we brought him here for."

Just look at this assist from 🇬🇭 Caleb Yirenkyi tonight.

The audacity 😱 pic.twitter.com/Dv0Q7OUU55

— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) August 25, 2026