Coventry City and Frank Lampard put Queens Park Rangers to the sword with a 7-1 thrashing in the Championship.Last season’s play-off semi-finalists went ahead on 12 minutes thanks to Haji Wright before Brandon Thomas-Asante added a second.Wright was just one of a number of stars for Coventry in a huge winGettyJack Rudoni then scored two either side of another Wright finish as Coventry cruised into a 5-0 lead at half-time.It was Victor Torp’s turn to find the back of the net in the second half with two goals in a dominant display on Saturday afternoon.Richard Kone netted a late consolation for QPR on a forgettable afternoon for the west London outfit.Victory has pushed Coventry up to third in the Championship, with their goal tally also increasing to 12 from three matches.Alongside the four different goalscorers, there were six players who managed to provide an assist.For manager Lampard, the result will taste even sweeter given a lack of scoring success against QPR during his playing career.In seven appearances against the west London side with Chelsea and Manchester City, he didn’t score or assist a single goal.But now the England legend has equalled the biggest win of his managerial career so far.Lampard previously oversaw a 7-1 triumph against Grimsby Town with Chelsea in 2019.Coventry eye promotion redemptionLampard made an excellent start in his first season at Coventry after he joined in November.Lampard has now won 20 of his 37 matches at CoventryGettyThe Sky Blues were 17th in the Championship when he took over but remarkably finished the season in fifth.However, Sunderland beat them 3-2 on aggregate in the play-off semi-finals before eventually beating Sheffield United to promotion.Coventry will be desperate to bounce back in the 2025/26 campaign, and Saturday’s performance will deliver much-needed confidence.A 0-0 draw at home to Hull City on the opening weekend marked a slow start before a 1-0 victory over Luton Town in the Carabao Cup.They finally got up and running in the Championship with a 5-3 win away to Derby County, the first club Lampard managed.Millwall await in their next league fixture on Tuesday night before Oxford United host them in their final match of the month.Coventry are only two points off the automatic promotion spotsGettyThe first international break of the season will follow, with Coventry likely to be right in the play-off mix by then.Promotion at the end of the campaign would see them return to the Premier League after a 25-year exile.