Coventry City have been hit by another personnel setback with the news that Ben Sheaf has sustained a muscle injury that caused him to sit out against Blackburn Rovers and puts him a doubt for the club’s last two games of the season.

Manager Mark Robins stated after Saturday’s goalless draw at Ewood Park that the Sky Blues’ star midfielder has a “muscle issue,” saying: “He tried to train on Friday but couldn’t, so he was out.”

Asked to be more explicit about the muscle injured, Robins refused to go into details, which signals the problem is more than a minor setback. “It’s a muscle in his body,” he stated. “I’ll tell you when I need to. I don’t need to talk to you about it yet. He’s struggling.”

Elsewhere, centre-half Luis Binks was also out from Saturday’s matchday squad, with the manager saying: “Binksy is still out with his Achilles issue. I don’t know how bad it is yet because we can’t scan it yet. We just have to manage the symptoms and see how he goes, but obviously the both of them were struggling.”

With Liam Kitching being issued a straight red card in the goalless draw, and consequently facing an immediate three match suspension, Robins only has two fit senior centre-halves available in Bobby Thomas and Joel Laibeaudiere, although left-back Jake Bidwell might fill in if required. City are also now without midfielder Victor Torp who sustained a stomach strain in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend.

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