Coventry City will need to find a solution to cover for the absence of their top scorer Brandon Thomas-Asante, says boss Frank Lampard.

The 10-goal forward will miss the next six weeks with a hamstring injury sustained in a 4-2 win at Middlesbrough last month.

“(It’s) really disappointing for us both. I know how hungry he is, how well he’s been doing,” Lampard told BBC CWR.

“He’s been playing various positions for us, and wherever he plays he gives everything.”

Along with Derby’s injured striker Carlton Morris, Thomas-Asante is the Championship’s leading marksman, contributing a fifth of the Sky Blues’ 50 goals so far this season.

“He’s a big loss for us. We don’t have big numbers at the front end of the pitch,” said Lampard.

“He was so helpful to us to play on the left, at 10, on the right, as a nine if needed, so we have to find solutions in the short term to get by without that and I’m disappointed for him personally, because he was flying.”

It also means the 26-year-old will miss out on potential selection for Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations squad, having made his first senior international start for the Black Stars in November.