Leo Ostigard has become a ‘valuable’ part of Coventry’s side.

That is the view of Andy Turner who covers the Sky Blues for the Coventry Telegraph.

The 21-year-old, who is currently on a season-long loan at the Championship side, has been a regular for them having featured in 31 of their 34 games league games so far this season.

Ostigard returned to the side on Saturday in their 1-0 win over Derby, after missing the defeat to Middlesbrough due to serving a one-match ban, after being sent off against Blackburn.

But the Norwegian who was initially brought in as ‘cover’ for the injured Michael Rose, has now worked his way ahead of him in the pecking order.

Turner said: “He is now ahead of Rose in the pecking order, who has recently got back to fitness and been on the bench for a number of games.

“Then Leo got himself sent off against Blackburn and missed the game against Middlesbrough, which opened the door for Rose to come back into the side.

“He did well for 89 minutes and then was at fault for the winning goal for Middlesbrough.

“Leo came back in for him against Derby on Saturday, you could probably argue that he would have come back into the side no matter how well Rose had done.

“Leo has great aerial ability, which has been his standout quality.

“He has got an incredible spring and is part of a training ground set-piece routine where he pops up at the back post on the apex of the six-yard box, they then ping the ball into him because of his spring and aerial ability, he wins so many headers in that position.

“Leo has gone close to scoring so many times and for his efforts he deserves to have scored more goals.

“But overall he has been terrific. He is alert to danger, has got a good pace about him, he reads the game well, he gets forward well, and is comfortable on the ball when bringing it out of defence.

“So he has been a really valuable member of the squad and the team and has thoroughly deserved his place in the side.”

Ostigard is not the only Albion player on loan at Coventry, as Viktor Gyokeres is also there.

The striker spent the first-half of the season on loan at fellow Championship side Swansea, where his game time was limited.

In January his season-long loan was then terminated early and he joined the Sky Blues.

But after starting in his first four league games and scoring his first goal for Coventry against Sheffield Wednesday, most of his game time has come from the bench.

But Turner admits Gyokeres has fallen down the pecking order due to the form of Coventry’s other three strikers.

He said: “He is unfortunate really, it is a real shame for him. In a way, he has found himself back to square one as he is in the same situation as when he was at Swansea.

“But for Viktor, it is a case where if you are given an opportunity and you do not come in and make an instant impact by scoring goals, you can quickly get overlooked or slip down the pecking order and that has been the case for him.

“But when he has come off the bench in recent matches he has done well and has improved with each game I’ve seen him play.

“Technically he is really good, he keeps the ball quite well and he is quite skilful when he drives forward.

“He is very much still learning the game and there is the makings of a good striker there, but he has just been unlucky. “Max Biamou is a more physical striker and he is preferred at the minute and then they have Matty Godden who has been out injured and was one of the reasons Viktor was brought in because they were short of options.

“But Godden was on the bench for the first time on Saturday and Robins is desperate to get him involved.

“So, I imagine Viktor’s chance will remain limited between now and the end of the season, but that is not to say he will not be used off the bench.”