A-Ward Winning

Coventry City`s Elliott Ward was the top-scoring defender in this week's Actim Index, the official player ratings system of the Coca-Cola Championship.

Ward earned 39 points for his performance in the 5-1 win at Colchester, his two penalties helping edge the Sky Blues away from relegation danger.

It was his highest individual match score of the campaign and also the best score of any City defender this season.

Jay Tabb remains the best-ranked Coventry star, sitting in 68th overall with 425 points, Michael Doyle and Ward the other members of Chris Coleman's squad in the top 100 in 77th and 95th respectively.

Analysis of all Championship games is taking place throughout the season and so far the top five Coventry players are:

Player Ranking Position Ranking Index Score

Jay Tabb, 68th, 19th Ranked Midfielder, 425

Michael Doyle, 77th, 21st Ranked Midfielder, 418

Elliott Ward, 95th, 31st Ranked Defender, 402

Michael Mifsud, 102nd, 26th Ranked Striker, 386

Isaac Osbourne, 125th, 35th Ranked, Midfielder, 344

The Actim Index is calculated using a unique mathematical formula that rates each player`s contribution be it goals, shots, passes, dribbles, tackles, crosses, saves, clearances, blocks, interceptions, assists, clean sheets, time on the pitch or number of points gained by the team with marks deducted for red and yellow cards.