Championship news: Coventry City secure title and return to the Premier League after 25-year wait
Promotion was confirmed for Coventry City after a late equaliser against Blackburn last week before Tuesday night's win against Portsmouth cemented their top spot after a superb season.
With promotion already sealed, it might have been easy for Frank Lampard’s Sky Blues to take their foot off the gas and coast towards the title - but Tuesday night's showing proved otherwise.
A 5-1 win against a Portsmouth side, who secured their own success in the form of survival, meant the title was won in style at the Coventry Arena.
The 2026/27 season will be their 35th in the top flight of English football as a historic club rejoins the most watched league in the world, writes Sports News Blitz’s Gabriel Mills.
Championship predictions: Coventry champions; Middlesbrough to win play-off final
Coventry City currently sit pretty at the top of the Championship with a nine-point gap over Middlesbrough in second place.
The Midlands side are favourites to go up, with their consistency playing a key part in the division this year.
Sport News Blitz’s Elliot Ward has more on the Championship promotion race.
Championship news: Sunderland vs Coventry City – Five key battles and score prediction
After an intense affair on Friday saw Sunderland emerge 2-1 victors over Coventry City in their Championship play-off semi-final first leg, attention now shifts to the second leg at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday.
Sports News Blitz writer Liam Caffry takes a look at five key battles that could decide who heads to Wembley for the play-off final and makes a score prediction.
Championship news: Coventry City vs Sunderland – Five key battles and score prediction
The Championship play-offs are here, with fourth-placed Coventry City welcoming fifth-placed Sunderland to the CBS Arena on Friday for the first leg of a much-anticipated semi-final.
Sports News Blitz writer Liam Caffry breaks down five key battles ahead of the clash.
Frank Lampard’s Coventry City revival: Can he guide them back to the Premier League?
Frank Lampard's managerial journey has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows.
After a challenging interim spell at Chelsea, where he faced significant squad issues and a lack of motivation among players, Lampard took the reins at Coventry City in November 2024.
Leeds United vs Coventry City analysis: Five key battles and score prediction
Saturday brings a tasty affair in the Championship with the last two play-off final losers facing one another in a mid-afternoon clash at Elland Road.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Samuel Leasley considers the five key battles for the 3pm kick-off at Elland Road.