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.
Biggest talking points from the EFL Championship double Gameweek 13 and 14
While most of the EFL was halted due to the start of the FA Cup, the Championship continued as usual.
Sports News Blitz’s Charlie Gardner shares some of the biggest talking points from the double gameweek action from the second tier of English football.
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.