Frank Lampard’s Coventry seal promotion to Premier League after 25-year absence

SportFootballFrank Lampard’s Coventry seal promotion to Premier League after 25-year absenceCoventry came from behind to secure a draw at Blackburn to seal a return to the top flight for the first time since 2001 Flo Clifford Friday 17 April 2026 22:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960015","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/coventry-promotion-premier-league-lampard-championship-blackburn-b2960015.html","title":"Frank Lampard’s Coventry seal promotion to Premier League after 25-year absence"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-16118","index":0}Coventry City's Bobby Thomas celebrates scoring their first goal (Action Images)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Coventry City sealed promotion to the Premier League for the first time since 2001 with a draw against r...