Saturday’s briefing: Coventry up as Arsenal and Man City prepare for battle

SportFootballSaturday’s briefing: Coventry up as Arsenal and Man City prepare for battleBobby Thomas’ late equaliser snatched a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.Press Association Sport Reporters Saturday 18 April 2026 04:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"adafeb7c-2194-47b9-ac80-35bfb0988a2a","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/coventry-mikel-arteta-michael-carrick-arsenal-premier-league-b2960216.html","title":"Saturday’s briefing: Coventry up as Arsenal and Man City prepare for battle"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-2427","index":0}Coventry fans celebrate promotion to the Premier League (Richard Sellers/PA) (PA Wire)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 ended their 25-year exile from the Premier League by securing promotion from the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn....