Championship leaders Coventry City missed the chance to move to within one point of promotion to the Premier League as they were held to a 0-0 draw by already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday at the CBS Arena. Frank Lampard's side knew a win, combined with Middlesbrough failing to beat Portsmouth later in the day, could have sealed their place in the top flight, but the breakthrough never arrived.
Instead, Wednesday collected only their third point of 2026 and, in the same afternoon, extended their winless run to 37 matches in all competitions, a new Football League record. With 89 points separating the teams at the start of play, this was expected to be one-sided, yet the visitors made Coventry work for every opening in front of a record crowd of 31,476.
Anxious Opening Sets the Tone
The game began with a jolt for the home side when on-loan goalkeeper Carl Rushworth nearly got caught in possession inside his own box. Tayo Adaramola was the player best placed to profit, but he could not bring the ball fully under control, and Coventry escaped an early setback.