Champions Coventry Down Wrexham 3-1 as Lampard’s Side Celebrate Title

Wrexham playoff hopes dented by defeat to Coventry
  

Wrexham lose 3-1 to Coventry and face final-day pressure vs Middlesbrough. Hull host Norwich while Derby meet Sheffield United in playoff decider.

Phil Parkinson’s side cling to sixth, level on points with Hull with one game left...

  

Wrexham’s push for a playoff spot took a major hit on Sunday as they fell 3-1 to Championship winners Coventry.

 

Phil Parkinson’s side went behind in the 19th minute at the CBS Arena when Brandon Thomas-Asante converted from close range.

Oliver Rathbone levelled with a composed finish six minutes later.

  

But Victor Torp’s 80th-minute free-kick restored Coventry’s lead before Ephron Mason-Clark struck in stoppage time to wrap up their 27th win in 45 Championship games this season.

Wrexham stay sixth, holding onto the final playoff spot by the slimmest of margins.

 

They’re level on points with seventh-placed Hull, who lost at Charlton on Saturday, with Wrexham’s +4 goal difference just edging the Tigers’ +3.

 

Derby, now eighth after their win over QPR on Saturday, remain in the playoff mix and sit just one point behind Wrexham and Hull.

  

Wrexham welcome Middlesbrough on May 2nd for their final regular-season game, while Hull host Norwich and Derby face Sheffield United at Pride Park.

Millwall, Middlesbrough and Southampton have already secured their playoff places.

Thank you for your fantastic support on the road throughout the season.

We go again at the STōK Cae Ras on the final day of the season ✊

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— Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) April 26, 2026

Coventry’s promotion was confirmed last week, and they sealed the Championship title with a midweek thrashing of Portsmouth on Tuesday.

 

Frank Lampard’s side will return to the Premier League next season, ending a 25-year absence from the top flight.

 

Ipswich sit in the second automatic promotion spot, edging Millwall on goal difference.

ONE KISS IS ALL IT TAKES! pic.twitter.com/FHyx9yFlQv

— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) April 26, 2026

Kieran McKenna’s side will seal an immediate Premier League return 12 months after going down if they pick up four points from their final two matches against Southampton and QPR.