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Coventry City scored two brilliant late goals to secure one final home victory at the CBS Arena where the fans were in full party mode celebrating winning the title.

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15:02, 26 APR 2026

Updated15:03, 26 APR 2026

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It was a day of celebration at the CBS Arena as Coventry City lifted the Championship trophy after the final whistle of their 3-1 win over promotion chasing Wrexham.

Coventry City are back in the Premier League

Matt Grimes of Coventry City celebrates1 of 44ShareComments

Matt Grimes of Coventry City celebrates

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Matt Grimes of Coventry City celebrates2 of 44ShareComments

Matt Grimes of Coventry City celebrates

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Frank Lampard manager of Coventry City3 of 44ShareComments

Frank Lampard manager of Coventry City

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Matt Grimes of Coventry City lifts the SkyBet Championship Trophy4 of 44ShareComments

Matt Grimes of Coventry City lifts the SkyBet Championship Trophy

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COVENTRY, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Matt Grimes of Coventry City lifts the Sky Bet Championship trophy after his team’s victory in the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and Wrexham AFC at The Coventry Building Society Arena on April 26, 2026 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)5 of 44ShareComments

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Matt Grimes of Coventry City lifts the Sky Bet Championship trophy after his team’s victory in the Sky Bet Championship match between Coventry City and Wrexham AFC at The Coventry Building Society Arena on April 26, 2026 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates6 of 44ShareComments

Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates

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Frank Lampard, Manager of Coventry City, celebrates victory with his coaching staff 7 of 44ShareComments

Frank Lampard, Manager of Coventry City, celebrates victory with his coaching staff

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Frank Lampard, Manager of Coventry City, celebrates victory with Ephron Mason-Clark8 of 44ShareComments

Frank Lampard, Manager of Coventry City, celebrates victory with Ephron Mason-Clark

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Coventry City’s Ephron Mason-Clark kicks the ball away as he celebrates scoring.9 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City’s Ephron Mason-Clark kicks the ball away as he celebrates scoring.

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Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City scores to make it 3-110 of 44ShareComments

Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City scores to make it 3-1

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Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates11 of 44ShareComments

Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates

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Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates12 of 44ShareComments

Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates

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Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates13 of 44ShareComments

Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates

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Coventry City manager Frank Lampard celebrates the 2nd goal scored by Victor Torp14 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard celebrates the 2nd goal scored by Victor Torp

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Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates15 of 44ShareComments

Victor Torp of Coventry City scores to make it 2-1 and celebrates

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(Image: Aaron Law)16 of 44ShareComments

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Coventry City fans in the stands holding the We are Back placards17 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans in the stands holding the We are Back placards

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Phil Parkinson manager of Wrexham and former Sky Blues star Dom Hyam (centre)18 of 44ShareComments

Phil Parkinson manager of Wrexham and former Sky Blues star Dom Hyam (centre)

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Thank you Frank19 of 44ShareComments

Thank you Frank

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Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City20 of 44ShareComments

Ephron Mason-Clark of Coventry City

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Coventry City fans in the stands holding the We are Back placards21 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans in the stands holding the We are Back placards

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Coventry City manager Frank Lampard22 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard

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Coventry City fans outside the ground23 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans outside the ground

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Milan van Ewijk of Coventry City arrives24 of 44ShareComments

Milan van Ewijk of Coventry City arrives

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Coventry City fans outside the ground25 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans outside the ground

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Sam Smith of Wrexham is challenged by Jay Dasilva of Coventry City26 of 44ShareComments

Sam Smith of Wrexham is challenged by Jay Dasilva of Coventry City

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What a beautiful sight – the SkyBet Championship Trophy at the CBS Arena27 of 44ShareComments

What a beautiful sight – the SkyBet Championship Trophy at the CBS Arena

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Ollie Rathbone of Wrexham scores 28 of 44ShareComments

Ollie Rathbone of Wrexham scores

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The statue of Jimmy Hill, former manager of Coventry City, next to a sign saying ‘We are back’ celebrating the teams return to the Premier League 29 of 44ShareComments

The statue of Jimmy Hill, former manager of Coventry City, next to a sign saying ‘We are back’ celebrating the teams return to the Premier League

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Coventry City fans outside the ground30 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans outside the ground

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Coventry City fans arrive to the ground31 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans arrive to the ground

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Brandon Thomas-Asante of Coventry City celebrates scoring the 1st goal32 of 44ShareComments

Brandon Thomas-Asante of Coventry City celebrates scoring the 1st goal

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Coventry City manager Frank Lampard arriving at the CBS33 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City manager Frank Lampard arriving at the CBS

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Wrexham players form a guard of honour for Coventry City ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match at the Coventry Building Society Arena34 of 44ShareComments

Wrexham players form a guard of honour for Coventry City ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match at the Coventry Building Society Arena

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Coventry City fans in the stands35 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans in the stands

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Coventry City fans in the stands36 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City fans in the stands

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Brandon Thomas-Asante of Coventry City celebrates scoring the 1st goal37 of 44ShareComments

Brandon Thomas-Asante of Coventry City celebrates scoring the 1st goal

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Musician and Coventry City fan Tom Grennan in the stands38 of 44ShareComments

Musician and Coventry City fan Tom Grennan in the stands

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Coventry City’s Josh Eccles is in the starting line-up to face Wrexham39 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City’s Josh Eccles is in the starting line-up to face Wrexham

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Nice touch! Coventry City’s Champions match day shirt40 of 44ShareComments

Nice touch! Coventry City’s Champions match day shirt

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Coventry City’s Champions match shirt in the dressing before the start of the match41 of 44ShareComments

Coventry City’s Champions match shirt in the dressing before the start of the match

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It’s a beautiful day to conclude a beautiful campaign at the CBS Arena for Coventry City42 of 44ShareComments

It’s a beautiful day to conclude a beautiful campaign at the CBS Arena for Coventry City

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Every fan in the stadium will have a ‘We Are Back’ back banner to hold up at today’s game43 of 44ShareComments

Every fan in the stadium will have a ‘We Are Back’ back banner to hold up at today’s game

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A general view of Coventry City’s CBS Arena44 of 44ShareComments

A general view of Coventry City’s CBS Arena

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