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Chris Nee

Frank Lampard and Championship leaders Coventry City are facing a new kind of pressure in the Premier League promotion chase

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 04: Frank Lampard, Manager of Coventry City, looks on prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Coventry City at St Andrew’s at Knighthead Park on January 04, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty/Getty Images).

Frank Lampard is no stranger to the gruelling 46-game Championship season but there’s a long way to fall when there’s nothing above but the Premier League.

Lampard was appointed as the successor to Mark Robins in the autumn of 2024 with a Championship play-off final already listed among his EFL achievements. He took Coventry to within a whisker of Wembley in his first season in charge of the Sky Blues but 2025-26 is a whole different challenge.

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