Frank Lampard’s Coventry City were held to a goalless draw by relegated Sheffield Wednesday to prolong the Sky Blues automatic promotion to the Premier League.
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This goalless draw was a second this week for Coventry after their 0-0 draw at Hull City on Easter Monday.
This goalless draw was a second this week for Coventry after their 0-0 draw at Hull City on Easter Monday.
Against a team who had lost 30 of their 41 league games going into this match and been beaten 5-0 by the Sky Blues in the reverse fixture in October, most expected the result to be a formality.
However, just as in East Yorkshire five days earlier, Lampard’s men never really built up any sustained momentum on their opponents’ goal.
Kitching’s header was the clearest opportunity either side had by some way in an evenly-contested first half.
Brandon Thomas-Asante fluffed a good opportunity to put the hosts in front when he totally failed to make contact with a presentable volleyed chance and Yates then turned over Jaden Heskey’s cross from close range down the other end.
Coventry pushed on and on for a winner that would, with their goal difference, have made promotion a mere formality and sub Josh Eccles had a header drop just wide.
A win for the Championship leaders would have meant they would have gone up later on Saturday if Middlesbrough failed to beat Portsmouth.
However, in front of an expectant crowd, Lampard’s men could not break the already relegated Wednesday.
The closest they came was Liam Kitching’s header from Jack Rudoni’s corner which was headed off the line by Svante Ingelsson in the first half.
Jerry Yates and Ingelsson both had chances to give the Owls, who are now winless in 37 matches in all competitions.
