Overview
- Coventry City, which drew 1-1 at Blackburn on Friday, clinched automatic promotion to the Premier League and ended a 25-year absence.
- Blackburn led through Ryōya Morishita early in the second half, then Bobby Thomas headed in from a free kick in the 84th minute to earn the decisive point.
- The result leaves Coventry on 86 points and out of reach of third-placed Millwall, with three matches left to chase the Championship title.
- Lampard, appointed in November 2024, called it an incredible moment and noted earning automatic promotion with three games to spare without parachute payments.
- More than 7,000 traveling fans celebrated at Ewood Park as a long rebuild under owner Doug King and the club’s regained control of the CBS Arena set up a top-flight return that typically brings a revenue boost of about £200 million.