Frank Lampard guides Coventry City to Championship title after Portsmouth thrashing

SportFootballFrank Lampard guides Coventry City to Championship title after Portsmouth thrashingCoventry City 5-1 Portsmouth: Ephron Mason-Clark starred as the Sky Blues were confirmed as Champions of the second tier Press Association Sport Staff Tuesday 21 April 2026 22:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962251To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/coventry-city-championship-champions-premier-league-lampard-b2962253.html","title":"Frank Lampard guides Coventry City to Championship title after Portsmouth thrashing"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-5541","index":0}Frank Lampard’s side had already secured promotion following their 1-1 draw at Blackburn on Friday night, but went a step further to claim the title four days later (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMe...