Coventry City crowned Championship champions after sealing Premier League return

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Coventry City have added the Championship title to their promotion to the Premier League . The Sky Blues sealed their return to the top flight last week with a 1-1 draw against Blackburn.

And their 5-1 win against Portsmouth at the CBS Arena on Tuesday evening has seen them rubber-stamp the trophy with two games remaining.

The title rounds off a stunning season for the Midlands side, with Frank Lampard ’s men having led the way in the Championship for the majority of the campaign. Coventry take on Wrexham and Watford in their final two games of the campaign and could end the campaign on 95 points.

That haul has seen boss Lampard crowned as the EFL Championship Manager of the Season. Speaking at Sunday’s awards ceremony, the Chelsea icon said: "I was emotional the other night [securing promotion at Blackburn] because it dawned on me in that moment what we had achieved.

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"A club that I walked into 16 months ago that had gone to the depths and back up, and football is always about people and always about supporters and I'd missed it.

"You have to credit Mark Robins [previous head coach] for what he did at the club, the owner Doug King and appreciate the moment, and I'm working with a great group of players.

"When you walk into a group forget the football talent, that's obviously important but when they look after themselves, they train well, they support each other, they have a laugh, that's the gold. It's an incredible story and I'm pleased to be a part of it."

Asked about the prospect of playing Premier League football, Lampard said: "There's a lot of work to do because we know the step that it will be for the football club.

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"So that's something we have to work on quickly now because of where we're at, we have to be ambitious -- we're Coventry City football club.

"I know what the Premier League is and its going to be a challenge, we can enjoy the moment for the next two weeks, but of course we have to work behind the scenes to ensure we go up the right way."

With Coventry being confirmed as champions, it leaves a clutch of clubs battling it out for the second automatic promotion spot. Ipswich, Millwall, Southampton and Middlesbrough all remain in contention heading into the final two matchdays of the campaign.

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