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Championship roundup: Thomas-Asante double stretches Coventry’s lead

Brandon Thomas-Asante’s double secured Coventry a fifth straight victory as Frank Lampard’s side extended their lead at the top of the Championship table by beating Portsmouth 2-1. Thomas-Asante converted his seventh and eighth goals of the season to move the unbeaten Sky Blues four points clear, before Middlesbrough visit Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.

The Coventry goalkeeper Carl Rushworth surpassed Horace Pearson’s club-record streak of 608 minutes without conceding – a mark that had stood since 1934 – before his goal was finally breached by Makenzie Kirk’s delightful lob in stoppage time.

Continue reading…Portsmouth 1-2 Coventry; Millwall beat Stoke to go thirdBristol City 3-1 Southampton; Ipswich 0-3 CharltonBrandon Thomas-Asante’s double secured Coventry a fifth straight victory as Frank Lampard’s side extended their lead at the top of the Championship table by beating Portsmouth 2-1. Thomas-Asante converted his seventh and eighth goals of the season to move the unbeaten Sky Blues four points clear, before Middlesbrough visit Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.The Coventry goalkeeper Carl Rushworth surpassed Horace Pearson’s club-record streak of 608 minutes without conceding – a mark that had stood since 1934 – before his goal was finally breached by Makenzie Kirk’s delightful lob in stoppage time. Continue reading…

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