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Victor Torp was the hero for Coventry as he helped guide his side come back from a 2-0 deficit to beat West Brom 3-2 in a well-fought battle. The Danish midfielder scored the decisive goal in the Midlands derby which saw the Sky Blues extend their lead to seven points at the top of the Championship. It was the visitors who opened the scoring after nine minutes when Michael Johnston stole the ball from Jay Dasilva deep in his own half and found Aune Heggebo who slotted it home. The hosts had a chance to equalise through Torp after Ellis Simms held the ball well before setting up the 26-year-old who's strike smashed off the crossbar. Referee Andrew Kitchen had a testing time in the 31st minute trying to control the game after Jayson Molumby needlessly clattered into Ephron Mason-Clark by his own corner flag. The Sky Blues winger retaliated which caused a brawl between both sets of players and resulted in both players being booked for their part in it all. The Baggies doub...

Following Coventry City's electric start to the 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship season, they found themselves 10 points clear of 2nd place Middlesbrough heading into December. This led to a lot of people expecting the Sky Blues to ease to promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2000/01. However, those who know about the Championship know this is never the way in such a long, physical season spreading across 46 games. Following on from this, Lampard's side picked up just nine points from eight league games between the start of December and the 4th January. The festive period was always going to be a tough run for the league leaders. Having a thin squad as well as injuries to key players such as Brandon Thomas-Asante in early November meant that it was not going to be plain sailing. Ipswich managed to complete the double against the Sky Blues by beating them twice in just 23 days, obliterating them 3-0 and 2-0 home and away and they now sit just eight points be...