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Coventry City owner Doug King has said the club tried to buy on-loan goalkeeper Carl Rushworth but a deal could not be agreed with Brighton at the time.
The 24-year-old has has kept 13 clean sheets in an outstanding spell with the Sky Blues that has helped them surge eight points clear at the top of the Championship, and into pole position to win the title and Premier League promotion,
Championship leaders Coventry City have posted a pre-tax loss of £21.6m for the 2024-25 financial year.
Turnover increased by nearly £5m to just over £34m, boosted by increases in match receipts, broadcast revenue and commercial income as the club reached the semi-finals of the play-offs.
However, operating expenses grew by £5.6m to about £32m because of “continued investment in the playing squad”, and the compensation costs of sacking Mark Robins
Coventry’s start kept the statisticians busy.
At various points, they had the most goals across Europe’s top five leagues, an unmatched goal difference and the best goal-per-game ratio in the second tier for a century.
They were the first team for more than 50 years to score 50 goals after 18 games and their current tally – 62 – is still the best in England’s top four divisions by nine.
Championship leaders Coventry City have signed winger Jahnoah Markelo from Swiss top-flight club FC Zurich on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old Surinam international began his career in the Netherlands with Ajax before moving to FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles, where he made his Eredivisie debut.
Markelo then had spells at in Croatia and Slovenia before joining Zurich in October 2024.
He made 43 appearances
Championship leaders Coventry City have made their first signing of the January transfer window after agreeing a loan deal for Tottenham Hotspur’s teenage winger Yang Min-hyeok.
The South Korea international, 19, spent the first half of this season on loan at Portsmouth where he scored three times in 16 matches.
Yang had previously played in the Championship for Queens Park Rangers over the second part of last term – a
Kai Wagner was outstanding on his Birmingham debut after only sealing his move from Major League Soccer side Philadelphia Union 24 hours earlier and the left-back set up the opener for Ducksch after just six minutes.
The German curled over an excellent ball from the left for Ducksch to score with a cushioned volley.
Coventry equalised just 113 seconds later as Eccles whipped a superb right-footed effort around the static
Simms’ third-minute goal, his ninth of the campaign, was a settler for the visitors after just two wins in six in December, the forward turning in a cross from the right flank from Milan van Ewijk from around 14 yards out.
But Charlton had their chances as well and had a big shout for a penalty turned down when Joel Latibeaudiere blocked a goalbound shot from Charlie Kelman after the
Bristol City head coach Gerhard Struber told BBC Radio Bristol:
“I am really happy how we deal with the opponent today and we was in a really good way but we have to score and this is the difference between them and us – that they can use chances and we have the gap.
“We are so close and we can see we can be with the top team in
Kim Hellberg’s perfect start as Middlesbrough boss continued with a 2-1 Championship win over Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
First-half goals from Riley McGree and Morgan Whittaker were enough on a mostly comfortable evening for Boro, who moved within five points of leaders Coventry.
George Edmundson’s own goal halved the deficit nine minutes from time but Boro held on for Hellberg’s third win since replacing Rob Edwards last month.
Boro’s
Lampard’s side have been red hot in front of goal this season, hitting the net 34 times in a dozen league games.
And those in sky blue gathered at the Coventry Building Society Arena did not have to wait too long for the streak to continue with Thomas-Asante bagging his ninth league goal of the season after just three minutes.
Sakamoto provided the assist with a nicely floated ball in