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Portsmouth vs Coventry City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Fratton Park

Luke Baker
Saturday 21 December 2024 10:30 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Portsmouth face Coventry City in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.

21 December 2024 13:16

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

21 December 2024 13:15

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Foul by Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth).

21 December 2024 13:15

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21 December 2024 13:15

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

21 December 2024 13:15

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.

21 December 2024 13:14

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.

21 December 2024 13:14

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Ben Sheaf (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21 December 2024 13:13

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Goal! Portsmouth 2, Coventry City 1. Callum Lang (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

21 December 2024 13:12

Portsmouth vs Coventry City

Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21 December 2024 13:12

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