"Coventry City strengthened their grip on top spot in the Championship table with a 2-1 comeback win over East Midlands rivals Leicester City. Having seen Middlesbrough move within three points of the summit with an entertaining 3-2 success over West Brom on Friday, Frank Lampard's Sky Blues initially threatened to give up ground. They went 1-0 down to Jordan James' strike in the 10th minute, which was assisted by a lovely ball around the corner from Bobby De Cordova-Reid."
"However, Coventry - who have stumbled several times in recent weeks - got level two minutes into the second half through Ellis Simms, then saw Romain Esse rattle the post. And substitute Haji Wright completed the turnaround five minutes from time, bundling the loose ball home after Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was denied by Jakub Stolarczyk and restoring Coventry's six-point lead at the summit."
"All the top five were victorious on matchday 27, with third-placed Ipswich Town defeating Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in another of the early kick-offs. The Tractor Boys were 2-0 up inside 12 minutes thanks to an own goal from Blackburn debutant Eiran Cashin and a strike from Jack Taylor, then Sam Szmodics scored against his former club to put the seal on a win that keeps Ipswich eight points off top spot."
Coventry City strengthened their lead at the top of the Championship with a 2-1 comeback victory over East Midlands rivals Leicester City. Leicester took an early lead through Jordan James after a pass from Bobby De Cordova-Reid. Ellis Simms equalized two minutes into the second half and Romain Esse hit the post. Substitute Haji Wright scored five minutes from time after a rebound from a Jakub Stolarczyk save to restore a six-point lead. All top five teams won on matchday 27, including Ipswich Town, Millwall and Hull City, while Sheffield United lost at Charlton amid two first-half red cards.
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