‘We can’t slack off now’: Lampard and Coventry close on return to top after 25 years

A win at Bristol City tightened leaders’ grip at top of the Championship and boosted hopes of top-flight return After securing a fifth straight victory, Coventry City’s players, staff and supporters savoured the moment as one. “We are top of the league,” was the chorus stuck on loop. As Frank Lampard left the pitch with a sold-out away end at Ashton Gate serenading him, the fans invariably obliged when he asked them to turn up the volume. Josh Eccles, who joined the club aged seven, was the last