Parallel lives: Coventry and Luton’s long roads collide in playoff final
Kindred Premier League hopefuls are on the verge of storybook revivals without betting the ranch to get back to the big time
Being a Coventry fan used to mean chaos and pain – now it’s time to celebrate
With my club on the verge of a remarkable return to the Premier League, I’m ready to bury the hurt of the bad times
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu leads Luton from non-league to playoff final
Exuberant midfielder hopes to become the first player to represent the same club from non-league to Premier League
Mark Robins rouses reconstructed Coventry to verge of Premier League
The former Manchester United striker has pulled Coventry back from the brink and is, in the words of one player, ‘a brilliant manager’
Luton’s Kenilworth Road is crumbling but deserves a Premier League chance
The cramped stadium – like Luton the town – attracts ridicule but Saturday’s playoff final is a huge sliding doors moment
Southampton move for Swansea’s Russell Martin to replace Rubén Sellés
The 37-year-old former Norwich defender has one year left on his contract at Swansea and Southampton are expected to make him their new manager next week
Middlesbrough 0-1 Coventry (agg: 0-1): Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – as it happened
Gustavo Hamer’s brilliantly-taken goal and a solid defensive effort by Coventry booked their place in the Championship playoff final
Hamer blow fells Middlesbrough to put Coventry in Championship playoff final
Gustavo Hamer’s superb second-half strike at Middlesbrough settled a tense Championship playoff second leg, as Coventry won 1-0 on aggregate
Luton 2-0 Sunderland (agg: 3-2): Championship playoff semi-final, second leg – as it happened
Two set-piece goals, one from Gabriel Osho and one from Tom Lockyer, saw Luton overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit to eliminate Sunderland and earn a Wembley date with Middlesbrough or Coventry
Luton turn tables on Sunderland to reach Championship playoff final
Luton won 2-0 at a pulsating Kenilworth Road, with Gabe Osho and Tom Lockyer giving the Hatters a 3-2 aggregate win against Sunderland
Coventry 0-0 Middlesbrough: Championship playoff semi-final – as it happened
Coventry and Middlesbrough arm-wrestled to a stalemate at the CBS Arena leaving all to play for in the second leg
Middlesbrough’s Chuba Akpom fails to punish Coventry as first leg ends level
Middlesbrough had the better of the chances but Coventry held firm for a 0-0 draw before the Championship playoff second leg at the Riverside
Sunderland 2-1 Luton: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – as it happened
Trai Hume gives Sunderland the lead heading into the second leg
Advantage Sunderland after Hume seals narrow first-leg win against Luton
Sunderland will take a slender lead to Luton in the second leg of their playoff semi-final after earning a 2-1 win at the Stadium of Light
Coventry’s Ben Wilson: ‘A rollercoaster? I’ve never been at the top to come back down’
Coventry’s goalkeeper Ben Wilson tells Ben Fisher about local fame, a ‘family’ and hope for an unlikely Premier League future after a club-hopping career