Coventry: Sky Blues' Premier League survival chances growing after recent form
Coventry City is showing signs of Premier League survival under manager Frank Lampard after a difficult start to the season. The team is looking to build on recent form as they prepare for an upcoming match against Everton.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Coventry lost their opening four Premier League games by an aggregate of 10-0
Football reporter Published 6 November 2026, 08:11 GMT "I would like to think there is a higher ceiling," says Frank Lampard.
After four opening defeats without scoring, a run which had Coventry written off, the Sky Blues are finding their feet.
They could move up to 11th in the Premier League with victory at Everton on Friday as Lampard returns to the Toffees, who he managed for a year from January 2022.
A win would leave them on 12 points, level with eighth-placed Bournemouth , a quarter of the way through their first season back in the Premier League in 25 years.
Just Middlesbrough (1996-97), Burnley (2009-10) and Cardiff (2013-14) have been relegated from the Premier League after taking 12 points from 10 games.
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