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Championship roundup: Coventry edge past Derby to close in on promotion
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Championship roundup: Coventry edge past Derby to close in on promotion

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<ul><li><p>Wrexham rally against West Brom to boost playoff push</p></li><li><p>Leicester earn precious point against Preston</p></li></ul><p>Jack Rudoni came off the bench to score twice as Championship leaders <strong>Coventry</strong> moved 11 points clear of second-placed Millwall with a 3-2 victory against <strong>Derby</strong>.</p><p>The midfielder had been out of action since 28 February

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Championship roundup: Coventry edge past Derby to close in on promotion Wrexham rally against West Brom to boost playoff push Leicester earn precious point against Preston Jack Rudoni came off the bench to score twice as Championship leaders Coventry moved 11 points clear of second-placed Millwall with a 3-2 victory against Derby . The midfielder had been out of action since 28 February but returned to devastating effect as Coventry made it eight wins in nine league outings. Brentford loanee Frank Onyeka had earlier scored his first goal for Coventry before Ben Brereton Díaz equalised before the break. Rudoni then put the league leaders ahead before Brereton Díaz pegged Frank Lampard’s men back for a second time from the penalty spot. But the talismanic midfielder swept home just three minutes later to end a thrilling Good Friday encounter at the CBS Arena and keep Coventry on course for a return to the Premier League. Wrexham staged a dramatic second-half recovery to draw 2-2 at West Brom and move into the Championship playoff places. Isaac Price’s free-kick deflected off George Dobson to give the hosts a lead that was built on before half-time by Josh Maja’s penalty – Albion’s first of the season. Wrexham had not been at the races in the first half, but they struck two minutes after the restart when Josh Windass curled home a beauty from 20 yards. Parity was restored after 62 minutes when Lewis O’Brien and Dobson were left to dispute who got the final touch on a Callum Doyle cross. The draw takes Wrexham into sixth place, a point above Southampton who have a game in hand. The two sides meet in north Wales on Tuesday. Mo Belloumi scored inside four minutes of his return as fifth-placed Hull drew 1-1 at relegation-battlers Oxford . The Algerian winger made it a dream start for the Tigers when he ran on to Semi Ajayi’s long ball down the right, outpaced U’s left-back Ruben Roosken then cut in and shot low past Jamie Cumming. Oxford equalised 10 minutes later, Cameron...
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