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Leaders Coventry need a point at Ewood Park to clinch promotion to Premier League Sky Blues were last in the top flight in 2001 Victory for Blackburn would strengthen their survival chances Rovers begin 20th in table, four points above relegation zone Have your say using the 'Get Involved' button Alex Hoad and Deepak Mahay Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Mesmerising feet from Jack Rudoni who is found at the end of a long spell of possession for the visitors and darts into the box from the left, weaving past one man and stepping past another, which narrows his angle so much that he can only lash an off-balance shot into the near side-netting. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Rovers are working very hard indeed off the ball, pressing their visitors back all the way to keeper Carl Rushworth. Whether their paper-thin squad can keep up that intensity for another 65 minutes remains to be seen, however. .. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry We heard from Jack Rudoni before the match saying Coventry would need to match the Blackburn fight to allow their quality to show. .. They're not at the moment. Rovers are playing with great intensity and pinching possession and playing directly and causing the leaders plenty of problems. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry End-to-end stuff. Ephron Mason-Clark's curling cross is headed away at one end before Kristi Montgomery launches a lung-busting run down the right, beating two City defenders, but his looping cross while off balance is too close to Carl Rushworth, who gathers at the second attempt after a fumble. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Steve Ogrizovic Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR Blackburn have had a few breaks, particularly down Coventry's left, their right. Not much to trouble Coventry yet though other than that Ohashi effort. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Rovers looking very dangerous on the break whenever they can get a cross into the middle and the latest is nodded towards Moussa Baradji before being cleared, but a clumsy foul from Taylor Gardner-Hickman relieves the pressure on Coventry with a free-kick on the edge of their own box. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry David Anderson BBC Sport England The Coventry fans belted out their ‘Super Frank Lampard’ song and this will be a sweet moment for the England and Chelsea legend. He had come up short in his previous attempts to win promotion to the Premier League, losing the 2019 Championship play-off final with Derby and in last season’s semi-finals with Coventry. This was set to be Lampard’s best achievement as a manager and will top guiding Chelsea to the 2020 FA Cup final and keeping Everton up in 2022. The away fans were enjoying themselves and sang ‘City are going up and Leicester are going down’ in glee at the plight of their Midlands rivals. They felt a Coventry goal was inevitable, even though Rovers threatened first when Carl Rushworth saved from Yuki Ohashi’s flying, point-blank header. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Milan van Ewijk pounces on a loose pass in midfield and gallops down the right flank before swinging in an inviting cross which no 'bold hot coral' shirts can get on the end of at the back stick. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Frank Onyeka is led to the sideline but looks like he'll be ok to return shortly. Play has resumed. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry We have a break in play as Frank Onyeka is down in the City box after a clash of heads and is getting some treatment. He may be a tank, but those still hurt. .. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Steve Ogrizovic Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR It's the best chance of the game. If Ohashi gets a touch either side of Carl Rushworth it's in. He'll rue the fact he never got much on it there. The warnings are there to get your lines up quicker, it's so important to do the basics right. Coventry got lucky with that effort. Have your say using the 'Get Involved' button From a Saints fan wishing the Sky Blues the best of luck. Pity John Sillett is still around to enjoy this moment, he'sprobably singing away up there beyond the pearly gates Ian, Christchurch Word of advice to Coventry from a Liverpool fan. Mind them balloons and see you next season. Kev, Kidderminster Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Now Yuki Ohashi spurns a glorious chance to put Rovers ahead. He times his run brilliantly past a static City defence to meet Ryan Alebiosu's inswinging cross from deep on the right but his glancing header is straight into the midriff of Carl Rushworth who holds on. A yard either side and that was 1-0. .. Coventry living dangerously. .. mis-communication between two of the back-three there. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Yuki Ohashi drifts offside just before Ryoya Morishita slots a low ball through the Coventry defence and though he runs on and sees a low shot saved by Carl Rushworth, the flag had long since gone up. City have a back three tonight, for just the fourth time in the Championship this season, with Bobby Thomas slotting in. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Rob Gurney BBC Radio CWR Sport Well, it's been an eventful start to the game for Yuki Ohashi. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Ouch. Yuki Ohashi has clattered Frank Onyeka as he attempted an overhead kick in the City area after Ryan Alebiosu's looping cross was nodded back to him, but it's a free-kick and a hand of apology from Ohashi, who may need to tread rather more carefully. He seems fired up tonight. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Lewis Smith is the man in the middle tonight and he's into the action early as he shows Blackburn's Yuki Ohashi a yellow card as he lunges in on Matt Grimes after losing possession of a bouncing ball on halfway. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry As you might expect there's a cracking atmosphere at Ewood Park, both fans having a sing-song and a real carnival atmosphere in that packed away end with balloons and beach-balls flying about, one of which made it onto the pitch. Let's hope for no Darren Bent repeats tonight, though, please. .. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Steve Ogrizovic Ex-Coventry City goalkeeper on BBC CWR It's not going to one of those nights, is it! ? It's was pinball in there, one, two, three, four shots, one of them had go in. Good start from Coventry. Blackburn 0-0 Coventry Glimpse of goal for the Sky Blues as Ephron Mason-Clark pounces on a loose ball in the Rovers half and drives forward, only to see a 20-yard blast charged down. The subsequent Milan van Ewijk long throw causes chaos and City have a couple of shots bravely blocked in the goalmouth. Match report to follow. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. No players have been substituted yet No players have been substituted yet After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 17th April 2026 at 21: 01 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Michael O'Neill Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Michael O'Neill Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Blackburn are winless in their last 10 league games against Coventry (D5 L5), since a 4-0 away win in October 2020. Coventry have kept a clean sheet in their last five league games against Blackburn – they’ve never gone six without conceding against an opponent, while only against Chelsea have Rovers had a longer goalless run (7 between 2006 and 2009). Each of Blackburn’s last three home league games have ended level, with the last two ending goalless. They last drew four consecutive home league matches in May 1988 (4). Accounting for 3pts per win all-time, Coventry’s 85 points this season is already their most in a single league campaign in the club’s history. 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