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Premier League leaders Arsenal will travel to Championship Portsmouth, and Chelsea will visit Charlton Athletic. Ali Rampling64 Inside the Caribbean talent factory which now has Lionel Messi in its sights Matt Slater17 USMNT finally has a full set of in-form strikers, and with it comes options Henry Bushnell34 Frank Lampard and Coventry City: A manager and club now at ease Cerys Jones87 Viktor Gyokeres, Bane, Gabriel and the background to his goal celebration Nnamdi Onyeagwara38 Advertisement The Athletic's former U. S. national team forward says Haji Wright is on course to claim Mauricio Pochettino's backup striker spot Charlie Davies23 The USMNT bounced back from an early deficit, but all eyes are on its superstar, who exited early after a hard challenge Paul Tenorio and Henry Bushnell127 POWERED BY NO CONDITION LISTED COVENTRY CITY FC SIGNED ROAD SIGN COA SEASON 2025/26 Championship PHOTO PROOF 1 available $133. 75 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED COVENTRY CITY V BRISTOL CITY 13 DECEMBER 2025 PROGRAMME & TEAM SHEET 1 available $4. 68 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED SIGNED HAJI WRIGHT SHIRT COVENTRY CITY FC CHAMPIONSHIP USA *COA* PROOF 2025 1 available $173. 89 View Listing NO CONDITION LISTED Coventry City Flag Sky Blues CCFC Flag 5ft by 3ft - Coventry City Football Flag 1 available $18. 71 View Listing The proposal, which has support from Championship clubs, would see teams from fifth to eighth play additional one-off preliminary games. Matt Slater234 Sargent is the outright top scorer in the Championship this season with five goals, while Wright’s four goals have him tied second. The Athletic UK Staff15 Advertisement Assessing the club fortunes of the USMNT squad, including a tricky weekend for Mauricio Pochettino's most under-scrutiny star Greg O'Keeffe36 The Championship club's remarkable overperformance on Saturday raised questions about the x G model Conor O'Neill117 A quintet of American strikers will ply their trade in England's second tier this season hoping to impress Mauricio Pochettino from afar Greg O'Keeffe49 Our EFL experts make their predictions as English football's second tier kicks off a new campaign this weekend The Athletic UK Staff147 After proving his talent in the Championship on loan at Preston, the ex-Aston Villa defender wants to establish himself with a new team Jacob Tanswell19 After modest beginnings and dropping down a level, ex-colleagues tell how the rise of Arsenal's new striker was based on grit and mindset Greg O'Keeffe51 Advertisement Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games in 2024-25 for the Portuguese club and is under consideration from Arsenal this summer. Colin Millar111 The Coventry forward will play no further part in the tournament Paul Tenorio23 Sunderland have been on an eight-year journey beneath the Premier League – they are just one game away from a return after last-gasp winner Philip Buckingham49 Ballard’s 122nd-minute header earned Sunderland a 1-1 draw on the night, and a 3-2 victory on aggregate. Nnamdi Onyeagwara14 Three of the Championship play-off teams have a history, which explains why Jimmy Hill's name may echo around Coventry's away end tonight Michael Walker64 What Matt Slater is hearing about the business side of the beautiful game from the Premier League, EFL and beyond Matt Slater21 Advertisement The three teams promoted last season will almost certainly all be relegated, just like a year ago. So how can it be avoided again in 2026? Jordan Campbell70 The English second-tier campaign is reaching an exciting conclusion with a number of U. S. players targeting elevation to the Premier League Greg O'Keeffe17 Easter can be pivotal in the Championship and this year was no different - we sent reporters around the country to sample the drama Nancy Froston, Gregg Evans and more36 There was another heavy defeat for Juventus' Americans to endure, while Josh Sargent was nullified by Bristol City in England's Championship Greg O'Keeffe13 See More