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Substitute Jack Rudoni scores twice inside 12 second-half minutes for Coventry to beat Derby 3-2 Ben Brereton Diaz had twice equalised for the visitors after Frank Onyeka's early opener Frank Lampard's side establish an 11-point lead at the top and go 12 clear of third with victory Rams forward Rhian Brewster has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery Catch up with all Friday's action as Millwall beat Boro via our dedicated Championship page Get Involved: Via yellow button, #bbcefl on X, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Ben Ashton and Tim Durrans Coventry 3-2 Derby Patrick Agyemang meets a cross at the back post for Derby but flicks it just wide of the mark. Huge cheers from the home end. Coventry 3-2 Derby Seconds remaining. Coventry are almost there. Coventry 3-2 Derby Joe Ward fires the free-kick into the area for Derby but it's straight into the grateful arms of Coventry keeper Carl Rushworth. Coventry 3-2 Derby Derby win a free-kick about 35 yards out from goal. This will surely go in the mixer. Coventry 3-2 Derby Into the final two minutes. Derby are probing. Coventry 3-2 Derby Coventry fans are starting to believe. Some of them are in tears in the stands. Too soon? Coventry 3-2 Derby Happy we have gone toe to toe with the leaders… be happier if we go get the equaliser. .. Luke, Derby Coventry 3-2 Derby Everton fan here. Frank was a class act under difficult circumstances here, and his time at Cov should show his ability to create a great squad to compete in the Prem. Steve, Nuneaton Coventry 3-2 Derby Coventry go short from the corner and then win a free-kick on the touchline. Running down the clock. Coventry 3-2 Derby Ephron Mason-Clark dips inside from the left and curls one towards the far post. It takes a big deflection and loops narrowly over the bar for a corner. That'll suit the hosts. Coventry 3-2 Derby Have Derby got it in them to come back for a third time tonight? They've got about five minutes to do it. Coventry 3-2 Derby Eric Steele Former Derby and Man Utd goalkeeper on BBC Radio Derby We might be losing, but we're showing the rest of the league how you do beat Coventry. Get the ball in wide areas and get in crosses, and you will get chances. Coventry 3-2 Derby Well, that is not what Coventry fans wanted to see. Just what the Derby faithful were hoping for. Up goes the board. .. seven minutes of stoppage time to play. Plenty of time for some late drama. Coventry 3-2 Derby A good time to hit form indeed. You have to credit Lampard for that, the man is a national treasure. Lyle. .. a massive Chelsea fan Coventry 3-2 Derby Late change for Coventry. Matt Grimes gets a standing ovation as he's replaced by Victor Torp. Coventry 3-2 Derby I support another team in sky blue and I'm looking forward to seeing Coventry back in the Premier League. They've been through the wringer. Michael, Bolton Coventry 3-2 Derby Haji Wright bursts forward and into the penalty area for Coventry and goes down under a challenge by Matt Clarke. The USA international wants a penalty but it's good defending by Clarke and the ref waves play on. Coventry 3-2 Derby Derby's Cruz Allen sends a daisy-cutter across the face of goal bu Bobby Thomas lumps it clear for Coventry. Into the final minute of the 90. Coventry 3-2 Derby I’ll be so pleased for Lampard if he gets Coventry over the line and into the Prem. Written off by everyone as a manager and everyone happy to jump in and kick him. Good for him. Sean, Not a Chelsea fan Coventry 3-2 Derby After a run of four wins in 13 games saw Coventry’s 10-point lead wiped out, the Sky Blues are on course for an eighth win in nine games since then. And that lead at the top will now be the biggest it's been all season if they can see this through (11 points). A good time to hit form. Jack Rudoni has scored five goals in Coventry's past four Championship games Coventry City substitute Jack Rudoni scored twice in a thrilling win against Derby County to move Frank Lampard's side to within eight points of ending their 25-year Premier League exile. Rudoni netted the winner in a see-saw contest 10 minutes from time to extend the Sky Blues' Championship lead to 11 points after Ben Brereton Diaz had twice pegged them back. Frank Onyeka opened the scoring with his first Coventry goal before Rudoni restored their lead after Brereton Diaz headed in the first equaliser. Brereton Diaz must have thought he had snatched a point for the promotion-chasing Rams when he made it 2-2 from the penalty spot before Rudoni settled it with his fifth goal in four games. The victory makes it eight wins from nine for Coventry and they could secure promotion back to the top flight within the next fortnight. The Rams, who have lost Rhian Brewster for the rest of the season following knee surgery, were bright, only for Coventry to open the scoring with a goal which was all about Onyeka. The Nigerian midfielder, who joined on loan from Brentford in February, won possession before playing a one-two with Romain Esse on the right and curling his right-foot shot into the top corner. Derby refused to buckle and deservedly equalised before half-time. Centre-back Matt Clarke produced some great wing play, whipping over a fine cross from the left to the back post, which sailed over Sky Blues goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, for Brereton Diaz to head home. The Rams were denied a second in first-half added time when Rushworth made a fine save from Jaydon Banel with his trailing right leg. Coventry improved and Richard O'Donnell made a vital save from Josh Eccles after he had been played in by Joe Ward's poor backpass. Lampard sent on Rudoni as part of a triple substitution and the midfielder delivered five minutes later when he coolly switched the ball on to his left foot to finish. Derby levelled once again when referee Tom Nield harshly ruled Rushworth brought down Brereton Diaz and the forward, who has just returned from Auckland with Chile, converted the spot-kick for his seventh goal of the season. Coventry showed the character of champions elect, and Milan van Ewijk crossed for the unmarked Rudoni to steer home his seventh goal of the season at the near post. The Sky Blues are now 12 points clear of third-placed Middlesbrough and 14 points above fourth-placed Ipswich, although the Tractor Boys have two games in hand. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 3rd April 2026 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: John Eustace Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: John Eustace Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Following their 5-3 win in August, Coventry are looking to complete the league double over Derby for the first time since 2003-04. Derby won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, last winning consecutive away league games against Coventry in March/December 1988. Coventry have won seven of their last eight league games. The exception in that run was their last home game against Southampton – the Sky Blues haven’t lost consecutively at home since September 2024. Derby have won nine away games in the Championship this season, last winning more on the road in a second tier campaign in 2013-14 (11). Derby’s Lars-Jørgen Salvesen is averaging a goal or an assist every 83 minutes in the Championship this season (3 goal, 2 assists in 416 minutes), the best rate of any player to play 400+ minutes. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.