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Coventry City were forced to wait to clinch promotion to the Premier League after being held by relegated Sheffield Wednesday – but it will take a mathematical miracle to deny them thanks to results elsewhere.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Championship leaders would have officially been up had they beaten the Owls, because of promotion rivals Middlesbrough’s defeat by Portsmouth later on Saturday.<\/p>\n
However, Boro’s loss, combined with Millwall only managing a draw at West Bromwich Albion on Friday, means Frank Lampard’s men are practically assured of a top-two finish.<\/p>\n
They are 12 points clear of third-placed Millwall with four games to play and a goal difference 33 better than the Lions.<\/p>\n
A single point from their remaining games will formally secure Coventry’s place back in the top flight after 25 years.<\/p>\n
They will look to get that at Blackburn on Friday after a game where they could not find the kind of fluency in attack they have shown all season.<\/p>\n
The closest they came was Liam Kitching’s header from Jack Rudoni’s corner which was headed off the line by Svante Ingelsson in the first half.<\/p>\n
Jerry Yates and Ingelsson both had chances to give the Owls, who are now winless in 37 matches in all competitions, a shock lead after the break.<\/p>\n
Coventry did improve as the match wore on but failed to force Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles into a meaningful save, although Ellis Simms nearly won it in the final moments of six minutes added on when his deflected overhead kick went just wide.<\/p>\n
Henrik Pedersen’s administration-hit Wednesday side, meanwhile, have now drawn successive matches and are up to minus four points for the campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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