Overview
- Brandon Thomas-Asante scored in each half at Fratton Park, finishing from close range on 30 minutes and then slotting in after the break for a 2-1 victory.
- The result extended Coventry's unbeaten league run to five matches and opened a four-point gap at the top of the Championship.
- Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth broke Horace Pearson’s 1934 club record for consecutive minutes without conceding before Makenzie Kirk’s stoppage-time lob ended the streak.
- A first-half handball appeal against Jay Dasilva was waved away, prompting a heated exchange between Frank Lampard and John Mousinho that the fourth official separated.
- Frank Lampard’s switch to a back three paid off as Ellis Simms started for the rested Haji Wright and set up both goals, with Luke Woolfenden making his first start and Thomas-Asante moving joint top of the scoring chart on eight.