Sheffield United Vs Coventry: Relive Wednesday's Championship action as it happened

Sheffield United Vs Coventry produced a dramatic comeback at Bramall Lane as Coventry fought from behind to win 2-1 and move five points clear at the top of the Championship, a result that underlined the visitors' momentum and dented Sheffield United's outside play-off hopes.

Sheffield United Vs Coventry — how the comeback unfolded

Harrison Burrows gave Sheffield United the lead early in the second half when his effort, played in by Gus Hamer, was deflected into the roof of the net. Coventry responded quickly: Haji Wright equalised four minutes after Coventry had fallen behind and Jack Rudoni headed the winner from an Ephron Mason-Clark cross, a finish that sealed Coventry's third straight win.

The game produced three goals in the opening 12 minutes of the second-half and featured a period in which Coventry struck twice in five minutes to turn the match on its head. Wright's strike was his 14th league goal of the season, and Rudoni’s header came in front of jubilant travelling fans. Patrick Bamford had earlier missed the best chance of the first half when he shot straight at Coventry goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.

Match moments, chances and decisions

The first half felt evenly contested and end-to-end. Coventry threatened through Rudoni cut-backs and chances for Wright and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto were denied, while Sheffield United created opportunities from Gus Hamer and Andre Brooks set-pieces. Djibril Soumare lashed a shot over the bar and Callum O'Hare headed Burrows' free-kick wide as the home side finished the first half on top.

Frustration for the Blades peaked when referee John Busby did not penalise a challenge by Ephron Mason-Clark on Femi Seriki inside the area. After the break Burrows' run on Hamer's reverse pass produced the opening goal, and Coventry's rapid response — Wright stepping inside on the left edge of the area to fire home, followed by Rudoni's header — completed the turnaround.

Championship roundup: Millwall, Norwich, Stoke and Oxford

Wednesday featured four Championship matches. Millwall beat Birmingham 3-0 with goals from Femi Azeez, Tristan Crama and Jake Cooper before Birmingham's Jhon Solís was sent off. Norwich defeated already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 with Mathias Kvistgaarden and Paris Maghoma scoring. Stoke edged Oxford United 2-1 with Lamine Cissé opening the scoring, Ciaron Brown levelling on the stroke of half-time, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi securing the winner.

Details and implications from the other fixtures

• Millwall's win moved them up the table and closed the gap to second-placed Middlesbrough to four points, a boost to their promotion push. Birmingham slipped to 10th and sit five points outside the top six.
• Norwich climbed eight points clear of the drop-zone; Sheffield Wednesday suffered an 11th straight defeat and remain relegated, making their prospects of avoiding League One next season described as slim.
• Stoke's result lifted them to 13th with 47 points, while Oxford remain second-bottom and six points from safety. Oxford made a late change with Mark Harris replacing Myles Peart-Harris for the closing stages; Oxford needed at least one more goal and the question was posed whether a point would be enough.

Injuries, substitutions and managerial reactions

Norwich's night was mixed: Mo Toure limped off with an apparent groin injury early on, Mathias Kvistgaarden came on and turned in from close range to open the scoring, and Paris Maghoma, on his first league start, added a fine second before half-time. Neither Kvistgaarden nor Maghoma finished the game. Managerial reaction highlighted the significance of results: Millwall's manager praised his players for an excellent, high-octane performance and said the team had taken instructions brilliantly, while Stoke's manager heaped praise on Cissé for a lethal finish after a period of waiting for a chance.

What Wednesday's results mean for the table and what comes next

Coventry's comeback win extended their lead at the top to five points and represented a rebound after a run in which two wins in eight games had allowed their earlier advantage to slip. The visitors have now put together three successive wins, regaining momentum in their bid for a return to the top flight for the first time in 25 years; they had previously held a 10-point lead in November and were briefly displaced from the top spot earlier this month by Middlesbrough.

Sheffield United remain nine points adrift of the play-off places, and commentary from the match suggested that the result felt like a statement win for Coventry and could signal the end of Sheffield United's outside hopes of reaching the play-offs. Names appearing in coverage included Glenn Speller, Alex Hoad & Lennan Tomlins.

These match narratives and standings shifts set up a tense run-in, with form, injuries and fine margins likely to determine promotion and relegation outcomes as the Championship season progresses. Details remain as stated and any further developments may evolve.