Coventry's Promotion Bid Put on Hold After Draw with Sheffield Wednesday

Coventry City, leaders of the Championship, were denied the chance to move within a point of promotion to the Premier League after being held to a goalless draw by already-relegated Sheffield Wednesday. The result means that Frank Lampard's side will have to wait for another opportunity to secure promotion. The match was a tense affair, with Coventry dominating possession but struggling to break down a resilient Sheffield Wednesday defense. The visitors, who had gone 37 games without a win in all competitions, showed great determination and discipline to earn a valuable point. Coventry had several chances to win the game, but were unable to find the breakthrough, with substitute Josh Eccles heading a free-kick inches wide of the post. The draw means that Coventry will have to wait until their next match to try and secure promotion, while Sheffield Wednesday can take pride in a hard-earned point against a team 89 points above them in the table. Coventry manager Frank Lampard praised the opposition's determination, saying: 'When a team has nothing to gain, they also have nothing to lose. I think they've got a manager that's very driven, trying to do his job as well as he possibly can, so they were always going to make it as difficult as they possibly could.' Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen was proud of his team's performance, saying: 'How the boys worked through the whole game was amazing, not only how we competed but we also created some chances through the game which was really positive.'