29,000-strong crowd at the CBS Arena witnessed a brilliant display on Boxing Day from Coventry City, with the Sky Blues making light work of Danny Rohl’s Sheffield Wednesday in the East Midlands, where Japan international Tatsuhiro Sakamoto netted either
side of the half-time whistle.Mark Robins’s side have found their second-tier stride following the seismic departures of Viktor Gyokeres and midfielder Gustavo Hamer during the summer transfer window, with Friday’s hosts collecting
18 points from their last nine matches, making them one of the in-form outfits in the division.An engine room consisting of Callum O’Hare and Joel Latibeaudiere may have confused Coventry supporters at the beginning of the term – especially considering that the
latter is a centre-back by trade – but the pair were at their creative and dominant bests alongside Josh Eccles last time out.The Sky Blues currently occupy 13th place in the Championship standings after a run of one defeat in their last nine second-tier contests,
leaving the East Midlanders just three points behind Michael Beale’s sixth-placed Sunderland as the season approaches the turn of the calendar year.Following a 15-goal season in the Turkish Super Lig for
Antalyaspor, there was a certain expectation around Haji Wright’s ability to waltz into the Championship and set the division alight, and after a tricky start the forward has provided three goal contributions in his last four matches.
There was little reason for festive cheer in the away end at St Mary’s Stadium on Boxing Day, as Swansea City’s Jack Army witnessed their side truly dismantled by former head coach Russell Martin and his promotion-chasing Southampton, who extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches with a five-goal
thrashing.Joe Aribo bagged his first of the Championship term to put the hosts ahead after 17 minutes, with a second-half brace from Ryan Fraser accompanied by strikes from Samuel Edozie and Che Adams condemning the visitors from South Wales to their heaviest defeat of the league campaign so far.
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the Swans’ search for a permanent successor to Michael Duff rumbles on, interim coach Alan Sheehan is preparing to take charge of a sixth-straight game, having earned a respectable return of seven points from five, including a last-gasp victory over Preston North End on
December 22.Swansea’s attempts to lure Chris Davies from under the wings of Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur were unsuccessful, and Reims’ Will Still looks set to stay in France for the moment, meaning that the Welsh club may have to look even further down their list of managerial options.During an
increasingly-difficult campaign for the Swans, the recent form of attacker Jamie Patterson has provided some cause for optimism, with the fresh-faced 32-year-old bagging a match-winning brace against Ryan Lowe’s Preston, whilst also notching assists in the fixtures with Huddersfield Town and Leeds United
