FRANK LAMPARD is set to complete his first signing as Coventry manager. Lampard, 46, joined the Sky Blues in November and replaced the popular Mark Robins who left after seven years at the helm.

Coventry City are reportedly close to beating Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland to the signing of Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo.

Leeds will hope to return to the top of the Championship when they host mid-table Norwich, while fourth-placed Burnley can climb back to third if they take victory at bottom-of-the-table Plymouth. Portsmouth will move out of the bottom three - and above their opponents in the table - if they can beat Stoke.

Coventry City are poised to beat off strong second-tier competition for the signing of Rangers winger Rabbi Matondo

Capped 12 times by Wales, Matondo is an international teammate of Jay Dasilva who started his career at Cardiff City before being snapped up by Manchester City for a compensation fee. He was then sold to Bundesliga side Schalke 04, aged 19, for a reported fee rising to £11million.

Cardiff City inflicted a rare hammering upon Swansea City courtesy of a wonderful double from Callum Robinson.

The Black Cats have shown that they are prepared to put faith in youth, with Tyler Goodrham said to be on their radar

To support the launch of the foundation, the Grammy-winner is visiting schools and youth groups in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast. Addressing a group of pupils in Wales on Thursday ...

Swansea City and Cardiff City lock horns in the latest instalment of the south Wales derby this afternoon (12.30pm).

Belfast Giants head to Guildford on Wednesday night to take on the Flames as league leaders. Click here to watch Flames vs. Giants Adam Keefe's men went top of the Elite League on Sunday after a home win over Manchester Storm,

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Josh Wilson-Esbrand has joined Stoke City on loan until the end of the season. The 22-year-old will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign with the Potters who currently lie in 18th position in the Championship table. The City Academy graduate made his City first team bow in a 6-1 Carabao Cup win over Wycombe in September 2021.