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Lessons learned for Coventry in difficult top-flight return

Lessons learned for Coventry in difficult top-flight return
BBC News Friday 21 August 2026, 23:13 UTC 1 min read
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Twenty-five years, 94 days and countless twists later, Coventry City have started life back in the Premier League, but it was a tough baptism of fire with a 3-0 loss at defending champions Arsenal.

Twenty-five years, 94 days and countless twists later, Coventry City have started life back in the Premier League, but it was a tough baptism of fire with a 3-0 loss at defending champions Arsenal.
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