Coventry miss out on Premier League Promotion
It's heartbreak for the Sky Blues.
Last updated 27th May 2023
Coventry City have lost to Luton Town in the final of the Sky Bet Championship at Wembley Stadium.
It means the Sky Blues have missed out on a place in the Premier League, which they haven't been in for over 20 years - after being relegated in 2001.
The match finished 1-1 after extra-time and Fankaty Dabo's penalty miss meant a famous 6-5 sudden-death shoot-out victory for Luton.
Coventry's second-half goal came in the 65th minute from a long-ball down the left-hand side of the pitch for Viktor Gyokeres to run onto.
He was able to pick out Gustavo Hamer just outside the box, who calmly side-footed the ball past Ethan Horvath in Luton's net.
The goal counteracted a first-half strike by Jordan Clark in the 23rd minute of the game.
But that wasn't enough. The game remained deadlocked after 90 minutes and the game was taken to extra time.
After 30 additional minutes, nothing separated the two sides and the game was to be decided by penalties.
The Sky Blues lost the game after a penalty shootout, which ended 6 - 5.
Following their loss, the team have won an estimated £50,000 for reaching the play-off final.
This is brought in through valuable TV rights to watch the match, together with ticket prices as well as other sponsorships.