Darts star joins Coventry City players in title celebrations as Frank Lampard shares special moment with wife Christine

Lewis Henderson
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:41:24 +0000

Darts star Stephen Bunting joined the Coventry City players in their Championship title celebrations as Frank Lampard shared the special moment with his wife, Christine.

The Sky Blues marked their Championship title triumph with a commanding 3-1 win against Wrexham, throwing the play-off race into uncertainty heading into the season's final weekend.

Lampard's newly-crowned champions, who secured the title on Tuesday, were presented with the trophy following the match as supporters celebrated a return to the top flight after 25 years away.

Christine Lampard joined her husband on the pitch as the pair marked the occasion with the players.

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Bunting made a surprise appearance in the team's changing room, stepping in with his walkout music and darting attire on.

The Coventry players sang along to Titanium by David Guetta as they continued their celebrations.

Brandon Thomas-Asante opened the scoring in the 19th minute against Wrexham, before substitute Victor Torp struck a decisive free-kick with ten minutes remaining.

Ephron Mason-Clark added a third deep into added time to complete the victory.

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The defeat leaves Wrexham's promotion hopes hanging by a thread.

The Red Dragons now sit level on 70 points with Hull City, holding the slenderest of advantages with a goal difference just one better than their rivals for the final play-off berth.

Derby County remain firmly in contention, trailing by a single point and ready to pounce on any slip-up.

Saturday's concluding fixtures will determine which side claims the coveted sixth spot, with all three contenders enjoying home advantage.

Wrexham welcome Middlesbrough to the Racecourse Ground, while Hull face Norwich at the MKM Stadium.

Derby, meanwhile, hosts Sheffield United in what promises to be an afternoon of high tension across the Championship.

Coventry took the lead when Thomas-Asante burst between Callum Doyle and George Thomason to convert Mason-Clark's delivery from close range.

Wrexham's response was swift as Ollie Rathbone levelled just six minutes later.

George Dobson picked out Issa Kabore on the right flank, and the wing-back's low cross was emphatically finished from 14 yards.

Despite controlling possession, Coventry faced dangerous counter-attacks, with Josh Windass striking the side netting and Thomason hitting the woodwork.

The decisive moment arrived ten minutes from time when Torp stepped up to take a free-kick, driving the ball with such power that Ward could only palm it into the roof of his own net.

Mason-Clark then applied the finishing touch in the fourth minute of stoppage time, producing a composed strike to seal the victory.

Thousands of Sky Blues supporters had displayed "We Are Back" placards before kick-off, celebrating their club's Premier League return after a quarter of a century in the lower divisions.