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It’s been a great start to the season for Coventry City, and just about every game they have been involved in so far has been one to keep an eye on.
Ironically, the Sky Blues started the campaign with a 0-0 draw at home to Hull City, but since then it’s been electric at the CBS Arena with the team scoring 14 goals in just three games – including seven against QPR.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 1 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 |  West BromWest Brom | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Stoke CityStoke City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  LeicesterLeicester | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  CoventryCoventry | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 |  Bristol CityBristol City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 |  SwanseaSwansea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Coventry and Derby County’s defending was criticised after Frank Lampard’s side won 5-3 at Pride Park in August, but it is this excitement that the former Chelsea manager wants to bring to the West Midlands.
However, the club have caused outrage in the last couple of days after it was announced how much Birmingham City fans will have to pay to see their team play at the CBS Arena, and the Sky Blues have been criticised by their own supporters.
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Why Coventry City fans shouldn’t encourage high ticket prices
Coventry are set to charge Blues fans £45 for an adult ticket, with seniors and young adults (18-21) paying £40. Under 18s will be charged £35, and rightfully, the travelling contingent are not best pleased.
However, for the Sky Blues, this will feel all too familiar having been on the receiving end of expensive away tickets themselves in the past.
Back in 2023, Coventry fans were charged the same figure by Leeds United, with the West Midlands outfit offering supporters a voucher to help cover some of the costs, while their tickets for the Whites were capped at £37.
Sky Blues supporter, @gmkonline, pointed this out on X: “All those defending us charging £45 to Blues fans, remember when Cov [Coventry] gave us a voucher because Leeds charging us £45 was too much?”
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Why is there not an away ticket price cap in the EFL?
The question that many have asked in the past is why have clubs not been forced to agree upon a set cap in the EFL for away ticket prices? The Premier League did so in 2016, with £30 the limit in the top flight.
However, it is a decision that needs to be agreed upon by all clubs, and work is being done to ensure that in the future teams cannot charge supporters extortionate prices.
Derby’s CEO, Stephen Pearce, explained in November that there was a push to put this in for the 2025/26 campaign, but there has been a hold-up and he said in June on the current situation (via: Derbyshire Live): “They’re not quite there yet. It was (close) but when it got to an EFL vote I think some of the clubs voted it down, which is a bit unfortunate.
“But it’s still absolutely on the table and it’s something that we’re pushing for in terms of those away tickets.”