Will Coventry City make a return to the Premier League? What are the odds, chances of promotion - when were they last in that division

After their thrilling 4-2 win against Middlesbrough on Tuesday night (25 November), the Sky Blues are increasing their chances of being back in the Premier League. Coventry City last played in the Premier League in the 2000-01 season.

The Sky Blues finished in 19th place, picking up 34 points from the 38 games played. They were just eight points away from safety when they were relegated to the Championship, alongside Manchester City and Bradford City.

This brought an end to their 34 consecutive years in the top flight, a run which lasted from 1967 to 2001. Coventry were one of the founding members of the Premier League when it was established in 1992.

According to a recent market snapshot from Coral, Coventry are currently odds-on favourite for promotion. At bet365, some markets list their “to be promoted” odds as 1/10.

Odds around 1/10 roughly equate to an implied promotion probability of 90–91%. We asked ChatGPT on the likelihood of Coventry City being promoted this season.

It said: “According to projections by Opta, Coventry currently have an 84.2% chance of automatic promotion. Yahoo Sports simulations of the remaining season, they went up automatically in 56.7% of scenarios and won the league in 38.3% of them.

“Bookmakers appear to back that up too — many list Coventry as favourites, making them one of the most likely clubs to go up this year. That said, some experts remain cautious. For example, one long-time Championship analyst argues that, although Coventry should finish near the top, a top-two finish — and thus automatic promotion — ‘is hard to say really’.

“Putting all that together: yes — on balance of evidence, I think Coventry will get promoted this season, most likely automatically. Their statistics, form and odds suggest the club is strongly favoured.”