Hyam hopes Wrexham can join Coventry in top flight

Wrexham captain Dom Hyam will watch former club Coventry City lift the Championship trophy on Sunday having helped them on their journey from the bottom.

And then he will try and make sure Phil Parkinson's side join them in the top-flight.

The Sky Blues have secured a return to the Premier League following an absence of 25 years.

The intervening quarter of a century saw a spell in administration, two ground shares with Northampton and Birmingham and dropping down to the fourth tier.

"I joined them in League Two," said Hyam, who spent five years with Coventry but is set to feature in a Wrexham side who visit the CBS Arena still chasing a play-off place.

"There was plenty of adversity. I think we spent two years playing home games at St Andrew's, which was strange.

"It's just amazing to see the rise of the club so quickly. I really enjoyed my time at the club and still got friends there."

Hyam, 30, made close to 200 appearances for Coventry, including starting in a Wembley play-off final in 2018 where the Sky Blues won the first of their promotions on the way back up the divisions.

"I had a great five years there and enjoyed some great moments and a couple of promotions as well," said Hyam, who left to join Blackburn Rovers in 2022 where he stayed before joining Wrexham last summer.,

"It's brilliant to see them back in the Premier League but we're there and we've got a job to do as well."

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Dom Hyam made over 165 league appearances during his time with Coventry City

While Coventry's place in the Premier League for next season is assured, Hyam and Wrexham have a Championship play-off spot in their own hands.

Two games of the season remain and Hyam is expecting plenty of "twists and turns" in the play-off race.

They go into Sunday's game still in sixth place after Hull City lost 2-1 at Charlton Athletic on Saturday.

But the Scotland international insists that Wrexham remain focused on themselves with the trip to Coventry followed by a home game against Middlesbrough.

"There's ties to be played up and down the country at different stipulations at the top and bottom of the table," Hyam said.

"It's an interesting position to be in, playing on a Sunday but whatever happens, we've still got a job to do.