Has sleep expert awakened Coventry's season?

Small margins are often referred to in football when it comes the difference between success and failure - so could sleep be one of the many factors behind Coventry City's recent joy?

Coventry are on an excellent run in the Championship and pushing for a play-off place after nine wins from their past 10 games propelled them to fifth in the table.

Sleep expert James Wilson has been working with two professional clubs in England this season and one of those is the Sky Blues, the other Premier League side Brentford.

Wilson, who also worked with West Ham United in the 2022-23 season when they won the Europa Conference League, says all the clubs he's assisted have been "relatively successful".

"It is helping players, helping their partners, if they've got kids and then simple things like when they are travelling away," Wilson told BBC CWR's Sky Blues Fancast.

"When they have to stay in a hotel before a game, we're talking about how do you make that environment feel a bit more safe and a bit more inviting?

"Because it normally takes us three days to get used to a new sleep environment.

"For example, we recommend to any athlete I work with, or anybody, if you're sleeping away from home, take the smell of someone you love.

"You might take your partner's aftershave or perfume so [it's like] the person you love is there. It makes you feel more emotionally secure.

"Often when we feel emotionally secure, we're more likely to sleep well."

Wilson added that it's "often the culture of the club itself accepting something like sleep" is an important part of being successful.

Listen to James Wilson's full interview on the Sky Blues Fancast on BBC Sounds