Coventry vs Leicester

Final score: Coventry 2-1 Leicester in the Championship, January 17, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 6 meetings: 2 wins for Coventry, 1 draws, 3 wins for Leicester.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 27
Form: LWLLL Coventry
: LDWLW Leicester

10' 0-1 J. James · B. De Cordova-Reid
HT0-1
47' E. Simms · J. Rudoni 1-1
67' ▲ T. Sakamoto ▼ R. Esse
67' ▲ H. Wright ▼ E. Simms
70' ▲ L. Page ▼ B. De Cordova-Reid
70' ▲ P. Daka ▼ J. Ayew
72' ▲ J. Eccles ▼ V. Torp
79' ▲ J. Monga ▼ S. Mavididi
83' ▲ B. Thomas-Asante ▼ J. Rudoni
85' Jeremy Monga
85' H. Wright 2-1
88' Caleb Okoli
90'+7 Jay Dasilva
90'+5 Silko Thomas
90'+3 Jordan James
90'+1 ▲ B. Soumare ▼ O. Skipp
90'+1 ▲ S. Thomas ▼ R. Pereira
FT2-1

Line-ups

Coventry Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Frank Lampard

19C. Rushworth 7.2
27M. van Ewijk 6.9
22J. Latibeaudiere 6.6
15L. Kitching 7.2
3J. Dasilva 7.0
29V. Torp ▼ 72' 7.0
6M. Grimes 6.7
14R. Esse ▼ 67' 6.9
5J. Rudoni ⇢ ▼ 83' 6.2
10E. Mason-Clark 6.5
9E. Simms ⚽ ▼ 67' 7.2

Substitutes 9

13B. Wilson
7T. Sakamoto ▲ 67' 6.7
8J. Allen
11H. Wright ⚽ ▲ 67' 7.2
18Yang Min-Hyuk
21J. Bidwell
23B. Thomas-Asante ▲ 83' 6.2
26L. Woolfenden
28J. Eccles ▲ 72' 6.7

Leicester Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Marti Cifuentes

1J. Stolarczyk 6.7
21R. Pereira ▼ 90' 7.3
5C. Okoli 7.3
4B. Nelson 6.3
33L. Thomas 6.2
6J. James ⚽ 8.0
22O. Skipp ▼ 90' 6.3
7I. Fatawu 6.9
14B. De Cordova-Reid ⇢ ▼ 70' 6.9
10S. Mavididi ▼ 79' 6.6
9J. Ayew ▼ 70' 6.9

Substitutes 9

31A. Begovic
23J. Vestergaard
56O. Aluko
17H. Choudhury
24B. Soumare ▲ 90'
25L. Page ▲ 70' 6.7
39S. Thomas ▲ 90'
28J. Monga ▲ 79' 6.5
20P. Daka ▲ 70' 6.2

Statistics

01⚑5

⚑340

51%Possession49%

19Shots14

6Shots on target6

9Shots off target5

13Shots inside box10

6Shots outside box4

4Blocked shots3

5Corners3

3Offsides1

8Fouls14

1Yellow cards4

5Saves3

0.34Goals prevented0.34

401Passes397

333Accurate passes327

83%Pass accuracy82%

2.45Expected goals (xG)1.41

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0