Coventry vs Middlesbrough

Final score: Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough in the Championship, February 16, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 8 wins for Coventry, 2 draws, 0 wins for Middlesbrough.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 32
Form: WLWLL Coventry
: WDWLW Middlesbrough

21' H. Wright · J. Rudoni 1-0
22' Aidan Morris
27' Frank Onyeka
HT1-0
49' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
55' H. Wright · C. Rushworth 2-0
59' ▲ D. Strelec ▼ M. Whittaker
59' ▲ J. Sarmiento ▼ A. Browne
67' 2-1 R. McGree
68' ▲ R. Esse ▼ E. Mason-Clark
69' ▲ J. Eccles ▼ J. Rudoni
70' Luke Ayling
71' H. Wrightpen. 3-1
72' Matt Grimes
75' ▲ V. Torp ▼ F. Onyeka
81' ▲ M. K. Sene ▼ T. Conway
82' ▲ E. Simms ▼ H. Wright
82' ▲ J. Markelo ▼ T. Sakamoto
90'+2 ▲ F. Munroe ▼ M. Targett
90'+2 ▲ S. Hansen ▼ R. McGree
FT3-1

Line-ups

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

19C. Rushworth ⇢ 6.3
27M. van Ewijk 7.3
4B. Thomas 6.7
22J. Latibeaudiere 6.0
3J. Dasilva 7.2
16F. Onyeka ▼ 75' 6.9
6M. Grimes 6.9
7T. Sakamoto ▼ 82' 7.0
5J. Rudoni ⇢ ▼ 69' 7.2
10E. Mason-Clark ▼ 68' 6.2
11H. Wright ⚽3 ▼ 82' 9.7

Substitutes 9

13B. Wilson
9E. Simms ▲ 82' 6.6
14R. Esse ▲ 68' 6.7
15L. Kitching
21J. Bidwell
24J. Markelo ▲ 82' 6.5
26L. Woolfenden
28J. Eccles ▲ 69' 6.3
29V. Torp ▲ 75' 6.6

Middlesbrough Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Kim Hellberg

31S. Brynn 6.2
2C. Brittain 6.2
12L. Ayling 6.3
29A. Malanda 6.9
3M. Targett ▼ 90' 5.9
16A. Browne ▼ 59' 6.2
18A. Morris 6.6
7H. Hackney 7.6
8R. McGree ⚽ ▼ 90' 7.2
11M. Whittaker ▼ 59' 6.7
9T. Conway ▼ 81' 6.9

Substitutes 9

32J. Wildsmith
6D. Fry
13D. Strelec ▲ 59' 6.3
14A. Gilbert
15F. Munroe ▲ 90'
20M. K. Sene ▲ 81' 6.5
27S. Hansen ▲ 90'
44C. Ibeh
45J. Sarmiento ▲ 59' 6.5

Statistics

03⚑3

⚑220

29%Possession71%

9Shots17

4Shots on target4

3Shots off target8

7Shots inside box14

2Shots outside box3

2Blocked shots5

3Corners2

1Offsides2

17Fouls13

3Yellow cards2

3Saves1

-0.94Goals prevented-0.94

251Passes648

172Accurate passes567

69%Pass accuracy88%

1.79Expected goals (xG)1.17

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