Coventry City vs Leicester

Coventry City

Coventry Building Society Arena

17 Jan 2026, 13:30

2:1

Finished

Leicester

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Jordan James(Bobby Reid)

Goal

10'

2ND HALF

47'

Goal

E. Simms(J. Rudoni)

67'

Haji Wright

E. Simms

67'

T. Sakamoto

Romain Esse

Bobby Reid

Louis Page

70'

Jordan Ayew

Patson Daka

70'

72'

Josh Eccles

Victor Torp

S. Mavididi

Jeremy Monga

79'

83'

B. Thomas-Asante

J. Rudoni

85'

Goal

Haji Wright

Jeremy Monga

85'

Caleb Okoli

88'

Ricardo Pereira

Silko Thomas

91'

Oliver Skipp

B. Soumaré

91'

Jordan James

93'

Silko Thomas

95'

97'

Jay Dasilva

Match statistics

50%Possession50%

401Passes Attempted397

333Completed Passes327

5Corners3

17Throw-ins22

19Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Coventry City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

L. Kitching

#15L. Kitching

J. Latibeaudiere

#22J. Latibeaudiere

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Victor Torp

#29Victor Torp

J. Rudoni

#5J. Rudoni

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

Romain Esse

#14Romain Esse

E. Simms

#9E. Simms

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
L. Kitching #15
J. Latibeaudiere #22
Jay Dasilva #3	97'
Milan Van Ewijk #27
M. Grimes #6
Victor Torp #29	72'
J. Rudoni #5	83' 🎯47'
E. Mason-Clark #10
Romain Esse #14	67'
E. Simms #9	67' ⚽47'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson #13
J. Bidwell #21
L. Woolfenden #26
Jamie Allen #8
Josh Eccles #28	72'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	83'
Haji Wright #11	⚽85' 67'
T. Sakamoto #7	67'
Min-Hyuk Yang #18

Will not play

Ephron

Ephron Mason-Clark

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Coventry City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

L. Kitching

#15L. Kitching

J. Latibeaudiere

#22J. Latibeaudiere

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Victor Torp

#29Victor Torp

J. Rudoni

#5J. Rudoni

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

Romain Esse

#14Romain Esse

E. Simms

#9E. Simms

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
L. Kitching #15
J. Latibeaudiere #22
Jay Dasilva #3	97'
Milan Van Ewijk #27
M. Grimes #6
Victor Torp #29	72'
J. Rudoni #5	83' 🎯47'
E. Mason-Clark #10
Romain Esse #14	67'
E. Simms #9	67' ⚽47'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson #13
J. Bidwell #21
L. Woolfenden #26
Jamie Allen #8
Josh Eccles #28	72'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	83'
Haji Wright #11	⚽85' 67'
T. Sakamoto #7	67'
Min-Hyuk Yang #18

Will not play

Ephron

Ephron Mason-Clark

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Stolarczyk

#1J. Stolarczyk

Ben Nelson

#4Ben Nelson

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

Ricardo Pereira

#21Ricardo Pereira

Oliver Skipp

#22Oliver Skipp

Jordan James

#6Jordan James

Bobby Reid

#14Bobby Reid

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Abdul Fatawu

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Ayew

#9Jordan Ayew

Starting XI

J. Stolarczyk #1
Ben Nelson #4
Caleb Okoli #5	88'
Luke Thomas #33
Ricardo Pereira #21	91'
Oliver Skipp #22	91'
Jordan James #6	93' ⚽10'
Bobby Reid #14	70' 🎯10'
S. Mavididi #10	79'
Abdul Fatawu #7
Jordan Ayew #9	70'

Substitutes

A. Begović #31
J. Vestergaard #23
O. Aluko #56
Louis Page #25	70'
B. Soumaré #24	91'
H. Choudhury #17
Jeremy Monga #28	85' 79'
Patson Daka #20	70'
Silko Thomas #39	95' 91'

Will not play

Jannik

Jannik Vestergaard

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Late March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jordan Anthony

Jordan Anthony James

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Head-to-head

32 matches

Coventry City

Coventry City

7

Wins

12

Draws

13

Wins

Leicester

Leicester

Championship2025 • 1 match

Leicester

Coventry City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Coventry City

Leicester

Championship2023 • 1 match

Leicester

Coventry City

Championship2012 • 1 match

Leicester

Coventry City

Championship2011 • 2 matches

Coventry City

Leicester

Leicester

Coventry City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Lewis Smith

Venue:

Coventry Building Society Arena

Capacity:

32 609

Coventry City vs Leicester match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Coventry City and Leicester. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.