Leicester City vs Coventry City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

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Leicester City are hosting Coventry City at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross.
1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
2': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
3': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
3': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Torp with a headed pass.
6': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
12': Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
12': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
12': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
15': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
15': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto with a cross following a set piece situation.
19': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
19': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
21': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City).
21': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
24': Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
26': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
27': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
27': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Haji Wright (Coventry City).
27': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
29': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
35': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
35': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City).
40': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
42': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
42': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
43': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Wout Faes (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jordan James.
45'+2': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Coventry City 0.
45': Second Half begins Leicester City 0, Coventry City 0.
46': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Matt Grimes with a headed pass.
47': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
47': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
49': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
51': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
54': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
54': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
55': Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt missed. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
57': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
61': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
62': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Harry Winks.
63': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
64': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
65': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
67': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
67': Attempt blocked. Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
69': Substitution, Coventry City. Jake Bidwell replaces Jay Dasilva.
69': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Ricardo Pereira.
69': Substitution, Leicester City. Julián Carranza replaces Jordan James.
72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Rudoni.
73': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Rudoni.
73': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
74': Foul by Julián Carranza (Leicester City).
74': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high.
76': Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
76': Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
77': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
77': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
83': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
84': Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
86': Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
88': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante with a cross.
88': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew.
88': Offside, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga is caught offside.
90': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
90'+2': Jake Bidwell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Bobby Thomas.
90'+3': Foul by Josh Eccles (Coventry City).
90'+3': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
90'+4': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Leicester City 0, Coventry City 0.
0': Match ends, Leicester City 0, Coventry City 0.

Statistics

COV		LEI
11	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	10
9	Saves	3
41.5	Possession	58.5
11	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
315	Accurate Passes	494
372	Passes	552
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	16
0.1	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	43
17	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	4
16	Effective Clearances	41
16	Clearances	41

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 30,857

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	6	+7	16
2	Stoke City	6	+5	12
3	Bristol City	5	+8	11
4	Leicester City	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23	Jannik Vestergaard
3	Wout Faes
33	Luke Thomas
21	Ricardo Pereira
6	Jordan James
8	Harry Winks
24	Boubakary Soumaré
9	Jordan Ayew
10	Stephy Mavididi
7	Fatawu Issahaku

Leicester City Substitutes:

Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Patson Daka, Jeremy Monga, Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp, Asmir Begovic, Victor Kristiansen, Caleb Okoli, Julián Carranza.

Coventry City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	Carl Rushworth (GK)
15	Liam Kitching
4	Bobby Thomas
3	Jay Da Silva
27	Milan van Ewijk
5	Jack Rudoni
29	Victor Torp
6	Matt Grimes
11	Haji Wright
23	Brandon Thomas-Asante
7	Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Coventry City Substitutes:

Jake Bidwell, Jamie Allen, Ben Wilson, Josh Eccles, Callum Perry, Ellis Simms, Kai Andrews, Luke Woolfenden, Miguel Ángel Brau.

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