English League Championship

FT Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Coventry City WLWWW 4
–
Middlesbrough DLDWD 2
1st2ndT
COV224
MID112
Riverside Stadium · 26,726 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
3
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
4
40.2
Possession
59.8
20
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
474
364
Passes
531
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
9
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
31
0.5
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
37
23
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
6
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
7
25
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
6
51
Effective Clearances
24
51
Clearances
24

Head to Head

COV leads series 5-0

Lineups

MID · 3-4-1-2

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 12Luke AylingCD
  3. 5Alfie JonesCD-L
  4. 16Alan BrowneCD-R
  5. 18Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 7Hayden HackneyCM-R
  7. 8Riley McGreeAM
  8. 22Samuel SilveraLM
  9. 2Callum BrittainRM
  10. 9Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 40George MccormickSUB
  2. 44Cruz IbehSUB
  3. 27Sontje HansenSUB
  4. 20Mamadou Kaly SeneSUB
  5. 3Matt TargettSUB
  6. 19Sverre NypanSUB
  7. 14Alex GilbertSUB
  8. 33Jon McLaughlinSUB
  9. 10Delano BurgzorgSUB

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 28Josh EcclesAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Jack RudoniSUB
  2. 20Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  3. 22Joel LatibeaudiereSUB
  4. 54Kai AndrewsSUB
  5. 13Ben WilsonSUB
  6. 8Jamie AllenSUB
  7. 21Jake BidwellSUB
  8. 26Luke WoolfendenSUB
  9. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Victor Torp following a fast break.
  2. 14' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Coventry City 2. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
  3. 32' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Coventry City 2. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfie Jones with a headed pass following a corner.
  4. 41' Substitution, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Targett replaces Aidan Morris because of an injury.
  6. 49' Own Goal by Bobby Thomas, Coventry City. Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 2.
  7. 55' Substitution, Coventry City. Kaine Kesler-Hayden replaces Josh Eccles.
  8. 59' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Riley McGree.
  9. 76' Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  10. 76' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
  11. 81' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  12. 81' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Tommy Conway.
  13. 85' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 3. Liam Kitching (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  14. 86' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Coventry City 4. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.

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