English League Championship

FT Saturday, January 17, 2026
Leicester City LWLWW 1
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Coventry City WLDLL 2
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LEI101
COV022
Coventry Building Society Arena · 31,410 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester

Haji Wright scored for the first time since early October as Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry came from behind to beat local rivals Leicester 2-1.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
49.1
Possession
50.9
14
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
327
Accurate Passes
333
397
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
40
18
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
7
21
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
7
52
Effective Clearances
24
52
Clearances
24

Head to Head

LEI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 22Joel LatibeaudiereCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 14Romain EsseAM-R

LEI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jakub StolarczykG
  2. 4Ben NelsonCD-L
  3. 5Caleb OkoliCD-R
  4. 33Luke ThomasLB
  5. 21Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM
  7. 22Oliver SkippLM
  8. 6Jordan JamesRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  2. 47' Goal! Coventry City 1, Leicester City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  3. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Romain Esse.
  4. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
  5. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  6. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew.
  7. 72' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
  8. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  9. 83' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jack Rudoni.
  10. 85' Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Goal! Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  12. 88' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Oliver Skipp.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  15. 90'+3' Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+5' Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+7' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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