English League Championship

FT Monday, February 16, 2026
Middlesbrough WWWWW 1
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Coventry City WWLLD 3
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Coventry Building Society Arena · 30,908 att.

Match Report

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Haji Wright hat trick puts Coventry top of Championship table

Haji Wright hit a hat trick as Coventry returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 home victory over in-form promotion rivals Middlesbrough.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
71.5
Possession
28.5
18
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
564
Accurate Passes
167
650
Passes
251
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
64
22
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.6
Long Balls %
0.2
5
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
16
27
Effective Clearances
26
27
Clearances
26

Head to Head

COV leads series 5-0

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 22Joel LatibeaudiereCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 16Frank OnyekaRM
  9. 11Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  3. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 3Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Callum BrittainRB
  6. 7Hayden HackneyCM-L
  7. 18Aidan MorrisCM-R
  8. 8Riley McGreeLM
  9. 16Alan BrowneRM
  10. 9Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Coventry City 1, Middlesbrough 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  2. 22' Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 48' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 55' Goal! Coventry City 2, Middlesbrough 0. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carl Rushworth.
  6. 59' Substitution, Middlesbrough. David Strelec replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  7. 59' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Alan Browne.
  8. 67' Goal! Coventry City 2, Middlesbrough 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 68' Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  10. 69' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Jack Rudoni.
  11. 70' Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 71' Goal! Coventry City 3, Middlesbrough 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 72' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 75' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Frank Onyeka.
  15. 81' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Tommy Conway.
  16. 82' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  17. 82' Substitution, Coventry City. Jahnoah Markelo replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finley Munroe replaces Matt Targett.
  19. 90'+2' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Riley McGree.

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