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Coventry City vs Middlesbrough

Championship
Coventry
18-8-6
3-1
Final
Boro
18-7-7
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MID
29%Possession72%
9Shots18
4On target4
3Corners2
3Saves1
17Fouls13
22'Aidan MorrisMID27'Frank OnyekaCOV48'Tatsuhiro SakamotoCOV70'Luke AylingMID72'Matt GrimesCOV
Team1H2HT
COV123
MID011

Who won: Coventry 3-1

Coventry City beat Middlesbrough 3-1 on Monday, February 16, 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Haji Wright (21', 55', 71' pen). Goals for Boro: Riley McGree (67').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 3, Middlesbrough 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Coventry City 3, Middlesbrough 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Finley Munroe (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.

    F. Munroe

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Romain Esse (Coventry City).

  6. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+3'Sontje Hansen

    Foul

    Foul by Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough).

  8. 90'+2'Sontje Hansen
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. McGree

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Riley McGree.

    S. Hansen

  9. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Targett

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finley Munroe replaces Matt Targett.

    F. Munroe

  10. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Victor Torp (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  11. 90'+2'Aidan Morris

    Foul

    Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).

  12. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'Aidan Morris

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Hackney.

    A. Morris

  14. 88'MID

    Offside

    Offside, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène is caught offside.

  15. 88'

    Matt targett shot off target

    Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hayden Hackney with a cross following a corner.

    M. Targett

  16. 88'Milan van Ewijk

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.

  17. 87'

    Free kick won

    Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Matt Targett (Middlesbrough).

  19. 85'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Hayden Hackney.

    R. McGree

  20. 83'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a cross.

    R. McGree

  21. 82'Jahnoah Markelo
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Sakamoto

    Substitution, Coventry City. Jahnoah Markelo replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.

    J. Markelo

  22. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Wright

    Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.

    E. Simms

  23. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Conway

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces Tommy Conway.

    M. Sene

  24. 80'

    Free kick won

    Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 80'Milan van Ewijk

    Foul

    Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).

Leaders

COVMID
Total Shots
Haji Wright
5
Riley McGree
4
Accurate Passes
Jay Da Silva
26
Hayden Hackney
85
Saves
Carl Rushworth
3
Solomon Brynn
1

Season seriesCOV leads series 5-0