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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').

Recap · Feb 16
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.

What it means

  • Boro has won 5 straight.

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Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Solomon BrynnG
  2. 2Adilson MalandaCD-L
  3. 3Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 4Matt TargettLB
  5. 5Callum BrittainRB
  6. 6Hayden HackneyCM-L
  7. 7Aidan MorrisCM-R
  8. 8Riley McGreeLM
  9. 9Alan BrowneRM
  10. 10Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R
Coventry14th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Carl RushworthG
  2. 2Joel LatibeaudiereCD-L
  3. 3Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 4Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 5Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 6Jack RudoniAM
  7. 7Matt GrimesLM
  8. 8Frank OnyekaRM
  9. 9Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 11Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Head to head

COV leads series 5-0
Last meeting: Coventry 3, Boro 0 (Aug 12)

Last 5

MID
  • W@ SHU2-1
  • Wvs NOR1-0
  • Wvs PNE4-0
  • W@ STK2-1
  • W@ WBA3-2
COV
  • Tvs OXF0-0
  • L@ QPR1-2
  • L@ NOR1-2
  • Wvs MIL2-1
  • Wvs LEI2-1

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Game info

Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England · Attendance 30,908
Officials
Thomas Bramall

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Season seriesCOV leads series 5-0