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Coventry City vs Leicester City

Championship
Coventry
16-7-4
2-1
Final
Leicester
10-7-10
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'LEI
51%Possession49%
19Shots14
6On target6
5Corners3
5Saves3
8Fouls14
85'Jeremy MongaLEI88'Caleb OkoliLEI90'+3'Jordan JamesLEI90'+5'Silko ThomasLEI90'+7'Jay Da SilvaCOV
Team1H2HT
COV022
LEI101

Who won: Coventry 2-1

Coventry City beat Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Ellis Simms (47') and Haji Wright (85'). Goals for Leicester: Jordan James (10').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
  3. 90'+8'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Patson Daka.

    F. Issahaku

  4. 90'+7'

    Yellow card

    Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Da Silva

  5. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  6. 90'+7'COV

    Foul

    Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).

  7. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.

    S. Thomas

  8. 90'+5'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  9. 90'+5'

    Delay in match because of an injury Liam Kitching (Coventry City).

  10. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 90'+4'LEI

    Foul

    Foul by Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City).

  12. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. James

  13. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).

  15. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  16. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).

  17. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Pereira

    Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.

    S. Thomas

  18. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Skipp

    Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Oliver Skipp.

    B. Soumaré

  19. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  20. 90'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.

    J. Da Silva

  21. 89'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  22. 88'

    Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).

  23. 88'

    Yellow card

    Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.

    C. Okoli

  24. 87'

    Free kick won

    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  25. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).

Leaders

COVLEI
Total Shots
Jack Rudoni
5
Jordan James
5
Accurate Passes
Matt Grimes
54
Ricardo Pereira
45
Saves
Carl Rushworth
5
Jakub Stolarczyk
3

Season seriesLEI leads series 3-1-1

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