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

Team	1H	2H	T
COV	0	2	2
LEI	1	0	1

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

Match ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
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
90'+7'
Yellow card
Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Da Silva
90'+7'
Free kick won
Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7'COV
Foul
Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
90'+5'
Yellow card
Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
S. Thomas
90'+5'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5'
Delay in match because of an injury Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'LEI
Foul
Foul by Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City).
90'+3'
Yellow card
Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. James
90'+3'
Free kick won
Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Pereira
Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
S. Thomas
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Skipp
Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Oliver Skipp.
B. Soumaré
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
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
88'
Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
88'
Yellow card
Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
C. Okoli
87'
Free kick won
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'
Foul
Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
GOAL85'
Goal! Left footed shot
H. Wright
Goal! Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
COV 2 - 1 LEI