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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').

Recap · Jan 17
USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester

Haji Wright scored for the first time since early October as Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry came from behind to beat local rivals Leicester 2-1.

What it means

  • Coventry has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Leicester
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Jakub StolarczykG
  2. 2Ben NelsonCD-L
  3. 3Caleb OkoliCD-R
  4. 4Luke ThomasLB
  5. 5Ricardo PereiraRB
  6. 6Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM
  7. 7Oliver SkippLM
  8. 8Jordan JamesRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 10Stephy MavididiAM-L
  11. 11Fatawu IssahakuAM-R
Coventry14th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Carl RushworthG
  2. 2Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 3Joel LatibeaudiereCD-R
  4. 4Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 5Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 6Jack RudoniAM
  7. 7Matt GrimesLM
  8. 8Victor TorpRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 11Romain EsseAM-R

Head to head

LEI leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Leicester 1, Coventry 0 (Aug 6)

Last 5

LEI
  • W@ CHL2-0
  • Wvs WBA2-1
  • L@ SHU1-3
  • Wvs DER2-1
  • Lvs WAT1-2
COV
  • L@ STK0-1
  • L@ BIR2-3
  • T@ CHA1-1
  • Lvs IPS0-2
  • Wvs SWA1-0

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Game info

Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England · Attendance 31,410
Officials
Lewis Smith

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesLEI leads series 3-1-1

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