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Coventry City 2-1 Leicester City · Championship

Coventry City beat Leicester City 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Coventry City and Leicester City met in the Championship at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on Saturday, 17 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Coventry City: E. Simms 47'; H. Wright 85'. Leicester City: J. James 10'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Coventry City had 19 shots with 6 on target, Leicester City 14 with 6 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Coventry City and 3 to Leicester City. Coventry City conceded 8 fouls, Leicester City 14. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Coventry City, 4 for Leicester City).

Line-ups

Coventry City started in a 4-2-3-1: C. Rushworth, M. v. Ewijk, J. Latibeaudiere, L. Kitching, J. Dasilva, V. Torp, M. Grimes, R. Esse, J. Rudoni, M. Ephron, E. Simms.

Leicester City started in a 4-2-3-1: J. Stolarczyk, R. Pereira, C. Okoli, B. Nelson, L. Thomas, J. James, O. Skipp, A. F. Issahaku, B. Reid, S. Mavididi, J. Ayew.

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Minute by minute

  1. 10'Goal! Coventry City 0-1 Leicester City. J. James (Leicester City) scores.
  2. 47'Goal! Coventry City 1-1 Leicester City. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores.
  3. 85'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Leicester City. H. Wright (Coventry City) scores.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Coventry City vs Leicester City.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. J. James (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  3. 5'Attempt blocked. V. Torp (Coventry City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  4. 10'Goal! Coventry City 0-1 Leicester City. J. James (Leicester City) scores.
  5. 16'Attempt saved. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  6. 17'Attempt missed. C. Okoli (Leicester City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  7. 21'Attempt missed. M. Ephron (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.19.
  8. 27'Attempt blocked. R. Esse (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 31'Attempt missed. M. Ephron (Coventry City), shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 33'Attempt missed. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  11. 34'Attempt missed. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 35'Attempt missed. J. James (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  13. 38'Attempt saved. B. De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  14. 38'Attempt blocked. J. James (Leicester City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  15. 44'Attempt missed. M. Grimes (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 47'Goal! Coventry City 1-1 Leicester City. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores.
  18. 47'Attempt missed. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 53'Attempt saved. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), header. xG 0.08.
  20. 53'Off the woodwork! R. Esse (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  21. 58'Attempt blocked. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 59'Attempt missed. M. Ephron (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  23. 62'Attempt missed. L. Thomas (Leicester City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  24. 67'Substitution, Coventry City: H. Wright comes on for E. Simms.
  25. 67'Substitution, Coventry City: T. Sakamoto comes on for R. Esse.
  26. 69'Attempt missed. M. Ephron (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  27. 70'Substitution, Leicester City: P. Daka comes on for J. Ayew.
  28. 70'Substitution, Leicester City: L. Page comes on for B. Reid.
  29. 71'Attempt blocked. S. Mavididi (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  30. 71'Attempt blocked. J. James (Leicester City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  31. 72'Substitution, Coventry City: J. Eccles comes on for V. Torp.
  32. 73'Attempt saved. H. Wright (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 74'Attempt blocked. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  34. 79'Substitution, Leicester City: J. Monga comes on for S. Mavididi.
  35. 81'Attempt saved. A. F. Issahaku (Leicester City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  36. 82'Attempt missed. P. Daka (Leicester City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  37. 83'Substitution, Coventry City: B. Thomas-Asante comes on for J. Rudoni.
  38. 83'Attempt saved. H. Wright (Coventry City), header. xG 0.06.
  39. 85'Goal! Coventry City 2-1 Leicester City. H. Wright (Coventry City) scores.
  40. 85'Yellow card for J. Monga (Leicester City).
  41. 85'Attempt saved. T. Sakamoto (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  42. 88'Yellow card for C. Okoli (Leicester City).
  43. 90'Yellow card for J. Dasilva (Coventry City).
  44. 90'Yellow card for S. Thomas (Leicester City).
  45. 90'Yellow card for J. James (Leicester City).
  46. 90'Substitution, Leicester City: S. Thomas comes on for R. Pereira.
  47. 90'Substitution, Leicester City: B. Soumaré comes on for O. Skipp.
  48. 90'Attempt missed. J. DaSilva (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  49. 90+8'Attempt saved. A. F. Issahaku (Leicester City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
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