Coventry vs Leicester

Championship 17 Jan 2026, 12:30
Coventry
Coventry
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Leicester
Leicester
🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena Round 27

Match report

Coventry edged past Leicester 2-1 in the Championship on 17 January 2026.

Coventry had 18 shots to Leicester's 14.

The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 18 - 14 On target 6 - 6 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 8 - 14 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Jordan James
Leicester · 1 goal
8 Liam Kitching captained the side
7 Ellis Simms 1 goal
7 Haji Wright 1 goal
7 Carl Rushworth 5 saves
First half vs second half
Coventry stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–8 13–6
Shots On Goal 0–4 6–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 3–1 2–2
Attacks 66–32 53–44
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
4 Substitution 5
119 Attacks 76
69 Dangerous Attacks 46
6 On Target 6
12 Off Target 8
18 Shots Total 14
6 Shots On Goal 6
9 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 14
5 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 4
5 Saves 3
396 Passes Total 401
327 Passes Accurate 329
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 22 J. Latibeaudiere 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
5 J. Rudoni 6 M. Grimes
14 R. Esse 29 V. Torp 10 E. Mason-Clark
9 E. Simms
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
21 R. Pereira 5 C. Okoli 4 B. Nelson 33 L. Thomas
6 J. James 22 O. Skipp
7 A. Issahaku 14 B. Decordova-Reid 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 11 Haji Wright
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 26 Luke Woolfenden
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 18 Yang Min-hyeok
Leicester
Coach
Marti Cifuentes
Substitutes
  • 25 Louis Page
  • 20 Patson Daka
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 24 Boubakary Soumaré
  • 39 Silko Thomas
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 23 Jannik Vestergaard
  • 56 Olabade Aluko
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
Substitutions
  • 67' ↑ T. Sakamoto ↓ R. Esse Coventry
  • 67' ↑ H. Wright ↓ E. Simms Coventry
  • 70' ↑ L. Page ↓ B. De Cordova-Reid Leicester
  • 70' ↑ P. Daka ↓ J. Ayew Leicester
  • 72' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ V. Torp Coventry
  • 79' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 83' ↑ B. Thomas-Asante ↓ J. Rudoni Coventry
  • 90+1' ↑ B. Soumare ↓ O. Skipp Leicester
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Thomas ↓ R. Pereira Leicester
Cards
  • 85' J. Monga Leicester
  • 88' C. Okoli Leicester
  • 90+3' J. James Leicester
  • 90+5' S. Thomas Leicester
  • 90+7' J. Dasilva Coventry
Head-to-head
Coventry 2 1 draws 1 Leicester
2026-01-17 Coventry vs Leicester 2 - 1
2025-09-20 Leicester vs Coventry 0 - 0
2024-01-13 Coventry City vs Leicester City 3 - 1
2023-08-06 Leicester City vs Coventry City 2 - 1
Recent form
Coventry D D D W L
Leicester D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry vs Leicester?
Coventry won 2-1 against Leicester on 17 January 2026.
Who won Coventry vs Leicester?
Coventry won the match 2-1.
Where was Coventry vs Leicester played?
The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.