Coventry vs Middlesbrough

Championship 16 Feb 2026, 20:00
Coventry
Coventry
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Coventry Building Society Arena 👤 T. Bramall Round 32

Match report

Coventry beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Championship on 16 February 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Middlesbrough had 17 shots to Coventry's 9.

The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena, with T. Bramall in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 9 - 17 On target 4 - 4 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 17 - 13 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Haji Wright
Coventry · 3 goals
8 Hayden Hackney 92 passes (92% accurate)
7 Riley McGree 1 goal
7 Milan van Ewijk captained the side
7 Bobby Thomas captained the side
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 3–11
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–4
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 2–1 1–1
Attacks 53–37 23–81
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
76 Attacks 118
32 Dangerous Attacks 62
4 On Target 4
5 Off Target 13
9 Shots Total 17
4 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 14
2 Shots Outside Box 3
17 Fouls 13
3 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
29% Ball Possession 71%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 1
251 Passes Total 648
172 Passes Accurate 569
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 4 B. Thomas 22 J. Latibeaudiere 3 J. Dasilva
16 F. Onyeka 6 M. Grimes
7 T. Sakamoto 5 J. Rudoni 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Middlesbrough · 4-4-2
31 S. Brynn
2 C. Brittain 12 L. Ayling 29 A. Malanda 3 M. Targett
16 A. Browne 18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney 8 R. McGree
11 M. Whittaker 9 T. Conway
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 14 Romain Esse
  • 28 Josh Eccles
  • 29 Victor Torp
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 24 Jahnoah Markelo
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 15 Liam Kitching
  • 26 Luke Woolfenden
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 45 Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 13 David Strelec
  • 20 Mamadou Kaly Sene
  • 15 Finley Munroe
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 32 Joe Wildsmith
  • 6 Dael Fry
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 44 Cruz Ibeh
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ D. Strelec ↓ M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 59' ↑ J. Sarmiento ↓ A. Browne Middlesbrough
  • 68' ↑ R. Esse ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry
  • 69' ↑ J. Eccles ↓ J. Rudoni Coventry
  • 75' ↑ V. Torp ↓ F. Onyeka Coventry
  • 81' ↑ M. K. Sene ↓ T. Conway Middlesbrough
  • 82' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
  • 82' ↑ J. Markelo ↓ T. Sakamoto Coventry
  • 90+2' ↑ F. Munroe ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 90+2' ↑ S. Hansen ↓ R. McGree Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 22' A. Morris Middlesbrough
  • 27' F. Onyeka Coventry
  • 49' T. Sakamoto Coventry
  • 70' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 72' M. Grimes Coventry
Head-to-head
Coventry 8 1 draws 3 Middlesbrough
2026-02-16 Coventry vs Middlesbrough 3 - 1
2025-11-25 Middlesbrough vs Coventry 2 - 4
2025-05-03 Coventry City vs Middlesbrough 2 - 0
2024-11-02 Middlesbrough vs Coventry City 0 - 3
2024-01-01 Middlesbrough vs Coventry City 1 - 3
2023-08-12 Coventry City vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0
Recent form
Coventry D D D W L
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Coventry vs Middlesbrough?
Coventry won 3-1 against Middlesbrough on 16 February 2026.
Who won Coventry vs Middlesbrough?
Coventry won the match 3-1.
Where was Coventry vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Coventry Building Society Arena.