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Coventry City
FT
2–1
HT 0–1
Leicester City
Championship Sat 17 Jan, 12:30London Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry Lewis Smith 31,410 attendance

Timeline

  1. 10' Jordan James assist Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  2. 47' Ellis Simms assist Jack Rudoni
  3. 67' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Romain Esse
  4. 67' Haji Wright for Ellis Simms
  5. 70' Louis Page for Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  6. 70' Patson Daka for Jordan Ayew
  7. 72' Josh Eccles for Victor Torp
  8. 79' Jeremy Monga for Stephy Mavididi
  9. 83' Brandon Thomas-Asante for Jack Rudoni
  10. 85' Jeremy Monga Yellow Card
  11. 85' Haji Wright
  12. 88' Caleb Okoli Yellow Card
  13. 90'+1' Boubakary Soumaré for Oliver Skipp
  14. 90'+1' Silko Thomas for Ricardo Pereira
  15. 90'+3' Jordan James Yellow Card
  16. 90'+5' Silko Thomas Yellow Card
  17. 90'+7' Jay Da Silva Yellow Card

Match stats

50.9% Possession 49.1%
19 Shots 14
6 On target 6
8 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1
5 Saves 3
333 Accurate passes 327

Lineups

Coventry City 4-2-3-1
19 Rushworth
3 Da Silva 15 Kitching 22 Latibeaudiere 27 van Ewijk
6 Grimes 29 Torp
10 Mason-Clark 5 Rudoni 14 Esse
9 Simms
Leicester City 4-2-3-1
1 Stolarczyk
33 Thomas 4 Nelson 5 Okoli 21 Pereira
22 Skipp 6 James
10 Mavididi 14 De Cordova-Reid 7 Issahaku
9 Ayew
Coventry City 4-2-3-1
  1. 19 Carl Rushworth G
  2. 15 Liam Kitching CD-L
  3. 22 Joel Latibeaudiere CD-R
  4. 3 Jay Da Silva LB
  5. 27 Milan van Ewijk RB
  6. 5 Jack Rudoni ▼ AM
  7. 6 Matt Grimes LM
  8. 29 Victor Torp ▼ RM
  9. 9 Ellis Simms ▼ F
  10. 10 Ephron Mason-Clark AM-L
  11. 14 Romain Esse ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ▲ SUB
  2. 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante ▲ SUB
  3. 11 Haji Wright ▲ SUB
  4. 28 Josh Eccles ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 13 Ben Wilson SUB
  2. 26 Luke Woolfenden SUB
  3. 8 Jamie Allen SUB
  4. 21 Jake Bidwell SUB
  5. 18 Yang Min-Hyeok SUB
Leicester City 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Jakub Stolarczyk G
  2. 4 Ben Nelson CD-L
  3. 5 Caleb Okoli CD-R
  4. 33 Luke Thomas LB
  5. 21 Ricardo Pereira ▼ RB
  6. 14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid ▼ AM
  7. 22 Oliver Skipp ▼ LM
  8. 6 Jordan James RM
  9. 9 Jordan Ayew ▼ F
  10. 10 Stephy Mavididi ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Fatawu Issahaku AM-R

Came on

  1. 28 Jeremy Monga ▲ SUB
  2. 39 Silko Thomas ▲ SUB
  3. 25 Louis Page ▲ SUB
  4. 24 Boubakary Soumaré ▲ SUB
  5. 20 Patson Daka ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 17 Hamza Choudhury SUB
  2. 31 Asmir Begovic SUB
  3. 23 Jannik Vestergaard SUB
  4. 56 Olabade Aluko SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
  2. 90'+8' Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1.
  3. 90'+8' 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.
  4. 90'+7' Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 90'+7' Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  6. 90'+7' Foul by Jay Dasilva (Coventry City).
  7. 90'+5' Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 90'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 90'+5' Delay in match because of an injury Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  10. 90'+4' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 90'+4' Foul by Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City).
  12. 90'+3' Jordan James (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
105 earlier entries
  1. 90'+3' Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  2. 90'+3' Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  3. 90'+2' Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  4. 90'+2' Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
  5. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  6. 90'+1' Substitution, Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Oliver Skipp.
  7. 90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  8. 90' Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  9. 89' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 88' Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  11. 88' Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 87' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  13. 87' Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  14. 85' Goal! Coventry City 2, Leicester City 1. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  15. 85' Attempt blocked. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  16. 85' Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  18. 85' Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
  19. 83' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark with a cross.
  20. 83' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jack Rudoni.
  21. 82' Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a through ball following a fast break.
  22. 81' 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 Ricardo Pereira.
  23. 79' Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  24. 79' Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  25. 77' Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  26. 77' Foul by Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City).
  27. 76' Josh Eccles (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  28. 76' Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  29. 74' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  30. 74' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  31. 73' Offside, Coventry City. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
  32. 73' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
  33. 73' Attempt saved. Haji Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  34. 72' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Victor Torp.
  35. 72' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  36. 72' Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  37. 71' Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
  38. 71' Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Page.
  39. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew.
  40. 70' Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  41. 69' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
  42. 68' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 68' Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  44. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
  45. 67' Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Romain Esse.
  46. 66' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  47. 66' Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  48. 62' Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross following a corner.
  49. 61' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Romain Esse.
  50. 60' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Romain Esse.
  51. 59' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  52. 58' Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  53. 56' Offside, Coventry City. Ephron Mason-Clark is caught offside.
  54. 54' Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 54' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  56. 53' Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  57. 53' Romain Esse (Coventry City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  58. 51' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  59. 51' Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  60. 48' Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
  61. 47' Goal! Coventry City 1, Leicester City 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
  62. 47' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  63. 46' Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  64. 46' Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  65. 45' Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1.
  66. 45'+2' First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1.
  67. 45'+1' Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 45'+1' Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
  69. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  70. 44' Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.
  71. 39' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Abdul Fatawu.
  72. 38' Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
  73. 38' Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  74. 37' Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 37' Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  76. 35' Attempt missed. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  77. 34' Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
  78. 33' Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan James following a fast break.
  79. 32' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 32' Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  81. 31' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
  82. 27' Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
  83. 27' Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  84. 27' Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ephron Mason-Clark.
  85. 21' Attempt missed. Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  86. 20' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
  87. 20' Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  88. 20' Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  89. 17' Attempt missed. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross following a corner.
  90. 16' Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
  91. 16' Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Jordan James.
  92. 10' Goal! Coventry City 0, Leicester City 1. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  93. 9' Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 9' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  95. 5' Attempt blocked. Victor Torp (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  96. 4' Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Nelson.
  97. 4' Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  98. 4' Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
  99. 3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  100. 3' Delay in match because of an injury Matt Grimes (Coventry City).
  101. 2' Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  102. 2' Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  103. 2' Attempt saved. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Ben Nelson.
  104. First Half begins.
  105. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Coventry City L L D L W

  • W Swansea City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • L Ipswich Town 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D at Charlton Athletic 1-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Birmingham City 3-2 EFL Championship
  • L at Stoke City 1-0 English FA Cup

Leicester City W W L W L

  • L Watford 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W Derby County 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Sheffield United 3-1 EFL Championship
  • W West Bromwich Albion 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Cheltenham Town 2-0 English FA Cup

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LEI leads series 3-1-1

  • 20 Sep 2025 Leicester City 0–0 Coventry City 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 13 Jan 2024 Coventry City 3–1 Leicester City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 6 Aug 2023 Leicester City 2–1 Coventry City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 3 Mar 2012 Leicester City 2–0 Coventry City 2011-12 English League Championship
  • 6 Aug 2011 Coventry City 0–1 Leicester City 2011-12 English League Championship

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