Coventry beat Leicester 2-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at The Coventry Building Society Arena.
First half: Leicester took an early lead at 10' when J. James scored, with the assist credited to B. De Cordova-Reid, making the score 0-1.
Second half: Coventry leveled the score at 47' when E. Simms scored, with the assist credited to J. Rudoni, making the score 1-1. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 67', with R. Esse replacing T. Sakamoto. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 67', with E. Simms replacing H. Wright. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 70', with B. De Cordova-Reid replacing L. Page. Leicester made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Ayew replacing P. Daka. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 72', with V. Torp replacing J. Eccles. Leicester made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Mavididi replacing J. Monga. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Rudoni replacing B. Thomas-Asante. J. Monga received a yellow card for Leicester at 85'. Coventry took the lead at 85' when H. Wright scored, making the score 2-1. C. Okoli received a yellow card for Leicester at 88'. Leicester made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with O. Skipp replacing B. Soumaré. Leicester made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with Ricardo Pereira replacing Silko Amari Otieno Thomas. J. James received a yellow card for Leicester at 90+3'. Silko Amari Otieno Thomas received a yellow card for Leicester at 90+5'. J. Dasilva received a yellow card for Coventry at 90+7'.
Coventry used 4 substitutions while Leicester used 5 substitutions. Coventry got 1 yellow card, while Leicester got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Coventry outshot their opponent (19-14).
- Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
- Physical contest: 5 yellows.
