Coventry City 2-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 26 September 2009

Result

Coventry City 2-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 26 September 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Coventry City · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Coventry City 2-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Coventry City drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 26 September 2009. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Sean St. Ledger opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Coventry City's goals came from Clinton Morrison (78') and Leon Best (90'). Middlesbrough scored through Sean St. Ledger (40') and Rhys Williams (44').

Discipline: Coventry City received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Coventry City were 11th on 11 points from 8 and Middlesbrough 3rd on 16 points from 8. Coventry City went on to finish that season 20th with 54 points, and Middlesbrough 11th with 62.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Coventry City wins, 1 draw and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Coventry City's last five read L-W-D-L-L and Middlesbrough's L-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Joe BennettMiddlesbrough
  • 40'Goal · Sean St. LedgerMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 44'Goal · Rhys WilliamsMiddlesbrough · 0-2
  • 74'Yellow card · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough
  • 78'Goal · Clinton MorrisonCoventry City · 1-2
  • 89'Yellow card · E. WardCoventry City
  • 90'Goal · Leon BestCoventry City · 2-2
  • 90'Yellow card · L. LitaMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Yellow card · S. WrightCoventry City

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Coventry City 0, draws 1, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates