Coventry City 3-0 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 12 August 2023

Result

Coventry City 3-0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 12 August 2023, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Coventry City · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Coventry City 3-0 Middlesbrough: match report

Coventry City beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 12 August 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Godden opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Coventry City's goals came from Matt Godden (11'), Haji Wright (70') and an own goal by Darragh Lenihan (90+1'). Middlesbrough did not score.

Discipline: Coventry City received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Coventry City went on to finish that season 9th with 64 points, and Middlesbrough 8th with 69.

Coventry City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Sheaf of Coventry City (8.4), ahead of Matty Godden (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Coventry City wins, 3 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Matt GoddenCoventry City · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Michael CarrickMiddlesbrough
  • 47'Yellow card · Joel LatibeaudiereCoventry City
  • 70'Goal · Haji WrightCoventry City · 2-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Hayden HackneyMiddlesbrough
  • 90+1'Own goal · Darragh LenihanCoventry City · 3-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Coventry City 4, draws 3, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

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Coventry City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Ben Wilson, Bobby Thomas, Kyle McFadzean, Joel Latibeaudiere, Milan van Ewijk, Josh Eccles, Ben Sheaf, Jay Dasilva, Kasey Palmer, Ellis Simms, Matty Godden

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Paddy McNair, Dael Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Hayden Coulson, Hayden Hackney, Dan Barlaser, Isaiah Jones, Morgan Rogers, Sam Silvera, Matt Crooks