Coventry City 3-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Monday 16 February 2026

Result

Coventry City 3-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Monday 16 February 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Coventry City · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Coventry City 3-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Coventry City defeated Middlesbrough 3-1 in the Championship on Monday 16 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Haji Wright opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Coventry City's goals came from Haji Wright (21'), Haji Wright (55') and Haji Wright (71', penalty). Middlesbrough scored through Riley McGree (67').

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

Going into the game Coventry City were 2nd on 59 points from 31 and Middlesbrough 1st on 61 points from 31. Coventry City went on to finish that season 1st with 95 points, and Middlesbrough 5th with 82.

Coventry City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Haji Wright of Coventry City (9.2), ahead of Hayden Hackney (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Coventry City wins, 2 draws and 1 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Haji WrightCoventry City · 1-0
  • 22'Yellow card · Aidan MorrisMiddlesbrough
  • 27'Yellow card · Frank OnyekaCoventry City
  • 48'Yellow card · Tatsuhiro SakamotoCoventry City
  • 55'Goal · Haji WrightCoventry City · 2-0
  • 67'Goal · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Luke AylingMiddlesbrough
  • 71'Penalty goal · Haji WrightCoventry City · 3-1
  • 72'Yellow card · Matt GrimesCoventry City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Coventry City 7, draws 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Team news

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

Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Dasilva, Frank Onyeka, Matt Grimes, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Haji Wright

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Adilson Malanda, Matt Targett, Alan Browne, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Riley McGree, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway