Middlesbrough 2-4 Coventry City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 25 November 2025

Result

Middlesbrough 2-4 Coventry City

Championship · Tuesday 25 November 2025, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-2

Middlesbrough · Coventry City · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-4 Coventry City: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Coventry City 2-4 in the Championship on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The half-time score was 1-2.

Ellis Simms opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Morgan Whittaker (32') and an own goal by Bobby Thomas (49'). Coventry City scored through Ellis Simms (10'), Liam Kitching (14'), Liam Kitching (85') and Ellis Simms (86').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 30 points from 16 and Coventry City 1st on 37 points from 16. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 5th with 82 points, and Coventry City 1st with 95.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Coventry City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ellis Simms of Coventry City (9.1), ahead of Liam Kitching (9.0).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Ellis SimmsCoventry City · 0-1
  • 14'Goal · Liam KitchingCoventry City · 0-2
  • 32'Goal · Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 49'Own goal · Bobby ThomasMiddlesbrough · 2-2
  • 85'Goal · Liam KitchingCoventry City · 2-3
  • 86'Goal · Ellis SimmsCoventry City · 2-4

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Sol Brynn, Alan Browne, Luke Ayling, Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Hayden Hackney, Aidan Morris, Sam Silvera, Riley McGree, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway

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

Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Bobby Thomas, Liam Kitching, Jay Dasilva, Victor Torp, Matt Grimes, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Josh Eccles, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ellis Simms