Coventry vs Leicester
Ref: Lewis Smith, EnglandThe Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands · 32,609 cap
Match recap
Coventry beat Leicester 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Simms and Wright scored for Coventry; James replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.45 for Coventry versus 1.41 for Leicester. Coventry sit 1st in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
10'
⚽
James
Assist: De Cordova-Reid
Second Half
⚽
Simms
Assist: Rudoni
⇄
Esse
⇄
Simms
70'
⇄
Ayew
70'
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
⇄
Torp
79'
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Rudoni
85'
Monga
Yellow Card
⚽
Wright
88'
Okoli
Yellow Card
90+1'
⇄
Skipp
90+1'
⇄
Ricardo Pereira
90+3'
James
Yellow Card
90+5'
Amari Otieno Thomas
Yellow Card
Dasilva
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CoventryLeicester
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.45VS1.41
Attack5 · 0 won
19
Shots
14
6
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
401
Total passes
397
333
Accurate passes
327
83%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
3
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Coventry
4-2-3-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Coventry
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 5J. RudoniM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 9E. SimmsF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 14R. EsseM
- 15L. KitchingD
- 19C. RushworthG
- 22J. LatibeaudiereD
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 29V. TorpM
Substitutes
- 7T. SakamotoM
- 8J. AllenM
- 11H. WrightF
- 13B. WilsonG
- 18Yang Min-HyeokF
- 21J. BidwellD
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 26L. WoolfendenD
- 28J. EcclesM
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 20P. DakaF
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
Coventry
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Kitching | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ellis Simms | F | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Carl Rushworth | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Victor Torp | M | 72 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Dasilva | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Romain Esse | M | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5/6 |
| Milan van Ewijk | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Matt Grimes(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Jack Rudoni | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Woolfenden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Bidwell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haji Wright | F | 23 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Josh Eccles | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | F | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Silko Thomas | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Patson Daka | F | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |