Coventry City vs Stoke City

Coventry City

Coventry Building Society Arena

28 Feb 2026, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

12'

Goal

Haji Wright(Jay Dasilva)

Ben Gibson(Sorba Thomas)

Goal

49'

2ND HALF

55'

Victor Torp

Frank Onyeka

M. Taloverov

Eric Bocat

60'

M. Manhoef

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

60'

63'

T. Sakamoto

63'

Romain Esse

Lamine Cissé

Milan Smit

68'

78'

B. Thomas-Asante

78'

E. Mason-Clark

79'

E. Simms

Haji Wright

Jun-ho Bae

Tomáš Rigo

89'

B. Pearson

S. N'zonzi

89'

91'

B. Thomas

Tommy Simkin

93'

94'

Goal

J. Rudoni

Match statistics

64%Possession36%

591Passes Attempted332

500Completed Passes237

7Corners1

25Throw-ins17

20Shots On Target3

Line-ups

Coventry City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

J. Latibeaudiere

#22J. Latibeaudiere

B. Thomas

#4B. Thomas

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Frank Onyeka

#16Frank Onyeka

J. Rudoni

#5J. Rudoni

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

Romain Esse

#14Romain Esse

Haji Wright

#11Haji Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
J. Latibeaudiere #22
B. Thomas #4	91'
Jay Dasilva #3	🎯12'
Milan Van Ewijk #27
M. Grimes #6
Frank Onyeka #16	55'
J. Rudoni #5	⚽94'
E. Mason-Clark #10	78'
Romain Esse #14	63'
Haji Wright #11	79' ⚽12'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson #13
J. Bidwell #21
L. Kitching #15
Kaine Kesler #20
Josh Eccles #28
Victor Torp #29	55'
T. Sakamoto #7	63'
E. Simms #9	79'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	78'

Will not play

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Coventry City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

J. Latibeaudiere

#22J. Latibeaudiere

B. Thomas

#4B. Thomas

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

Milan Van Ewijk

#27Milan Van Ewijk

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Frank Onyeka

#16Frank Onyeka

J. Rudoni

#5J. Rudoni

E. Mason-Clark

#10E. Mason-Clark

Romain Esse

#14Romain Esse

Haji Wright

#11Haji Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
J. Latibeaudiere #22
B. Thomas #4	91'
Jay Dasilva #3	🎯12'
Milan Van Ewijk #27
M. Grimes #6
Frank Onyeka #16	55'
J. Rudoni #5	⚽94'
E. Mason-Clark #10	78'
Romain Esse #14	63'
Haji Wright #11	79' ⚽12'

Substitutes

Ben Wilson #13
J. Bidwell #21
L. Kitching #15
Kaine Kesler #20
Josh Eccles #28
Victor Torp #29	55'
T. Sakamoto #7	63'
E. Simms #9	79'
B. Thomas-Asante #23	78'

Will not play

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Tommy Simkin

#25Tommy Simkin

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Ashley Phillips

#26Ashley Phillips

Ben Gibson

#23Ben Gibson

M. Taloverov

#40M. Taloverov

T. Seko

#12T. Seko

B. Pearson

#4B. Pearson

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

Jun-ho Bae

#10Jun-ho Bae

Lamine Cissé

#29Lamine Cissé

Starting XI

Tommy Simkin #25	93'
Ben Wilmot #16
Ashley Phillips #26
Ben Gibson #23	⚽49'
M. Taloverov #40	60'
T. Seko #12
B. Pearson #4	89'
M. Manhoef #42	60'
Sorba Thomas #7	🎯49'
Jun-ho Bae #10	89'
Lamine Cissé #29	68'

Substitutes

F. Fielding #34
Sydney Agina #50
Eric Bocat #17	60'
R. Otegbayo #54
Gabriel Kelly #59
S. N'zonzi #15	89'
Tomáš Rigo #19	89'
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi #21	60'
Milan Smit #49	68'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Mid March 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Head-to-head

25 matches

Coventry City

Coventry City

11

Wins

5

Draws

9

Wins

Stoke City

Stoke City

FA Cup2026 • 1 match

Stoke City

Coventry City

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Coventry City

Coventry City

Stoke City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Coventry City

Stoke City

Coventry City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Coventry City

Stoke City

Coventry City

Stoke City

Championship2022 • 3 matches

Stoke City

Coventry City

Stoke City

Coventry City

Coventry City

Stoke City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Andrew Kitchen

Venue:

Coventry Building Society Arena

Capacity:

32 609

Coventry City vs Stoke City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Coventry City and Stoke City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.