Coventry 2-1 Leicester (Jan 17, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search Coventry v Leicester 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season Coventry City Coventry COV 16-7-4 , 55 PTS 2 16-7-4 , 55 PTS FT Leicester City Leicester LEI 10-7-10 , 37 PTS 1 10-7-10 , 37 PTS Ellis Simms – 47' Haji Wright – 85' Jordan James – 10' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester By PA Updated: Jan 17, 2026, 09:51 am Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Haji Wright scored for the first time since early October as Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry came from behind to beat local rivals Leicester 2-1. Wright came off the bench to secure Frank Lampard’s side a crucial three points in the race for promotion. Jordan James had opened the scoring for Marti Cifuentes’ side before Ellis Simms equalised shortly after the break. It was a much-needed win for the Sky Blues, who had seen their lead over second-placed Middlesbrough cut to just three points after a run of two wins in eight since the start of December. James netted his ninth league goal of the season at the end of a sumptuous, free-flowing Leicester attack. Abdul Fatawu’s forward pass allowed Bobby De Cordova-Reid to pirouette and play in James to sweep home at the near post after 11 minutes. Roles were reversed five minutes later when James cut the ball back for De Cordova-Reid, who scuffed his shot but forced a fantastic save from Coventry goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, who sprawled to tip the effort over the crossbar. From the resulting corner, Caleb Okoli headed narrowly wide as Leicester looked to capitalise on their momentum. Haji Wright scored the winner for Coventry against Leicester on Saturday. Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images Leicester had conceded seven goals in their previous two league outings away from the King Power Stadium and had managed to keep Coventry comfortably at bay in the opening stages. But the Sky Blues were always going to pose a threat at some stage, and Ephron Mason-Clark almost equalised in spectacular fashion when his overhead-kick whistled past a post. Joel Latibeaudiere’s raking cross-field pass picked out Jay Dasilva and the left-back brought the ball down and crossed towards Mason-Clark, who nodded agonisingly past the far post. Coventry took less than two minutes after half-time to pull themselves level in somewhat fortuitous fashion. Jack Rudoni, who missed three months with a calf injury sustained in the reverse fixture in September, lashed a shot goalwards, the ball rebounded off Simms and nestled in the corner. Crystal Palace loanee Romaine Esse was making his first league start for the Sky Blues, and he almost put Lampard’s men in front when he latched onto a loose ball and crashed a powerful effort against a post. A flurry of substitutions just past the hour included the introduction of Wright, who was straight into the action and forced a good save from Jakub Stolarczyk with his left foot after a well-weighted pass from Mason-Clark. Fatawu had endured a quiet second half after causing Dasilva plenty of problems down the right in the opening exchanges, but found space and drove towards goal before unleashing a powerful effort that was well held by Rushworth. The winner came with just five minutes of normal time to spare. Leicester failed to clear their lines as the ball bounced in the box and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto took full advantage. The Japanese winger dragged his shot to the far post where a perfectly-placed Wright was waiting to slide in and secure Coventry a vital victory. Game Information The Coventry Building Society Arena 7:30 AM , January 17, 2026 Coverage : Paramount+/CBSSN Coventry , England Attendance : 31,410 Referees : Lewis Smith English League Championship Standings Team GP W D L GD P Coventry City 27 16 7 4 +29 55 Middlesbrough 27 14 7 6 +12 49 Ipswich Town 26 13 8 5 +21 47 Millwall 27 13 7 7 -2 46 Preston North End 26 11 10 5 +11 43 Watford 26 11 8 7 +6 41 Hull City 25 12 5 8 +2 41 Stoke City 26 12 4 10 +9 40 Wrexham 26 10 10 6 +6 40 Bristol City 26 11 6 9 +9 39 Queens Park Rangers 26 11 5 10 -1 38 Leicester City 27 10 7 10 -2 37 Derby County 26 9 8 9 0 35 Birmingham City 26 9 7 10 -1 34 Southampton 26 8 9 9 0 33 Sheffield United 25 10 2 13 -2 32 Swansea City 26 9 5 12 -6 32 West Bromwich Albion 27 9 4 14 -7 31 Charlton Athletic 25 7 8 10 -7 29 Blackburn Rovers 26 7 7 12 -9 28 Portsmouth 24 6 7 11 -14 25 Norwich City 26 6 6 14 -11 24 Oxford United 25 5 7 13 -10 22 Sheffield Wednesday 25 1 8 16 -33 -7 Full Table EFL Championship News USMNT's Haji Wright nets crucial winner for Coventry vs. Leicester Haji Wright scored for the first time since early October as Sky Bet Championship leaders Coventry came from behind to beat local rivals Leicester 2-1. 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