2 COV

1 STO

COV 2

1 STO

Coventry
-
Stoke City

Championship, Round 35
Saturday, February 28, 2026 3:00 PM
The Coventry Building Society Arena

Result

2-1

Match Recap

H. Wright 12'

Ben Gibson 45+4'

Jack Rudoni 90+4'

Match Events

Second Half 2 - 1

Jack Rudoni

Goal

90+4'

Tommy Simkin

Yellow Card

B. Thomas

Yellow Card

90+1'

89'

Tomáš Rigo

J. Bae

89'

Steven N'Zonzi

Ben Pearson

E. Simms

H. Wright

78'

Brandon Thomas-Asante

Ephron Mason-Clark

78'

67'

Milan Smit

Lamine Cissé

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

R. Esse

63'

60'

Eric Bocat

Maksym Talovierov

60'

J. Rak-Sakyi

Million Manhoef

V. Torp

F. Onyeka

55'

First Half 1 - 1

45+4'

Ben Gibson

S. Thomas

H. Wright

J. Dasilva

12'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Expected Goals (xG)

2.33

0.21

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Championship
Season	Championship 2025/26
Round	Round 35
Date	February 28, 2026
Time	15:00
Venue	The Coventry Building Society Arena
Result	2 - 1

Lineups

Coventry

19. C. Rushworth Carl Rushworth

27. M. v. Ewijk Milan van Ewijk

4. B. Thomas B. Thomas

22. J. Latibeaudiere J. Latibeaudiere

3. J. Dasilva J. Dasilva

16. F. Onyeka F. Onyeka

6. M. Grimes Matt Grimes

14. R. Esse R. Esse

5. J. Rudoni Jack Rudoni

10. E. Mason-Clark Ephron Mason-Clark

11. H. Wright H. Wright

29. L. Cissé Lamine Cissé

7. S. Thomas S. Thomas

42. M. Manhoef Million Manhoef

10. J. Bae J. Bae

12. T. Seko Tatsuki Seko

4. B. Pearson Ben Pearson

23. B. Gibson Ben Gibson

16. B. Wilmot Ben Wilmot

26. A. Phillips A. Phillips

40. M. Talovierov Maksym Talovierov

25. T. Simkin Tommy Simkin

Stoke City

Substitutes

Coventry

Stoke City

Unused Players

Coventry

Stoke City

Form before the match

Coventry

Stoke City

Previous Fixtures

FA Cup 2025/26

January 10, 2026

Stoke City

Coventry

Championship 2025/26

November 8, 2025

Stoke City

Coventry

Championship 2024/25

March 8, 2025

Coventry

Stoke City

August 10, 2024

Stoke City

Coventry

Championship 2023/24

February 17, 2024

Stoke City

Coventry

November 11, 2023

Coventry

Stoke City

Championship

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Promotion
1	Coventry	38	23	8	7	78	40	38	77
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59	37	22	70
Promotion Playoffs
3	Ipswich	37	19	11	7	66	38	28	68
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52	43	9	68
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59	56	3	63
6	Southampton	38	16	12	10	61	48	13	60

7	Wrexham	38	16	12	10	58	50	8	60
8	Derby	38	16	9	13	55	48	7	57
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50	46	4	55
10	Birmingham	38	14	11	13	48	48	0	53
11	Swansea	38	15	7	16	44	46	-2	52
12	Norwich	38	15	6	17	51	46	5	51
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45	40	5	51
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49	49	0	51
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53	52	1	50
16	QPR	38	14	8	16	49	60	-11	50
17	Preston	38	12	13	13	42	48	-6	49
18	Charlton	38	12	12	14	36	45	-9	48
19	Blackburn	38	11	9	18	36	49	-13	42
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36	48	-12	40
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39	54	-15	40
Relegation
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36	49	-13	39
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51	60	-9	38
24	Sheffield Wednesday	38	1	9	28	23	76	-53	-6

Updated February 28, 2026 5:06 PM