Football› Championship› Round 35› Coventry City vs Stoke City

Coventry City vs Stoke City — result, stats & head-to-head, 28 Feb 2026

Coventry City vs Stoke CityChampionship · Round 35 · The Coventry Building Society Arena2–1
Matches
Coventry City 2–1 Full time Stoke City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Coventry City1 out
Oliver Dovin Injurysince 29 Mar 2025 · 60 matches missed
Stoke City1 out
Junior Tchamadeu Injurysince 9 Jan · 28 matches missed

Starting XI

Stoke City4-2-3-1
29↓Cisse6.7↓ 68'
7Thomas6.4
42↓Manhoef6.1↓ 60'
10↓Bae6.8↓ 89'
12Seko6.4
4↓Pearson6.7↓ 89'
23⚽Gibson7.5
16CWilmot6.8
26Phillips6.2
40↓Talovierov6.4↓ 60'
25Simkim7.2

Timeline

  1. 12'
    Haji Wright · 1–0assist: Jay Dasilva
  2. 45+4'
    Ben Gibson · 1–1assist: Sorba Thomas
  3. 55'
    Frank Onyeka ↑ Victor Torp ↓substitution
  4. 60'
    Maksym Taloverov ↑ Eric-Junior Bocat ↓substitution
  5. 60'
    Million Manhoef ↑ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↓substitution
  6. 63'
    Romain Esse ↑ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓substitution
  7. 68'
    Lamine Cissé ↑ Milan Smit ↓substitution
  8. 78'
    Ephron Mason-Clark ↑ Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓substitution
  9. 79'
    Haji Wright ↑ Ellis Simms ↓substitution
  10. 89'
    Ben Pearson ↑ Steven​ N'Zonzi ↓substitution
  11. 89'
    Jun-ho Bae ↑ Tomas Rigo ↓substitution
  12. 90+1'
    Bobby Thomasyellow card
  13. 90+3'
    Tommy Simkinyellow card
  14. 90+4'
    Jack Rudoni · 2–1Left foot shot

Coventry City left · Stoke City right

Periods

Coventry City
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0
Stoke City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

20Shots3
8Shots on target2
7Corners1
7Fouls6
19Tackles20
1Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
35Round
Sat 28 Feb · 15:00 UTCKickoff
The Coventry Building Society ArenaVenue
32,609Capacity
Andrew KitchenReferee
7°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
64% · 36%
Duels won
47% · 53%
Pass accuracy
84% · 71%

Breakdown

Shooting
16Shots inside box1
4Shots outside box2
4Shots blocked1
1Hit woodwork0
2Big chances created0
Passing
591Passes334
26Crosses8
7Accurate crosses2
53Long passes82
17Accurate long passes30
Defence
3Interceptions7
1Keeper saves6
Duels & dribbles
18Dribble attempts13
3Successful dribbles7

Goalscorers

Haji Wright 17Coventry City
Brandon Thomas-Asante 13Coventry City
Ellis Simms 13Coventry City
Sorba Thomas 10Stoke City

Bench

Coventry City · bench

7Sakamoto6.7↑ 63'
9Simms6.6↑ 79'
13WilsonGK
15KitchingDF
20KesslerDF
21BidwellDF
23Asante6.4↑ 78'
28EcclesMF
29Overgaard6.4↑ 55'

Stoke City · bench

15Nzonzi↑ 89'
17Bocat6.1↑ 60'
19Rigo↑ 89'
21Rak-Sakyi7.1↑ 60'
34Fielding6.0GK
49Smit6.5↑ 68'
50AginaMF
54OtegbayoMF
59KellyMF

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Coventry City have won 2 and Stoke City 2 — 0 ended level.

2026 · FA CupStoke City vs Coventry City 1–0 2025 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Coventry City 0–1 2025 · ChampionshipCoventry City vs Stoke City 3–2 2024 · ChampionshipStoke City vs Coventry City 1–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Coventry City LDWWW
Stoke City DLLDW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
1
Coventry City
LDWWW
 6.84 95
17
Stoke City
DLLDW
 6.59 55
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Coventry CityLDWWW
Stoke CityDLLDW
Match stats
64Possession36
20Shots3
8On target2
7Corners1
1Yellow cards1