Middlesbrough vs Coventry

25 November 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Matt Donohue

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

M. Whittaker 32’
B. Thomas 49’ (og)

E. Simms 10’, 86’
L. Kitching 14’, 85’

Match summary

Coventry won 4-2 away at Middlesbrough. Coventry led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, E. Simms put Coventry ahead in the 10th minute, L. Kitching made it 0-2 with a header in the 14th minute, and M. Whittaker pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Thomas's own goal equalised from a corner in the 49th minute, Kitching put Coventry back in front in the 85th minute, and Simms made it 2-4 with a header in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 2.00 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Middlesbrough's 1.14 from 11.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

11 Shots 20

2 Shots on target 8

8 Corners 3

531 Passes 364

89.3% Pass accuracy 83.2%

11 Tackles 25

12 Fouls 16

6 Offsides 1

Key events

Middlesbrough Coventry

Kick-off

10’

E. SimmsRight foot shot

0-1

14’

L. KitchingHeader

0-2

31’

E. SimmsShot on target

M. WhittakerLeft foot shot

1-2

32’

41’

M. EphronB. Thomas-Asante

Half-time1-2

M. TargettA. Morris

46’

E. SimmsShot on target

M. WhittakerShot on target

48’

Second half underway

B. ThomasOwn goal

2-2

49’

55’

K. Kesler-HaydenJ. Eccles

S. HansenR. McGree

59’

67’

B. ThomasShot on target

76’

J. AllenV. Torp

76’

J. RudoniT. Sakamoto

M. K. SeneT. Conway

81’

D. BurgzorgM. Whittaker

81’

85’

L. KitchingRight foot shot

2-3

85’

B. ThomasShot on target

86’

E. SimmsHeader

2-4

Full-time2-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Middlesbrough 1.14 xGCoventry 2.00 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Coventry attacking Middlesbrough attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Middlesbrough 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Coventry 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


S. Brynn	90′	4	4	16	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


A. Browne	90′	–	2	–	7	6	64	1	–	–	–
L. Ayling	90′	–	–	–	3	1	57	1	–	–	–
A. Jones	90′	3	1	–	6	2	71	1	–	1	–
M. Targett Came on as a substitute	44′								–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


C. Brittain	90′	–	–	51	3	–	1	2	6	–	2	–
H. Hackney	90′	–	–		–	–						–
A. Morris Taken off	45′	–	–	37	–	–	–	–	1	3	1	–
S. Silvera	90′	–	–	44	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	–

Forwards5 players


R. McGree Taken off	59′	–	–	2	–	0.13	–	–	2	–	23	–
M. Whittaker Taken off	81′	1	–	3	2	0.24	–	1	3	2	19	–
T. Conway	81′	–	–	1	–	0.55	–	–	–	–	14	–
S. Hansen Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	1	3	1	9	–
D. Burgzorg Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	1	–	0.13	–	–	1	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


C. Rushworth	90′						–	–	–

Defenders5 players


M. v. Ewijk	90′								–	–	–
B. Thomas	90′								–	–	–
L. Kitching	90′	1	–	–	6	3	25	1	2	–	–
J. Dasilva	90′								–	–	–
K. Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute	35′								–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


V. Torp Taken off	76′	–	–		–	–						–
M. Grimes	90′	–	–		–	–						–
T. Sakamoto Taken off	76′	–	–		–	–						–
J. Eccles Taken off	55′	–	–		–	–						–
B. Thomas-Asante Taken off	41′	–	–	10	–	–	1	1	3	1	–	–
J. Allen Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	10	–	–	1	–	1	2	–	–
J. Rudoni Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	14	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


E. Simms	90′	2	–	6	4	0.62	–	–	11	–	25	–
M. Ephron Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	2		0.09	–	–				–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 35% Avg odds 2.69

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34

Coventry win 37% Avg odds 2.51

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Middlesbrough D L D W D

Coventry W L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Coventry 2-0 Middlesbrough, 03 May 25 Next meeting: Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough, 16 Feb 26 All Middlesbrough vs Coventry meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.