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Coventry beat Middlesbrough to climb above Teessiders and go top of Championship Wright scored hat-trick for Sky Blues Mc Gree fired in after break for Boro Coventry go one point ahead of Middlesbrough and six clear of third-placed Millwall Have your say using the Get Involved button Ben Ashton FT: Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Obviously disappointed with the result, but honestly not downhearted at all. Boro still fought well and showed what they are capable of. Still positive for the remainder of the season. Adam - Birmingham Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough A big win for Coventry in the battle between the Championship's top two. The Sky Blues reclaim their spot at the summit and move a point above Middlesbrough, who lose for the first time in seven games. This is a title race you won't want to take your eye off between now and May. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Coventry fans chant "we are top of the league" as Finley Munroe blazes wide for Boro. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Into the final minute of the six added. It's pretty much done now. The Coventry fans are in good voice. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Desperate last attempts for Boro and they end up firing a long ball forward out of play for a Coventry goal-kick. Frank Lampard's side are almost there. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Neil Maddison Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Tees We're a very good side, it hasn't been our night tonight, fair play to Coventry, especially in the first half I think they've really got at us tonight. There's a long, long way to go, this result doesn't define the season. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough make a couple of late changes. Riley Mc Gree and Matt Targett make way for Finley Munroe and Sontje Hansen. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough You get the feeling it's going to be nip and tuck between these two sides right until the end of this season. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Aidan Morris drives a low effort through the crowd for Boro but once again, Bobby Thomas is there to make a crucial block for Coventry. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough We've got six added minutes to play. Coventry are six minutes away from returning to the top. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough A chance for Boro to make it interesting as it drops to Kaly Sene in the six-yard box from a corner but he loses his footing at the crucial moment. And then the flag goes up for offside so it matters not. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough A clash of heads in the Coventry area as Riley Mc Gree collides with Romain Esse as they challenge for an aerial ball. They're both back on their feet and look okay. On we go for the last few minutes. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Riley Mc Gree manages to twist in the area for Boro and shovel a low effort on target but it's not really troubling Coventry keeper Carl Rushworth. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough must be sick of the sight of Coventry. It will be 10 games in a row without a win against the Sky Blues unless they can pull off something astonishing in the closing stages. It will be seven straight wins against Boro for Coventry if they can see it out. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough This fixture has delivered some real entertainment this season. .. 10 goals across the two games so far. Time for any more? Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough And now a couple of changes for Coventry. The whole ground is on its feet to applaud hat-trick hero Haji Wright as he makes way. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is also withdrawn. Jahnoah Markelo is on for his Sky Blues debut, along with Ellis Simms. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Tommy Conway makes way for Boro and on comes Kaly Sene. Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough David Strelec skips inside from the right for Boro and it's a presentable chance but he hits it straight at Coventry keeper Carl Rushworth. Can Kim Hellberg's side dig deep again to make this final 10 minutes or so interesting? Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Haji Wright has now scored six goals in five games against Middlesbrough. Will he ever have scored three more important than the ones he's bagged tonight for the Sky Blues? Coventry 3-1 Middlesbrough Victor Torp sends in a corner from the left for Coventry and there is a bit of scramble at the near post but the referee eventually spots a foul and Boro can get it away. Haji Wright has scored six goals in five games against Middlesbrough Haji Wright's hat-trick sent Coventry City back to the top of the Championship with a deserved win over Middlesbrough. Just seven days after losing their long-held lead to Boro, the Sky Blues regained it at the first opportunity with a display full of energy and effervescence. USA forward Wright had only managed two goals in his previous 19 games but he chose the ideal night to return to top form. He had already headed one against the post when he scored midway through the first half before adding a second 10 minutes after the break. Riley Mc Gree halved the deficit with a fine finish for the Teessiders, before Matt Targett conceded a penalty for handball 17 seconds after play had restarted. Wright stepped up to put it away and seal a huge victory for Frank Lampard's side as they climbed back into first, one point above their opponents. It ended a run of six straight wins for Boro, whose miserable record against the Sky Blues now extends to seven losses in a row. More to follow. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 16th February 2026 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Kim Hellberg Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Coventry have won each of their last five league games against Middlesbrough, with each victory coming by at least a two goal margin. Middlesbrough have lost six of their last seven away league games against Coventry (W1), losing each of their last four visits without scoring a single goal. Since the start of December, Coventry have averaged just one goal a game in the Championship (13 goals in 13 games), having averaged 2. 8 in their first 18 games this term (50 goals). Middlesbrough have won their last six league matches and could win seven in a row for the first time since May 1987 (7 in the third tier). They last had a longer winning streak in the second tier of English football in April 1974 (9). Coventry failed to score in their draw against Oxford last time out, despite attempting 24 shots and producing an x G total of 2. 3. They have never failed to score in consecutive league games under Frank Lampard, last doing so in October 2023 (3 under Mark Robins). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.