PREVIEW: League Leaders Coventry City Travel To Bristol City | OneFootball

Title chasing Coventry City will travel to Ashton Gate tomorrow to face a Bristol City side who have found themselves in poor form as of late.

The Sky Blues currently sit five points clear at the top of the Championship table, having picked up 71 points from 35 games so far this term. Frank Lampard’s side suffered a slight blip at the start of 2026 that saw them win just two of their first seven league games of the year, however a 3-1 win over second place Middlesbrough got them back on track for the league title, and they’ve followed it up with three more wins against West Brom, Sheffield United and Stoke City.

Meanwhile, Bristol City find themselves 10th in the table, seven points outside of a play-off spot following a poor run of recent results. The Robins come into this one off the back of a 1-0 loss to Port Vale on Tuesday night that saw City exit the Emirates FA Cup.

Coventry will be backed by a sold-out away end tomorrow afternoon with over 3,000 fans making the trip to Bristol, hoping they can cheer their side to a 22nd league victory of the season and see them extend their lead at the top of the tree. By contrast, the mood amongst Bristol City fans in recent weeks has been one of frustration due to poor results and what was deemed an unambitious January transfer window that saw star players Zak Vyner and Anis Mehmeti leave the club for play-off rivals Wrexham and Ipswich Town respectively.

Both managers have met the media ahead of this one, with Gerhard Struber confirming that West Ham United loanee George Earthy will be ready and available for this weekend’s clash, whilst Scottish defender Ross McCrorie remains a doubt.

Meanwhile Frank Lampard insisted that there are lots of aspects about Coventry City’s trip to Ashton Gate that’ll ensure his side’s clash with Bristol City will be a “difficult challenge,” with the Sky Blues boss labelling the Reds a “good team.”

Coventry won the reverse fixture 1-0 back in December thanks to a second-half goal from Ephron Mason-Clark. The Robins haven’t beaten the West-Midlands based side since 2023, when they themselves picked up a 1-0 home win. Historically, the spoils are fairly evenly shared with Bristol City winning 25 of the 79 meetings so far, Coventry winning 28 and 26 ending in a draw.

The match will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday March 7th, kick-off is scheduled for 3pm (UK time.)