Hull v Coventry City: leaders meet play-off chasers | OneFootball

Hull City host Coventry City in the Championship on Monday, 6 April 2026 in Hull, with the visitors top of the table and the hosts sitting in the play-off places as the run-in tightens.

Hull City face the leaders after a sequence of tight head-to-heads, including a goalless opener in August 2025 and a 1-1 at this ground in April last year. Context points to another fine margin with promotion stakes on both sides.

Hull have taken four points from their last two league games after beating Sheffield Wednesday and drawing at Oxford United. Coventry City arrive with four wins in five, including a 3-0 at Swansea and a 3-2 victory over Derby.

Team news could shape the wings. For Hull, Ryan Giles, who has eight Championship assists this season, is sidelined along with Regan Slater, Eliot Matazo, Darko Gyabi, Akin Famewo, Matty Jacobs and Yu Hirakawa. Coventry City list Brandon Thomas-Asante, goalkeeper Oliver Dovin and Miguel Ángel Brau as out.

Coventry City carry the division's most potent attack at 2.1 goals per game, deliver a high volume of crosses with strong accuracy, and have scored 16 headed goals, with Haji Wright on 16 league strikes. Hull, powered by Oliver McBurnie and Joe Gelhardt on 13 goals each and with McBurnie on a joint-leading 20 goal contributions, tend to create from inside the box and could test a defence with 14 clean sheets.

A home win would move Hull to 70 points and could further cement their place in the top six. Victory for Coventry City would lift them to 86 points and strengthen their push for automatic promotion.