The Football Faithful
·16 February 2026
Middlesbrough XI vs Coventry – Predicted lineup and team news

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·16 February 2026

Middlesbrough make the trip to Coventry City tonight in a top-of-the-table Championship clash.
The top two collide at the Coventry Building Society Arena with just two points between them in the table. Boro have surged past Coventry to take top spot in the table, after a run of six consecutive league wins.
Kim Hellberg’s side have capitalised on Coventry’s slump and can put distance between them and the Sky Blues with another victory tonight.
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Coventry were the season’s early leaders under Frank Lampard, but have won just two of their last eight Championship games.
A win tonight for the home side would reclaim top spot, though defeat would leave them just three points above third-placed Millwall in the battle for automatic promotion.
The Championship leaders have no new injury problems but will remain without long-term absentee Darragh Lenihan for this one.
The Irishman remains sidelined, alongside fellow defender George Edmundson. Leo Castledine, Alex Bangura and Alfie Jones are also part of the Boro treatment room.
Middlesbrough predicted XI: Brynn; Brittain, Ayling, Malanda, Targett; Browne, Morris, Hackney, McGree; Whittaker, Conway.
Coventry vs Middlesbrough will kick off at the Coventry Building Society Arena at 8pm on Monday 16th February 2026.
Viewers in the UK can watch the game live on Sky Sports Football.









































