PREVIEW | Coventry City vs Derby County - team news, lineups, predictions
PREVIEW | Coventry City vs Derby County - team news, lineups, predictions Coventry City and Derby County go head-to-head at The Coventry Building Society Arena this Friday in the EFL Championship . The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event. Coventry City have won 80 points to date and are placed in 1st position.
In their last fixture, Frank Lampard 's team won 0-3 against Swansea City (EFL Championship 2025/26). Derby County have 60 points to their name this season and occupy 8th position in the table. In their last match, John Eustace 's team prevailed 1-0 against Birmingham City (EFL Championship 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Coventry City winning 5-3 . Predicted lineups Coventry City: Carl Rushworth , Milan van Ewijk , Joel Latibeaudiere , Bobby Thomas , Jay Dasilva , Matt Grimes , Frank Onyeka , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Brandon Thomas-Asante , Ephron Mason-Clark , Ellis Simms Derby County: Richard ODonnell , Derry Murkin , Matt Clarke , Dion Sanderson , Joe Ward , Lewis Travis , Bobby Clark , David Ozoh , Liam Thompson , Ben Brereton , Patrick Agyemang Unavailable Coventry City Haji Wright - Groin Problems Derby County Jacob Zetterström - Ill Sondre Langas - Hamstring Injury Danny Batth - Achilles Heel Problems Callum Elder - Broken Toe Lars-Jorgen Salvesen - Calf Injury Sammie Szmodics - Concussion Last starting XIs Coventry City ( vs Swansea City 2026-03-21): Carl Rushworth , Milan van Ewijk , Joel Latibeaudiere , Bobby Thomas , Jay Dasilva , Frank Onyeka , Matt Grimes , Tatsuhiro Sakamoto , Brandon Thomas-Asante , Ephron Mason-Clark , Ellis Simms Derby County ( vs Birmingham City 2026-03-21): Richard ODonnell , Joe Ward , Dion Sanderson , Matt Clarke , Derry Murkin , Lewis Travis , Bobby Clark , Ben Brereton , Sammie Szmodics , Rhian Brewster , Patrick Agyemang