Overview
- Ellis Simms and Liam Kitching each scored twice, sealing the points after Middlesbrough had recovered from 2-0 down to draw level at 2-2.
- The defeat was Middlesbrough’s first home league loss of the season and marked Viveash’s first defeat after a win and a draw in interim charge.
- Coventry’s lead at the top of the Championship stretches to ten points, with Frank Lampard urging his players to stay grounded.
- Lampard reported fitness concerns for Brandon Thomas-Asante, who suffered a hamstring issue, and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, who will be assessed for a possible concussion.
- Viveash apologized to home supporters after the final whistle and acknowledged Coventry fans who sang his name before he greeted former players he had coached.