Stoke vs Coventry Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 English FA Cup | Third Round

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It is the Mark Robins derby at the Bet365 Stadium as Mark Robins’ current club Stoke City take on his former club Coventry City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Kick-off date/time: 10 January 2026 at 3:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not Televised / USA – ESPN+

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – ESPN+

Stoke vs Coventry prediction

Stoke City come into this one on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win away at Norwich City at Carrow Road last weekend, making it back-to-back victories for the Potters in 2026. That has brought them back towards the top six and the playoff places in the Championship after a major dip in form through the autumn and winter.

They now face a Coventry City side that, now coached by Frank Lampard, remain at the top-of-the-table in the second-tier but the Sky Blues are enduring a major blip which is seeing their lead at the top being cut week by week. Their 3-2 loss to Birmingham City last week means that they have won just two of their last eight matches.

That run of form will definitely contribute towards Lampard wanting to rotate a fair bit more here and siding with Stoke being able to punish that seems a good bet for this one.

Stoke vs Coventry tip: Stoke to score two or more goals