Coventry City vs Southampton lands in Championship Round 38 with real pressure on both sides. Coventry sit 1st and are protecting a title-chase pace, while Southampton arrive 7th looking to turn mid-table momentum into a late push. The table gap is clear on points and goal difference, but the head-to-head leans heavily Southampton’s way, so this fixture carries extra bite. Kick-off is set for Saturday, March 14, 2026, and it’s a must-watch for anyone tracking the promotion race.
Match Preview
Coventry City enter this Round 38 showdown as Championship leaders (23-8-6, 77 points, +39). The stakes are simple: keep winning and stay on top. H. Wright has been their key finisher with 16 goals, but Coventry’s squad is not at full strength. Miguel Ángel Brau is out with a muscle injury until late March 2026, and Oliver Dovin is also unavailable.
Southampton sit 7th (14-12-10, 54 points, +11) and need results to keep their season trajectory moving. Their injury list is significant too, with Welington, Jay Robinson, and Mads Roerslev all unavailable.
This matchup also has a clear narrative from recent history. Coventry have 0 wins against Southampton in the listed head-to-head record (Southampton: 5 wins, 2 draws). They did manage a 1-1 draw on December 20, 2025, so Coventry will see this as a chance to finally flip the script at home.
Kickoff Time
The confirmed kick-off is Saturday, March 14, 2026, 12:30 UTC in England (match location: Coventry, West Midlands).
- UK (Great Britain): 12:30
- France: 13:30
- South Africa: 14:30
- UAE: 16:30
- India: 18:00
- Japan: 21:30
- USA: 08:30
Where to watch on TV & Live Stream
The match plays at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. In Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, coverage runs through Sky’s platforms. Internationally, viewers can also find the game via major rights holders like beIN and ESPN-branded services in selected regions, plus Paramount+ in the USA.
How to watch online
Most official broadcasters offer live streaming through their apps and web players. In Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, use Sky Go UK, NOW, or SKY GO Extra to stream on mobile, desktop, and supported TVs. In the USA, Paramount+ is listed as the platform. In Canada, streaming options include DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada. In many regions, you can also stream through services tied to the TV channel rights, such as beIN SPORTS CONNECT and TOD. Subscription fees may apply, and some services require an active TV package or standalone streaming plan to access the match.
| Official Broadcaster/Stream | Countries |
| FanCode | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇹 Bhutan, 🇮🇳 India, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| beIN Sports HD 2 | 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇾🇪 Yemen |
| beIN Sports English 2 | 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇾🇪 Yemen |
| beIN SPORTS CONNECT | 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇾🇪 Yemen |
| TOD | 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇾🇪 Yemen |
| ESPN Africa | 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇨🇩 Congo DR, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇪 Reunion, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇭 Saint Helena, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| DStv Now | 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇿 Swaziland, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| SuperSport GOtv Football | 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇰🇲 Comoros, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇨🇩 Congo DR, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇪 Reunion, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇭 Saint Helena, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇸🇿 Swaziland, 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| Sporty TV | 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇩 Congo DR, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Sporty TV App | 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇩 Congo DR, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| StarTimes App | 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇩 Congo DR, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia |
| Disney+ Premium Caribbean | 🇦🇮 Anguilla, 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda, 🇦🇼 Aruba, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands, 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇩🇲 Dominica, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe, 🇭🇹 Haiti, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇲🇶 Martinique, 🇲🇸 Montserrat, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇧🇱 Saint Barthelemy, 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia, 🇲🇫 Saint Martin, 🇻🇨 St. Vincent / Grenadines, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago, 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Disney+ Premium Argentina | 🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| Disney+ Premium Brazil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Disney+ Premium Chile | 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Disney+ Premium Sur | 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Disney+ Premium Norte | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Disney+ Premium Mexico | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| ESPN7 Sur | 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| ESPN Brazil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Zapping | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Claro TV+ | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Sky+ | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Vivo Play | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Setanta Sports 1 | 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan |
| Go3 Extra Sports Estonia | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Go3 Extra Sports Latvia | 🇱🇻 Latvia |
| Go3 Extra Sports Lithuania | 🇱🇹 Lithuania |
| Moja TV | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Arena Sport 5 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Arena Sport 1 Croatia | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| MAXtv To Go | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Play Diema Xtra | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Diema Sport 2 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria |
| Viaplay Denmark | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| TV3 MAX | 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands |
| V Sport 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Elisa Viihde Viaplay | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| beIN Sports MAX 10 | 🇫🇷 France |
| Free | 🇫🇷 France |
| myCANAL | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cosmote Sport 2 HD | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Match4 | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Viaplay Iceland | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| SÝN Sport Viaplay | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Sky Go UK | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| NOW | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| SKY GO Extra | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| Sky Ultra HD | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| Sky Sports Main Event | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| Sky Sports Football | 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic |
| Sport 2 | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| DAZN Japan | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 112 mio Sports 2 | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Viaplay Norway | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| V Sport 2 Norway | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Sport TV3 | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| Sport TV Multiscreen | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| Arena Sport 1×2 | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| Arena Sport 2 Slovenia | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| Exxen | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Setanta Sports Ukraine | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Kyivstar TV | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Paramount+ | 🇺🇸 USA |
| DAZN Canada | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| fuboTV Canada | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Astro Go | 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam, 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Astro Football | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| sooka | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| MONOMAX | 🇰🇭 Cambodia, 🇱🇦 Laos, 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| beIN Sports 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| beIN Sports Connect | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| beIN Sports Connect New Zealand | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| TSN8 Malta | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| GO TV Anywhere | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| GOtv | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| SuperSport Variety 3 | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| DStv App | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| inter | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| Club Channel (home) | 🌍 International |
| Club Channel (away) | 🌍 International |
How to watch anywhere with VPN
A VPN helps you access your usual streaming service when you’re traveling and hit geo-restrictions. The key is to use the official broadcaster for the country you connect to.
- 1) Get a VPN on your device (desktop, iOS, Android, or Smart TV setup).
- 2) Connect to a server in the country you need (example: UK for Sky platforms).
- 3) Log in to your streaming service (Sky Go UK, NOW, Paramount+, DAZN, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, TOD) and start the live stream.
Streaming still requires a valid subscription, and service availability depends on the provider’s terms.
How to watch at Sportsbooks
Some sportsbook sites include live streams for football matches, often gated behind account status. Access usually depends on having a funded account or meeting minimum activity rules.
- Register for an account on a sportsbook that offers live streaming in your region.
- Deposit to fund your balance (many sites require this to unlock streams).
- Find the match in the live section and look for the streaming or “Play” icon.
Availability varies by country and match rights. Always use official broadcast options where possible.
Coventry’s place at the top meets a Southampton side that has dominated this head-to-head. It’s set up for a high-stakes Championship Round 38 battle at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Check TipsGG for lineups, viewing updates, and post-match coverage.