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Coventry have now failed to win any of their last three games Coventry City's winless run extended to three matches as the Championship leaders were held to a scoreless draw. U's striker Will Lankshear - who is on loan from Premier League side Tottenham - was shown a second yellow card and sent off with 13 minutes remaining. But Coventry could not take advantage and second-placed Middlesborough will now move top of the table on Monday if they win away to Sheffield United. Matt Bloomfield's Oxford remain 23rd in the Championship table and four points from safety. Championship: Coventry held by 10-man Oxford, Leicester lose again, Millwall win at Wrexham - reaction The hosts dominated the ball in the first half, having nine shots, with three of those on target. Early on, Matt Grimes made a burst through midfield and let fly with a dangerous right-footed shot which flew narrowly past the right-hand post. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto then had a great chance to open the scoring just after the half-hour mark, shooting low towards the bottom right-hand corner but U's keeper Jamie Cumming made a brilliant save. Oxford's best chance of the half came when Christ Makosso's super pass found Przemysław Płacheta, but the winger's attempt on goal went behind for a goal-kick. Oxford's Cumming was thanked again by his team-mates just after the hour mark when he denied Romain Esse with a great save after the Coventry man curled a shot towards the bottom corner from outside the box. The U's were then reduced to 10 men as substitute Will Lankshear was shown his second yellow card having come on just 20 minutes earlier The striker barged into Coventry's Joel Latibeaudiere in an attempt to break in behind and the referee gave him his marching orders. Frank Lampard's side pushed late on to break the deadlock, but the Oxford backline held firm and the points were shared. Coventry City boss Frank Lampard told BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire: "It's a frustrating result but the lads did everything. "There's lots of positives in the performance though, we dominated every part of it really and didn't give anything away other than maybe one counter-attack in the first half. Other than that it was all us, the ball wasn't going in the net though. "We were very good up to the last bit - it's not easy against a dogged team that set up in a low block. "We tried a lot and we created enough to win the game, but it didn't happen for us. " Oxford United boss Matt Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford: "Thank you to the fans for their support today through the game and at the end. They certainly recognise the grit and determination the players played with today. "It was always going to be a tough game coming away to the team top of the table, but the way the boys dug in and showed resilience I'm incredibly proud of them today. "Going away from home to the leaders and getting a point is a really good point - we have to be incredibly proud, getting a clean sheet, too. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 7th February 2026 at 17: 49 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Matt Bloomfield Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Frank Lampard Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Matt Bloomfield Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Coventry are unbeaten in their last four league games against Oxford (W2 D2), with both teams scoring at least twice in all four of these meetings. Oxford have lost five of their six away league games against Coventry, with the exception being a 1-0 victory in League One in March 2019. Coventry have lost their last two league games, last losing more consecutively in the same campaign in April 2024 (3). Oxford have won just three of their last 18 league games (D6 L9), with all three being 2-1 victories against teams relegated from the Premier League last season (Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester). Coventry are the only side with three players to score 10+ goals in the Championship this season (Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ellis Simms and Haji Wright). It’s the first time the Sky Blues have had 3+ players reach double figures in a second tier campaign since 2005-06 (Gary Mc Sheffrey, Dele Adebola, Stern John). Match ends, Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0. Second Half ends, Coventry City 0, Oxford United 0. Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes. Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Yang Min-Hyeok (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Dasilva. Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United). Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ben Davies. Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time. Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes. Substitution, Coventry City. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Romain Esse. Ole Romenij (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card. Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside. Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross. Attempt missed. Jay Dasilva (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Substitution, Oxford United. Ben Davies replaces Ruben Roosken because of an injury. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Roosken (Oxford United). Romain Esse (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.