Haji Wright is riding high heading into U.S. men’s national team duty.
Wright scored his ninth goal of the season in all competitions as Coventry City rolled past Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 in EFL Championship play on Saturday. The American forward helped Frank Lampard’s squad earn their fifth league victory of the season, moving to first place in the league table.
A first-half brace from Brandon Thomas-Asante propelled the Sky Blues into a 2-0 lead nearing the interval before Wright added his name to the scoresheet. He finished off Bobby Thomas’ headed pass into the back of the net for his eighth league goal of the campaign.
It was also Wright’s 14th goal of 2025 for his club and his 40th all-time for the Sky Blues, moving him three tallies behind Viktor Gyokeres for 10th spot on the club’s scoring list.
Ellis Simms and Tatsuhiro Sakamoto added insurance goals after halftime, padding Coventry City’s road victory.
Wright, who played 78 minutes in the match, led all players with two fouls drawn. He also won eight duels and made two defensive tackles.
American goalkeeper Ethan Horvath played the full 90 minutes in net for Sheffield Wednesday. The veteran shot-stopper endured a tough day as the Owls remained in the relegation zone.
The 27-year-old Wright will now enter the October USMNT window, fighting alongside Folarin Balogun and Patrick Agyemang for minutes against Australia and Ecuador.
Coventry City will resume league play on Oct. 18 at home against Blackburn Rovers.
Am I missing something or was Haji clearly offside?
I dont think they have VAR in the Championship. But yes he looks offside.
They do not. I’m sure the camera angle makes it worse, but a pretty bad missed called.
Noahkai Banks with a start and a goal for Augsburg. Have a feeling Banks will be in the next camp again.
And Agyemang scores his first in The Championship.
Nice.