Conor Coady shares update after suffering KO when blocking ball during Championship match

Apr 6, 2026 - 23:15

Conor Coady has assured fans he’s okay as he left hospital after being knocked out during Charlton’s 1-1 draw at Watford.

The defender needed treatment for nine minutes after being knocked out cold when blocking a powerful Tom Ince strike with his face on Monday.

Coady was stretched off after receiving treatment for nine minutes[/caption]

Players stood away from Coady as the defender was seen to by medics

The centre-back dropped to the ground as medics immediately came to his aid.

Television cameras then immediately panned away from Coady after realising he had been left unconscious.

After receiving treatment for nine minutes, the former Wolves, Leicester and England defender was then lifted onto a stretcher and carried off the field.

Coady was then taken away in an ambulance, which was located near the corner flag, leading to an exit from the stadium.

The incident occurred on Coady’s 500th senior club appearance with Charlton boss Nathan Jones offering an update post match.

“He was taken off and taken to hospital,” Jones told Charlton’s club media.

“He put his body on the line on his 500th appearance and gets knocked out and that typifies the performance.

“We’ll update everyone as soon as we know more.”

And later on Monday, ex-England international Coady revealed to fans that he was on his way home having fortunately not suffered any lasting damage.

Coady captioned the Instagram post where he’s pictured alongside his son: “On my way back home with my boy… thank you all for the messages, they mean a lot.

Conor Coady posts positive update on Instagram with son after sustaining injury at Watford — Coady thanked fans for the well-wishes after being discharged from hospital

“Another point on the board for the boys.”

Play eventually resumed after the lengthy delay, and the match continued into the 100th minute.

The game ultimately ended 1-1, with neither side able to find a winner after Nestory Irankuda cancelled out Matt Godden’s opener for Charlton.

A draw was not the ideal result for either side, with both needing a win to boost their hopes at opposite ends of the table.

Watford saw their faint play-off hopes dented, with the point leaving them seven adrift of the top six with five games remaining.

Meanwhile, Charlton could have taken a huge step towards Championship safety by clinching three points.

Coady has made nine appearances for Charlton since joining on loan in January[/caption]

Matt Godden had put the Addicks in front on 62 minutes, but saw his goal cancelled out 12 minutes later[/caption]

However, the result still saw Nathan Jones’ side increase their gap above the relegation zone, moving eight points clear of the bottom three.

Coady joined Charlton on loan in January after struggling for game time at parent club Wrexham.

He has since been a near-ever present for the Addicks but this was his first start in three matches after dropping briefly to the bench.

Having joined Wrexham in the summer from then newly-relegated side Leicester, this season has been Coady’s first back in the Championship since 2024.

He spent two years at the Foxes having joined in 2023, helping them to win promotion to the top-flight in his first season, before suffering an immediate relegation back down the following year.

Prior to this, Coady enjoyed an eight-year stint at Wolves between 2015 and 2023.

Conor Coady for Wolves — Coady’s most successful spell of his career came at Wolves

During that time, he made 317 appearances across all competitions.

He was later made captain and helped the Molineux outfit secure promotion to the Premier League as champions in 2018.

The centre-back went to win ten caps for England and was part of the Three Lions squads for Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.

Following a season-long loan with Everton in the 2022/23 campaign, the 33-year-old, who began his career at Liverpool, was sold to Leicester at the end of the campaign before his switch to Wrexham last summer.