Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa · League Cup
Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry · Line-ups, events and statistics on Yalla Kora Live
Match events
- 7' Normal Goal — Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa)
- 12' Substitution — Aurele Amenda ⇄ Ethan Pinnock (Coventry)
- 23' Yellow Card — Stephen Mfuni (Coventry)
- 26' Yellow Card — Ross Barkley (Aston Villa)
- 27' Normal Goal — Victor Torp (Coventry)
- 40' Normal Goal — Ross Barkley (Aston Villa)
- 43' Yellow Card — Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa)
- 45' Substitution — Marco Bizot ⇄ Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa)
- 46' Yellow Card — Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry)
- 57' Substitution — Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ⇄ Loum Tchaouna (Coventry)
- 58' Substitution — Sidiki Cherif ⇄ Ellis Simms (Coventry)
- 59' Normal Goal — Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa)
- 64' Substitution — John McGinn ⇄ Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa)
- 64' Substitution — Ibrahim Mbaye ⇄ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
- 69' Substitution — Tammy Abraham ⇄ Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)
- 73' Substitution — Caleb Yirenkyi ⇄ Frank Onyeka (Coventry)
- 73' Substitution — Stephen Mfuni ⇄ Jake Bidwell (Coventry)
- 79' Substitution — George Hemmings ⇄ Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha (Aston Villa)
- 87' Yellow Card — Frank Onyeka (Coventry)
- 90' Yellow Card — Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
Line-up: Coventry (4-2-3-1)
25 D. Bentley · 22 J. Latibeaudiere · 4 B. Thomas · 24 A. Amenda · 12 S. Mfuni · 8 Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi · 29 V. Torp · 7 T. Sakamoto · 38 G. Hamer · 34 Y. Gboho · 49 S. Cherif
Coach: F. Lampard
Line-up: Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
40 M. Bizot · 29 A. Wan-Bissaka · 4 T. Harwood-Bellis · 5 T. Mings · 13 M. Ruggeri · 26 L. Bogarde · 6 R. Barkley · 19 I. Mbaye · 7 J. McGinn · 53 George Hemmings · 18 T. Abraham
Coach: Unai Emery
Statistics
| 318 | Passes accurate | 449 |
| 5 | Shots insidebox | 14 |
| 10 | Shots outsidebox | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Free Kicks | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on Goal | 9 |
| 6 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off Goal | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 386 | Total passes | 514 |
| 15 | Total Shots | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 42% | Ball Possession | 58% |