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Coventry v Aston Villa

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Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 · 21:00 SAST

Coventry v Aston Villa: result recap

Coventry v Aston Villa update

Coventry played Aston Villa in League Cup. The final score was 1–3. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry, England
Capacity: 32,753
Referee: Jones, Robert · England
Conditions: cloudy · 14.86°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: League Cup
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 16 Sep 2026, 21:00 SAST

HIGHLIGHTLY INSIGHTS

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Prediction: Aston Villa is most likely to win the game against Coventry.

Team statistics

Coventry

Expected Goals 0.67Big Chances Created 0Attacks 90Free Kicks 12Expected Assists 0.47Successful Crosses 1Crosses 11Passes Own Half 167Passes Opposition Half 229Successful Long Passes 19Long Passes 42Throw-Ins 14Key Passes 8Passes Into Final Third 74Backward Passes 60Goal Kicks 5Interceptions 10Successful Tackles 13Tackles 19Clearances 23Successful Aerial Duels 7Aerial Duels 16Successful Dribbles 7Dribbles 16Shots accuracy 0.33Failed passes 68Possession 0.43Shots on target 5Corners 2Offsides 2Successful passes 317Red cards 0Shots off target 6Blocked shots 4Shots within penalty area 5Total passes 385Goalkeeper saves 6Fouls 17Yellow cards 3Shots outside penalty area 10

Aston Villa

Expected Goals 2.69Big Chances Created 4Attacks 86Free Kicks 16Expected Assists 1.99Successful Crosses 10Crosses 20Passes Own Half 284Passes Opposition Half 248Successful Long Passes 29Long Passes 54Throw-Ins 11Key Passes 15Passes Into Final Third 92Backward Passes 94Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 12Successful Tackles 7Tackles 15Clearances 21Successful Aerial Duels 9Aerial Duels 16Successful Dribbles 6Dribbles 19Shots accuracy 0.5Failed passes 64Possession 0.57Shots on target 9Corners 8Offsides 2Successful passes 448Red cards 0Shots off target 3Blocked shots 6Shots within penalty area 14Total passes 512Goalkeeper saves 4Fouls 12Yellow cards 3Shots outside penalty area 4

Players to watch

Coventry

Loum Tchaouna · AttackerVictor Torp · MidfielderJake Bidwell · Defender

Aston Villa

Tammy Abraham · AttackerRoss Barkley · MidfielderTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Defender

HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

7'Goal · Tammy Abraham (assist: George Hemmings)Aston Villa

12'Substitution · Aurele Amenda ↔ Ethan PinnockCoventry

23'Yellow Card · Stephen MfuniCoventry

26'Yellow Card · Ross BarkleyAston Villa

27'Goal · Victor TorpCoventry

40'Goal · Ross Barkley (assist: Ibrahim Mbaye)Aston Villa

43'Yellow Card · Aaron Wan-BissakaAston Villa

45'Substitution · Marco Bizot ↔ Zion SuzukiAston Villa

46'Yellow Card · Caleb YirenkyiCoventry

57'Substitution · Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↔ Loum TchaounaCoventry

58'Substitution · Sidiki Cherif ↔ Ellis SimmsCoventry

59'Goal · Tammy Abraham (assist: Ross Barkley)Aston Villa

64'Substitution · John McGinn ↔ Johan ManzambiAston Villa

64'Substitution · Ibrahim Mbaye ↔ Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa

69'Substitution · Tammy Abraham ↔ Nicolas JacksonAston Villa

73'Substitution · Caleb Yirenkyi ↔ Frank OnyekaCoventry

73'Substitution · Stephen Mfuni ↔ Jake BidwellCoventry

79'Substitution · George Hemmings ↔ Alysson Edward Franco da RochaAston Villa

87'Yellow Card · Frank OnyekaCoventry

90'Yellow Card · Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa