Coventry vs Aston Villa 1-3 - League Cup, 16 Sep 2026

Match stats

42%58%Ball Possession

1518Total Shots

59Shots on Goal

29Corner Kicks

1712Fouls

33Yellow Cards

Key events

90' Emiliano BuendíaYellow Card · Dissent Aston Villa
87' Frank OnyekaYellow Card · Foul Coventry
79' George Hemmings for Alysson Edward Franco da RochaSubstitution 5 Aston Villa
73' Stephen Mfuni for Jake BidwellSubstitution 5 Coventry
73' Caleb Yirenkyi for Frank OnyekaSubstitution 4 Coventry
69' Tammy Abraham for Nicolas JacksonSubstitution 4 Aston Villa
64' Ibrahim Mbaye for Emiliano BuendíaSubstitution 3 Aston Villa
64' John McGinn for Johan ManzambiSubstitution 2 Aston Villa
59' Tammy Abraham assist Ross BarkleyNormal Goal Aston Villa
58' Sidiki Cherif for Ellis SimmsSubstitution 3 Coventry
57' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Loum TchaounaSubstitution 2 Coventry
46' Caleb YirenkyiYellow Card · Handball Coventry
45' Marco Bizot for Zion SuzukiSubstitution 1 Aston Villa
43' Aaron Wan-BissakaYellow Card · Not Retreating Aston Villa
40' Ross Barkley assist Ibrahim MbayeNormal Goal Aston Villa
27' Victor TorpNormal Goal Coventry
26' Ross BarkleyYellow Card · Foul Aston Villa
23' Stephen MfuniYellow Card · Foul Coventry
12' Aurele Amenda for Ethan PinnockSubstitution 1 Coventry
7' Tammy Abraham assist George HemmingsNormal Goal Aston Villa

SportsLife forecast

Made before kick-off

33% Coventry Home

= 33% Draw Draw

33% Aston Villa Away

33% 33% 33%

No predictions available

100%0%Form

100%0%Attack

0%100%Defence

0%0%Head-to-head

0%0%Goals

0%0%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

Coventry

League formW

Last 5 · form100%

Last 5 · attack / defence27% / 87%

Last 5 · goals for / against4 (4.0) / 2 (2.0)

Aston Villa

Last 5 · form0%

Last 5 · attack / defence0% / 0%

Last 5 · goals for / against0 (0.0) / 0 (0.0)

Line-ups

Coventry4-2-3-1

25D. BentleyG
22J. LatibeaudiereD
4B. ThomasD
24A. AmendaD
12S. MfuniD
8Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
29V. TorpM
7T. SakamotoM
38G. HamerM
34Y. GbohoM
49S. CherifF

Substitutes

10E. Mason-ClarkM
6M. GrimesM
21J. BidwellD
16F. OnyekaM
2E. PinnockD
9E. SimmsF
17L. TchaounaF
23B. Thomas-AsanteF
13B. WilsonG

CoachF. Lampard

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

40M. BizotG
29A. Wan-BissakaD
4T. Harwood-BellisD
5T. MingsD
13M. RuggeriD
26L. BogardeM
6R. BarkleyM
19I. MbayeM
7J. McGinnM
53George HemmingsM
18T. AbrahamF

Substitutes

10E. BuendíaM
2M. CashD
17A. GarnachoF
11N. JacksonF
8B. KamaraM
44J. ManzambiM
3V. LindelöfD
1Z. SuzukiG
47Alysson EdwardF

CoachUnai Emery

Statistics

318449Passes Accurate

514Shots Insidebox

104Shots Outsidebox

46Blocked Shots

1216Free Kicks

59Shots On Goal

64Goalkeeper Saves

63Shots Off Goal

22Offsides

386514Total Passes

1518Total Shots

33Yellow Cards

29Corner Kicks

1712Fouls

00Red Cards

42%58%Ball Possession

All events

7' Tammy Abraham assist George HemmingsGoal · Normal Goal Aston Villa
12' Aurele Amenda for Ethan Pinnocksubst · Substitution 1 Coventry
23' Stephen MfuniCard · Yellow Card · Foul Coventry
26' Ross BarkleyCard · Yellow Card · Foul Aston Villa
27' Victor TorpGoal · Normal Goal Coventry
40' Ross Barkley assist Ibrahim MbayeGoal · Normal Goal Aston Villa
43' Aaron Wan-BissakaCard · Yellow Card · Not Retreating Aston Villa
45' Marco Bizot for Zion Suzukisubst · Substitution 1 Aston Villa
46' Caleb YirenkyiCard · Yellow Card · Handball Coventry
57' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto for Loum Tchaounasubst · Substitution 2 Coventry
58' Sidiki Cherif for Ellis Simmssubst · Substitution 3 Coventry
59' Tammy Abraham assist Ross BarkleyGoal · Normal Goal Aston Villa
64' John McGinn for Johan Manzambisubst · Substitution 2 Aston Villa
64' Ibrahim Mbaye for Emiliano Buendíasubst · Substitution 3 Aston Villa
69' Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jacksonsubst · Substitution 4 Aston Villa
73' Caleb Yirenkyi for Frank Onyekasubst · Substitution 4 Coventry
73' Stephen Mfuni for Jake Bidwellsubst · Substitution 5 Coventry
79' George Hemmings for Alysson Edward Franco da Rochasubst · Substitution 5 Aston Villa
87' Frank OnyekaCard · Yellow Card · Foul Coventry
90' Emiliano BuendíaCard · Yellow Card · Dissent Aston Villa

Player ratings

Coventry

Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	Tkl	Duels
V. TorpM	90	8.0	1	5	48 42%	5	7/11
L. TchaounaF	33	6.7	0	1	15 11%	1	1/2
S. CherifF	58	6.6	0	4	8 5%	0	0/3
E. PinnockD	78	6.5	0	0	46 43%	3	4/6
D. BentleyG	90	6.5	0	0	20 14%	0	0/0
G. HamerM	90	6.4	0	2	34 30%	0	4/9
E. SimmsF	32	6.3	0	0	3 1%	1	1/3
Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM	73	6.2	0	1	27 25%	0	2/13
J. LatibeaudiereD	90	6.1	0	0	33 28%	1	3/6
B. ThomasD	90	6.1	0	0	64 50%	2	3/4
J. BidwellD	17	6.0	0	0	4 4%	0	1/1
T. SakamotoM	57	6.0	0	0	14 12%	0	3/5
A. AmendaD	12	5.9	0	0	2 2%	0	0/0
F. OnyekaM	17	5.6	0	0	16 16%	0	1/2
Y. GbohoM	90	5.6	0	2	29 18%	3	7/14
S. MfuniD	73	5.5	0	0	23 17%	4	10/15

Aston Villa

Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	Tkl	Duels
R. BarkleyM	90	9.0	1	1	3	72 67%	2	3/7
T. AbrahamF	69	8.9	2	0	3	11 6%	2	3/7
I. MbayeM	64	7.7	0	1	2	27 25%	0	3/9
George HemmingsM	79	7.3	0	1	2	14 12%	2	6/12
M. RuggeriD	90	7.2	0	0	1	46 42%	0	1/2
J. McGinnM	64	7.0	0	0	3	30 26%	2	7/14
J. ManzambiM	26	6.9	0	0	1	22 20%	0	1/4
T. Harwood-BellisD	90	6.9	0	0	1	71 65%	0	2/3
L. BogardeM	90	6.8	0	0	0	50 46%	3	11/15
T. MingsD	90	6.8	0	0	0	63 54%	2	2/3
N. JacksonF	21	6.7	0	0	1	0	0	0/1
M. BizotG	45	6.7	0	0	0	15 12%	0	0/0
Z. SuzukiG	45	6.6	0	0	0	15 13%	0	0/0
Alysson EdwardF	11	6.3	0	0	0	3 2%	0	0/5
E. BuendíaM	26	6.3	0	0	1	22 18%	1	4/6
A. Wan-BissakaD	90	6.2	0	0	0	53 41%	2	4/6

Head-to-head last 1 meetings

0Coventry wins0Draws1Aston Villa wins

16 Sep 2026 League Cup Coventry 1 – 3 Aston Villa

Squads

Coventry29 players

Goalkeepers

25D. Bentley32 y
19C. Rushworth24 y
13B. Wilson33 y

Defenders

24A. Amenda22 y
21J. Bidwell32 y
20K. Kesler-Hayden23 y
12S. Mfuni17 y
2E. Pinnock32 y
4B. Thomas24 y
26L. Woolfenden27 y
22J. Latibeaudiere25 y

Midfielders

3J. Dasilva27 y
27M. van Ewijk25 y
28J. Eccles25 y
6M. Grimes30 y
38G. Hamer28 y
16F. Onyeka27 y
7T. Sakamoto29 y
29V. Torp26 y
8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi19 y
34Y. Gboho24 y
10E. Mason-Clark26 y

Forwards

5J. Rudoni24 y
9E. Simms24 y
14T. Awoniyi28 y
49S. Cherif19 y
17L. Tchaouna22 y
23B. Thomas-Asante27 y
11H. Wright27 y

Aston Villa33 players

Goalkeepers

40M. Bizot34 y
1Z. Suzuki23 y
42J. Wright21 y

Defenders

2M. Cash28 y
48M. Cissé20 y
4T. Harwood-Bellis23 y
3V. Lindelöf32 y
22I. Maatsen23 y
5T. Mings32 y
13M. Ruggeri23 y
14Pau Torres28 y
29A. Wan-Bissaka28 y

Midfielders

26L. Bogarde21 y
6R. Barkley32 y
10E. Buendía29 y
4T. Carroll19 y
71Theodore Carroll19 y
3R. Fortes18 y
8L. Goretzka30 y
53George Hemmings18 y
6J. Jimoh19 y
35João Gomes24 y
8B. Kamara26 y
44J. Manzambi20 y
7J. McGinn31 y
24A. Onana24 y
19I. Mbaye17 y

Forwards

18T. Abraham28 y
47Alysson Edward19 y
17A. Garnacho21 y
11N. Jackson24 y
39Brian Madjo16 y
7T. Mulley18 y

Season numbers League Cup 2026/27

Coventry

FormWL

Played (home / away)2 (1 / 1)

W · D · L1 · 0 · 1

Goals for (avg)5 (2.5)

Goals against (avg)5 (2.5)

Clean sheets / failed to score0 / 0

Biggest win (home / away)– / 2-4

Longest win streak1

Penalties scored / missed1 / 0

Most used formation4-2-3-1 (2×)

Cards (yellow / red)5 / 0

Aston Villa

FormW

Played (home / away)1 (0 / 1)

W · D · L1 · 0 · 0

Goals for (avg)3 (3.0)

Goals against (avg)1 (1.0)

Clean sheets / failed to score0 / 0

Biggest win (home / away)– / 1-3

Longest win streak1

Most used formation4-2-3-1 (1×)

Cards (yellow / red)3 / 0

Coventry vs Aston Villa 1-3 – League Cup, 16 Sep 2026

Match stats

Key events

SportsLife forecast

Coventry

Aston Villa

Line-ups

Coventry4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Aston Villa4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Statistics

All events

Player ratings

Coventry

Aston Villa

Head-to-head last 1 meetings

Squads

Coventry29 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Aston Villa33 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Season numbers League Cup 2026/27

Coventry

Aston Villa