Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa | Result & Match Report
Coventry
1 - 3 Aston Villa
League Cup · Round of 32 · Full Time
League Cup · Round of 32: Aston Villa beat Coventry 3-1. The match was played on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena (Coventry); refereed by R. Jones.
⚽ Goals
Tammy Abraham 7' (Aston Villa) · Victor Torp 27' (Coventry) · Ross Barkley 40' (Aston Villa) · Tammy Abraham 59' (Aston Villa)
Match Analysis
After a 1-2 first half, the game finished 1-3.
Coventry held 42% of possession against 58%, attempting 15 shots to Aston Villa's 18.
Shots on target read 5-9 and corners 2-9.
⏱️ Match Events
7'⚽Tammy Abraham (George Hemmings)
12'🔄▲ Ethan Pinnock ▼ Aurele Amenda
23'🟨Stephen Mfuni
26'🟨Ross Barkley
27'⚽Victor Torp
40'⚽Ross Barkley (Ibrahim Mbaye)
43'🟨Aaron Wan-Bissaka
45'🔄▲ Zion Suzuki ▼ Marco Bizot
46'🟨Caleb Yirenkyi
57'🔄▲ Loum Tchaouna ▼ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
58'🔄▲ Ellis Simms ▼ Sidiki Cherif
59'⚽Tammy Abraham (Ross Barkley)
64'🔄▲ Johan Manzambi ▼ John McGinn
64'🔄▲ Emiliano Buendía ▼ Ibrahim Mbaye
69'🔄▲ Nicolas Jackson ▼ Tammy Abraham
73'🔄▲ Frank Onyeka ▼ Caleb Yirenkyi
73'🔄▲ Jake Bidwell ▼ Stephen Mfuni
79'🔄▲ Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha ▼ George Hemmings
87'🟨Frank Onyeka
90'🟨Emiliano Buendía
👕 Line-ups
Coventry · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.26
Substitutes: E. Mason-Clark, M. Grimes, J. Bidwell, F. Onyeka, E. Pinnock, E. Simms, L. Tchaouna, B. Thomas-Asante, B. Wilson
Coach: F. Lampard
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.32
Substitutes: E. Buendía, M. Cash, A. Garnacho, N. Jackson, B. Kamara, J. Manzambi, V. Lindelöf, Z. Suzuki, Alysson Edward
Coach: Unai Emery
📊 Match Stats
⭐ Player of the Match
R. Barkley (Aston Villa) — named player of the match with a 9.0 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
🎬 Match Highlights
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