Coventry vs Aston Villa match stats & report

1–3 Full time

League Cup · England · Round of 32 · Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry · Ref R. Jones

Coventry stats & fixtures · Aston Villa stats & fixtures

Coventry lost to Aston Villa 1–3 in the League Cup (Round of 32) on 16 September 2026. Aston Villa had 58% of the ball.

Coventry vs Aston Villa match statistics

CoventryAston Villa

42% Ball possession 58%
15 Total shots 18
5 Shots on target 9
6 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 6
5 Shots inside the box 14
2 Corners 9
17 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
386 Passes 514
6 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

7' Goal T. Abraham (assist G. Hemmings) Aston Villa
23' Yellow card S. Mfuni Coventry
26' Yellow card R. Barkley Aston Villa
27' Goal V. Torp Coventry
40' Goal R. Barkley (assist I. Mbaye) Aston Villa
43' Yellow card A. Wan-Bissaka Aston Villa
46' Yellow card Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi Coventry
59' Goal T. Abraham (assist R. Barkley) Aston Villa
87' Yellow card F. Onyeka Coventry
90' Yellow card E. Buendía Aston Villa

The Ghost's call

The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.

What matters

Coventry win 3.8 corners a game — 7th percentile in this competition.
Coventry score 2.1 a game — 86th percentile in this competition.
Coventry have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.

Team news & lineups

Coventry

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Lampard

25 D. Bentley

12 S. Mfuni 24 A. Amenda 4 B. Thomas 22 J. Latibeaudiere

29 V. Torp 8 Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi

34 Y. Gboho 38 G. Hamer 7 T. Sakamoto

49 S. Chérif

Bench E. Mason-Clark , M. Grimes , J. Bidwell , F. Onyeka , E. Pinnock , E. Simms , L. Tchaouna , B. Thomas-Asante , B. Wilson

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

40 M. Bizot

13 M. Ruggeri 5 T. Mings 4 T. Harwood-Bellis 29 A. Wan-Bissaka

6 R. Barkley 26 L. Bogarde

53 G. Hemmings 7 J. McGinn 19 I. Mbaye

18 T. Abraham

Bench E. Buendía , M. Cash , A. Garnacho , N. Jackson , B. Kamara , J. Manzambi , V. Lindelöf , Z. Suzuki , Alysson

Form now

Each side's form as of 3 November 2026, from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.

Coventry at home

6–0–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.