Coventry City 1 – 3 Aston Villa: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Coventry City

Full Time

1–3

Wednesday, 16 September 2026 · The Coventry Building Society Arena

Aston Villa

⚽ Victor Torp 27' ⚽ Tammy Abraham 59'⚽ Ross Barkley 40'⚽ Tammy Abraham 7'

Match Events

90'

Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa

87'

Frank OnyekaCoventry City

79'

AlyssonAston Villa · George Hemmings

73'

Frank OnyekaCoventry City · Caleb Yirenkyi

73'

Jake BidwellCoventry City · Stephen Mfuni

69'

Nicolas JacksonAston Villa · Tammy Abraham

64'

Johan Manzambi Aston Villa · John McGinn

64'

Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa · Ibrahim Mbaye

59'

Tammy AbrahamAston Villa · Ross Barkley

1-3

58'

Ellis SimmsCoventry City · Sidiki Chérif

57'

Loum TchaounaCoventry City · Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

46'

Caleb YirenkyiCoventry City

46'

Zion SuzukiAston Villa · Marco Bizot

43'

Aaron Wan-BissakaAston Villa

40'

Ross BarkleyAston Villa · Ibrahim Mbaye

1-2

27'

Victor TorpCoventry City

1-1

26'

Ross BarkleyAston Villa

23'

Stephen MfuniCoventry City

12'

Ethan PinnockCoventry City · Aurèle Amenda

Tammy AbrahamAston Villa · George Hemmings

0-1

VenueThe Coventry Building Society ArenaWednesday, 16 September 2026

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RefereeRobert Jones

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Coventry City Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

25 7.2

Daniel Bentley

22 6.6

Joel Latibeaudiere

4 6.7

Bobby Thomas

24 6.2

Aurèle Amenda

7 6.6

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

8 6.2

Caleb Yirenkyi

29 7.8

Victor Torp

12 6.1

Stephen Mfuni

38 6.9

Gustavo Hamer

34 6.5

Yann Gboho

49 6.7

Sidiki Chérif

Substitutes 11

#2 Ethan Pinnock Defender

6.8

#6 Matt Grimes Midfielder

#9 Ellis Simms Attacker

6.5

#10 Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder

#13 Ben Wilson Goalkeeper

#16 Frank Onyeka Midfielder

6.5

#17 Loum Tchaouna Attacker

6.8

#18 Loum Tchaouna Attacker

#21 Jake Bidwell Defender

6.7

#23 Brandon Thomas-Asante Attacker

#40 Jake Bidwell Defender

Aston Villa Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

40 6.7

Marco Bizot

29 6.7

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

4 7.1

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

5 6.7

Tyrone Mings

13 6.8

Matteo Ruggeri

26 7.2

Lamare Bogarde

6 8.7

Ross Barkley

19 7.6

Ibrahim Mbaye

7 7.2

John McGinn

53 7.3

George Hemmings

18 8.3

Tammy Abraham

Substitutes 9

#1 Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper

7.1

#2 Matty Cash Defender

#3 Victor Lindelöf Defender

#8 Boubacar Kamara Midfielder

#10 Emiliano Buendía Midfielder

6.7

#11 Nicolas Jackson Attacker

6.6

#17 Alejandro Garnacho Attacker

#44 Johan Manzambi Midfielder

6.7

#47 Alysson Attacker

6.1

Statistics

Match Statistics

Coventry City

Comparison

Aston Villa

43% Ball Possession % 57%

15 Shots Total 18

5 Shots On Target 9

6 Shots Off Target 3

4 Shots Blocked 6

5 Shots Insidebox 14

10 Shots Outsidebox 4

11 Goal Attempts 12

0 Big Chances Created 4

0 Big Chances Missed 1

2 Corners 8

2 Offsides 2

17 Fouls 12

3 Yellowcards 3

385 Passes 512

317 Successful Passes 448

82% Successful Passes Percentage 88%

7 Key Passes 15

42 Long Passes 54

19 Successful Long Passes 29

45% Successful Long Passes Percentage 54%

11 Total Crosses 20

1 Accurate Crosses 10

16 Dribble Attempts 19

7 Successful Dribbles 6

44% Successful Dribbles Percentage 32%

19 Tackles 15

10 Interceptions 12

45 Duels Won 46

6 Saves 4

90 Attacks 86

41 Dangerous Attacks 48

14 Free Kicks 21

14 Throwins 11

5 Goal Kicks 8

5 Substitutions 5

1 Injuries 0

0 Assists 3

1 Goals 3

76 Ball Safe 86

13 Tackles Won 7