EFL Cup
Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa
Match summary
Aston Villa beat Coventry 3-1 in EFL Cup on Wed, 16 Sep 2026.
Goals — Coventry: Torp 27' | Aston Villa: Abraham 7', 59'; Barkley 40'.
Coventry had 43% of the possession and 15 shots (5 on target) against 18 (9) for Aston Villa; corners 2-8, yellow cards 3-3.
Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena. Referee: Robert Jones.
Match timeline
- 7'AbrahamAssist: G. HemmingsGoal0-1
- 12'⇄In PinnockOut AmendaSubstitution
- 23'S. MfuniYellow card
- 26'BarkleyYellow card
- 27'TorpGoal1-1
- 40'BarkleyAssist: MbayeGoal1-2
- 43'Wan-BissakaYellow card
- 46'YirenkyiYellow card
- 46'⇄In SuzukiOut BizotSubstitution
- 57'⇄In TchaounaOut SakamotoSubstitution
- 58'⇄In E. SimmsOut ChérifSubstitution
- 59'AbrahamAssist: McGinnGoal1-3
- 64'⇄In BuendíaOut MbayeSubstitution
- 64'⇄In ManzambiOut McGinnSubstitution
- 69'⇄In JacksonOut AbrahamSubstitution
- 73'⇄In BidwellOut S. MfuniSubstitution
- 73'⇄In F. OnyekaOut YirenkyiSubstitution
- 79'⇄In AlyssonOut G. HemmingsSubstitution
- 87'F. OnyekaYellow card
- 90'BuendíaYellow card
Top performers
TchaounaCoventry · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.02
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes34
AbrahamAston Villa · Attacker
- Expected Goals1.2
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes68
TorpCoventry · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.27
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
BarkleyAston Villa · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.59
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes90
BidwellCoventry · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes18
Harwood-BellisAston Villa · Defender
- Interceptions3
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1Coventry 4-2-3-1
Coventry
Coach: Frank Lampard
Substitutes
- 2Ethan PinnockDefender6.4
- 21Jake BidwellDefender6.8
- 16Frank OnyekaMidfielder6.3
- 17Loum TchaounaAttacker6.7
- 9Ellis SimmsAttacker6.0
- 13Ben WilsonGoalkeeper
- 6Matt GrimesMidfielder
- 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAttacker
- 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAttacker
Unavailable players
- Haji WrightMuscle injury
- Josh EcclesKnock injury
- Kaine Kesler HaydenHamstring Injury
- Luke WoolfendenKnee injury
Aston Villa
Coach: Unai Emery
Substitutes
- 1Zion SuzukiGoalkeeper6.9
- 44Johan ManzambiMidfielder7.0
- 47Alysson EdwardAttacker6.4
- 10Emilliano BuendíaAttacker6.7
- 11Nicolas JacksonAttacker6.6
- 3Victor LindelofDefender
- 2Matty CashDefender
- 8Boubacar KamaraMidfielder
- 17Alejandro GarnachoAttacker
Unavailable players
- Pau TorresHamstring Injury
- Amadou OnanaCruciate ligament injury
- Brian MadjoKnock injury
- Leon GoretzkaKnee injury
Statistics
CoventryAston Villa
Key statistics
43%Possession57%
0.67Expected Goals2.69
15Total Shots18
5Shots On Target9
0Big Chances Created4
2Corners8
17Fouls12
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
6Goalkeeper Saves4
317Passes Completed448
All statistics
90Attacks86
6Shots Off Target3
4Shots Blocked6
0Hit Woodwork0
0.62Expected Goals On Target3.66
12Free Kicks16
5Shots Inside The Box14
385Total Passes512
10Shots Outside The Box4
0Big Chances Missed1
0.47Expected Assists1.99
1/11 (9%)Crosses Completed10/20 (50%)
167Passes Own Half284
229Passes Opposition Half248
19/42 (45%)Long Passes Completed29/54 (54%)
14Throw-Ins11
8Key Passes15
74Passes Into Final Third92
60Backward Passes94
5Goal Kicks8
10Interceptions12
2.69Expected Goals Conceded0.67
13/19 (68%)Tackles Won7/15 (47%)
23Clearances21
45Duels Won46
7/16 (44%)Aerial Duels Won9/16 (56%)
38/75 (51%)Ground Duels Won37/75 (49%)
12Was Fouled16
7/16 (44%)Successful Dribbles6/19 (32%)
9Was Dribbled Past13
3Final Third Possession Won3
112Possession Lost110
5Substitutions5
Match information
- Competition
- EFL Cup
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Coventry Building Society Arena
- Attendance
- 24,577
- Referee
- Robert Jones