Ninety
Coventry
Premier League
Show score
4 - 1
Full time
Newcastle
Coventry vs Newcastle: match report
Coventry City hosted Newcastle United at Coventry Building Society Arena on Monday 12 October 2026, in the Premier League (round 6). Coventry are without 1 player (Taiwo Awoniyi); Newcastle have no reported absences. John Brooks is the referee, averaging 4.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.
Result and scorers
Coventry 4-1 Newcastle. Goals: Jack Rudoni 6' (pen) for Coventry; Sidiki Cherif 48' for Coventry; Sven Botman 70' for Newcastle; Ellis Simms 81' for Coventry; Stephen Mfuni 86' for Coventry. Attendance: 30,811.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 6' Penalty: Jack Rudoni (Coventry) 1-0
- 48' Goal: Sidiki Cherif (Coventry) 2-0
- 66' Yellow card: Milan van Ewijk (Coventry)
- 70' Goal: Sven Botman (Newcastle) 2-1
- 81' Goal: Ellis Simms (Coventry) 3-1
- 81' Yellow card: Joelinton (Newcastle)
- 86' Goal: Stephen Mfuni (Coventry) 4-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 33.3% | Possession | 66.7% |
| 9 | Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 3 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Coventry 4-2-3-1
Coach: Frank Lampard
- 19 Carl Rushworth GK
- 27 Milan van Ewijk DEF
- 4 Bobby Thomas DEF
- 2 Ethan Pinnock DEF
- 3 Jay Dasilva DEF
- 8 Caleb Yirenkyi MID
- 6 Matt Grimes MID
- 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante FWD
- 5 Jack Rudoni MID
- 10 Ephron Mason-Clark FWD
- 49 Sidiki Cherif FWD
Bench
- 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto FWD
- 16 Frank Onyeka MID
- 9 Ellis Simms FWD
- 12 Stephen Mfuni DEF
- 29 Victor Torp MID
- 25 Daniel Bentley GK
- 22 Joel Latibeaudiere DEF
- 34 Yann Gboho MID
- 38 Gustavo Hamer FWD
Newcastle 4-2-3-1
Coach: Matthias Jaissle
- 21 Lukás Hornícek GK
- 67 Lewis Miley MID
- 12 Malick Thiaw DEF
- 4 Sven Botman DEF
- 3 Lewis Hall DEF
- 6 Nico González MID
- 28 Joseph Willock MID
- 23 Jacob Murphy FWD
- 9 Yoane Wissa FWD
- 11 Harvey Barnes FWD
- 20 Matias Fernandez-Pardo FWD
Bench
- 37 Amar Dedić DEF
- 7 Joelinton MID
- 17 Bazoumana Touré FWD
- 10 William Osula FWD
- 33 Daniel Burn DEF
- 1 Nick Pope GK
- 5 Fabian Schär DEF
- 8 Aladji Bamba MID
- 14 Sean Steur MID
Injuries and suspensions
Coventry
- Taiwo Awoniyi suspension, back Mid October 2026
Newcastle
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Wednesday 17 February 2010: Newcastle United 4-1 Coventry City
- Wednesday 9 December 2009: Coventry City 0-2 Newcastle United
- Tuesday 26 August 2008: Coventry City 2-3 Newcastle United
- Saturday 29 January 2005: Newcastle United 3-1 Coventry City