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Coventry vs Aston Villa: match report

Coventry City hosted Aston Villa at Coventry Building Society Arena on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Robert Jones is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa. Goals: Tammy Abraham 7' for Aston Villa; Victor Torp 27' for Coventry; Ross Barkley 40' for Aston Villa; Tammy Abraham 59' for Aston Villa.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 7' Goal: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) 0-1
  • 23' Yellow card: Stephen Mfuni (Coventry)
  • 26' Yellow card: Ross Barkley (Aston Villa)
  • 27' Goal: Victor Torp (Coventry) 1-1
  • 40' Goal: Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) 1-2
  • 43' Yellow card: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa)
  • 46' Yellow card: Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry)
  • 59' Goal: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) 1-3
  • 87' Yellow card: Frank Onyeka (Coventry)
  • 90' Yellow card: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
Match stats (contains the result)
42.8%Possession57.2%
15Shots18
5Shots on target9
2Corners9
17Fouls12
2Offsides2
6Saves4
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Coventry 4-2-3-1

Coach: Frank Lampard

  1. 25 Daniel Bentley GK
  2. 22 Joel Latibeaudiere DEF
  3. 4 Bobby Thomas DEF
  4. 24 Aurèle Amenda DEF
  5. 12 Stephen Mfuni DEF
  6. 8 Caleb Yirenkyi MID
  7. 29 Victor Torp MID
  8. 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto FWD
  9. 38 Gustavo Hamer FWD
  10. 34 Yann Gboho MID
  11. 49 Sidiki Cherif FWD

Bench

  • 2 Ethan Pinnock DEF
  • 9 Ellis Simms FWD
  • 18 Loum Tchaouna FWD
  • 21 Jake Bidwell DEF
  • 16 Frank Onyeka MID
  • 13 Ben Wilson GK
  • 6 Matt Grimes MID
  • 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante FWD
  • 10 Ephron Mason-Clark FWD

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1

Coach: Unai Emery

  1. 40 Marco Bizot GK
  2. 29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF
  3. 4 Taylor Harwood-Bellis DEF
  4. 5 Tyrone Mings DEF
  5. 13 Matteo Ruggeri DEF
  6. 26 Lamare Bogarde MID
  7. 6 Ross Barkley MID
  8. 19 Ibrahim Mbaye FWD
  9. 7 John McGinn FWD
  10. 53 George Hemmings MID
  11. 18 Tammy Abraham FWD

Bench

  • 1 Zion Suzuki GK
  • 44 Johan Manzambi MID
  • 10 Emiliano Buendía FWD
  • 11 Nicolas Jackson FWD
  • 47 Alysson Edward FWD
  • 2 Matty Cash DEF
  • 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
  • 8 Boubacar Kamara MID
  • 17 Alejandro Garnacho FWD