Coventry 1-3 Aston Villa — EFL Cup, 16 Sep 2026
Aston Villa beat Coventry 3-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 16 September 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. Tammy Abraham, Victor Torp, Ross Barkley got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-17'assist: George Hemmings
- 12'
- 23'Foul
- 26'Foul
- 1-127'
- 1-240'assist: Ibrahim Mbaye
- 43'Not Retreating
- 45'
- Half-time1-2
- 46'Handball
- 57'
- 58'
- 1-359'assist: Ross Barkley
- 64'
- 64'
- 69'
- 73'
- 73'
- 79'
- 87'Foul
- 90'Dissent
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Coventry
- 8.0Victor TorpM
- 6.9Sidiki CherifF
- 6.7L. TchaounaF
- 6.5Ethan PinnockD
- 6.5Daniel BentleyG
- 6.4Gustavo HamerM
- 6.3Ellis SimmsF
- 6.2Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
- 6.1Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 6.1Bobby ThomasD
- 6.0J. BidwellD
- 6.0T. SakamotoM
- 5.9Aurèle AmendaD
- 5.6Y. GbohoM
- 5.6F. OnyekaM
- 5.5Stephen MfuniD
- 6.6B. Thomas-AsanteF
- 6.6Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 6.6M. GrimesM
- 6.6B. WilsonG
Aston Villa
- 9.0Ross BarkleyM
- 8.8Tammy AbrahamF
- 7.7Ibrahim MbayeM
- 7.3George HemmingsM
- 7.2M. RuggeriD
- 7.1John McGinnM
- 6.9Johan ManzambiM
- 6.9Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.8Lamare BogardeM
- 6.8Tyrone MingsD
- 6.7Marco BizotG
- 6.7Nicolas JacksonF
- 6.6Zion SuzukiG
- 6.5Aaron Wan-BissakaD
- 6.3Alysson EdwardF
- 6.3Emiliano BuendíaM
- 6.6Boubacar KamaraM
- 6.6Matthew CashD
- 6.6Victor LindelöfD
- 6.6Alejandro GarnachoF
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Coventry4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CoventryF. Lampard
Substitutes
- 16F. OnyekaM5.6
- 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM6.6
- 6M. GrimesM6.6
- 21J. BidwellD6.0
- 2Ethan Pinnock12'D6.5
- 13B. WilsonG6.6
- 23B. Thomas-AsanteF6.6
- 9Ellis Simms58'F6.3
- 17L. TchaounaF6.7
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 3Victor LindelöfD6.6
- 8Boubacar KamaraM6.6
- 10Emiliano Buendía90'64'M6.3
- 2Matthew CashD6.6
- 1Zion Suzuki45'G6.6
- 11Nicolas Jackson69'F6.7
- 17Alejandro GarnachoF6.6
- 44Johan Manzambi64'M6.9
- 47Alysson EdwardF6.3
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
15Total shots18
5Shots on target9
6Shots off target3
4Blocked shots6
2Corners9
2Offsides2
17Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
6Goalkeeper saves4
385Total passes510
318Accurate passes447
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Torp | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sidiki Cherif | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| L. Tchaouna | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ethan Pinnock | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Daniel Bentley | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Gustavo Hamer | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Ellis Simms | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| J. Bidwell | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| T. Sakamoto | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aurèle Amenda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Y. Gboho | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.6 |
| F. Onyeka | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Stephen Mfuni | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.5 |
| B. Thomas-Asante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| M. Grimes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| B. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barkley | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Tammy Abraham | 69 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.8 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye | 64 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| George Hemmings | 79 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| M. Ruggeri | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| John McGinn | 64 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Johan Manzambi | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Marco Bizot | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Zion Suzuki | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Alysson Edward | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |