Coventry 1–3 Aston Villa

League Cup · 2026/27

League Cup·Full time

Coventry
  • Victor Torp 27
  • Stephen MfuniBooked on 23 mins
  • Caleb YirenkyiBooked on 46 mins
  • Frank OnyekaBooked on 87 mins

1–3

HT 1–2

Wednesday 16 September at 20:00

Aston VillaAston Villa
  • Tammy Abraham 7
  • Ross Barkley 40
  • Tammy Abraham 59
  • Booked on 26 minsRoss Barkley
  • Booked on 43 minsAaron Wan-Bissaka
  • Booked on 90 minsEmiliano Buendía

Coventry Building Society Arena

Coventry · 4-2-3-1

25D. Bentley
12S. Mfuni
24A. Amenda
4B. Thomas
22J. Latibeaudiere
29V. Torp
8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
34Y. Gboho
38G. Hamer
7T. Sakamoto
49S. Cherif

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 25D. Bentley

Defence

  1. 12S. Mfuni
  2. 24A. Amenda
  3. 4B. Thomas
  4. 22J. Latibeaudiere

Midfield

  1. 29V. Torp
  2. 8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
  3. 34Y. Gboho
  4. 38G. Hamer
  5. 7T. Sakamoto

Attack

  1. 49S. Cherif

Bench

  • 10E. Mason-Clark
  • 6M. Grimes
  • 21J. Bidwell
  • 16F. Onyeka
  • 2E. Pinnock
  • 9E. Simms
  • 17L. Tchaouna
  • 23B. Thomas-Asante
  • 13B. Wilson

Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1

40M. Bizot
13M. Ruggeri
5T. Mings
4T. Harwood-Bellis
29A. Wan-Bissaka
6R. Barkley
26L. Bogarde
53George Hemmingson 79'
7J. McGinn
19I. Mbaye
18T. Abraham

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 40M. Bizot

Defence

  1. 13M. Ruggeri
  2. 5T. Mings
  3. 4T. Harwood-Bellis
  4. 29A. Wan-Bissaka

Midfield

  1. 6R. Barkley
  2. 26L. Bogarde
  3. 53George Hemmingson 79'
  4. 7J. McGinn
  5. 19I. Mbaye

Attack

  1. 18T. Abraham

Bench

  • 10E. Buendía
  • 2M. Cash
  • 17A. Garnacho
  • 11N. Jackson
  • 8B. Kamara
  • 44J. Manzambi
  • 3V. Lindelöf
  • 1Z. Suzuki
  • 47Alysson Edward