Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Shots insideboxAston Villa 14 · Coventry City 5 Multiple-score contributorTammy Abraham · 2 scoring events Shots outsideboxAston Villa 4 · Coventry City 10
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EFL Cup · 2026-2027
Final · Sep 16, 2026 · The Coventry Building Society Arena England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Recorded for Aston Villa in the supplied event timeline.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
448Passes accurate317
14Shots insidebox5
4Shots outsidebox10
6Blocked Shots4
16Free Kicks12
9Shots on Goal5
4Goalkeeper Saves6
3Shots off Goal6
2Offsides2
512Total passes385
18Total Shots15
3Yellow Cards3
9Corner Kicks2
12Fouls17
0Red Cards0
58Ball Possession42
Timeline
Card · 
Aston VillaEmi Buendía Yellow Card
Aston VillaEmi Buendía Yellow CardCard · 
Coventry CityFrank Onyeka Yellow Card
Coventry CityFrank Onyeka Yellow Cardsubst · Aston VillaGeorge Hemmings Substitution 5
Aston VillaGeorge Hemmings Substitution 5subst · Coventry CityStephen Mfuni Substitution 5
Coventry CityStephen Mfuni Substitution 5subst · Coventry CityCaleb Yirenkyi Substitution 4
Coventry CityCaleb Yirenkyi Substitution 4subst · Aston VillaTammy Abraham Substitution 4
Aston VillaTammy Abraham Substitution 4subst · Aston VillaIbrahim Mbaye Substitution 3
Aston VillaIbrahim Mbaye Substitution 3subst · Aston VillaJohn McGinn Substitution 2
Aston VillaJohn McGinn Substitution 2Goal · Aston VillaTammy Abraham Normal Goal
Aston VillaTammy Abraham Normal Goalsubst · Coventry CitySidiki Chérif Substitution 3
Coventry CitySidiki Chérif Substitution 3subst · Coventry CityTatsuhiro Sakamoto Substitution 2
Coventry CityTatsuhiro Sakamoto Substitution 2Card · Coventry CityCaleb Yirenkyi Yellow Card
Coventry CityCaleb Yirenkyi Yellow Cardsubst · Aston VillaMarco Bizot Substitution 1
Aston VillaMarco Bizot Substitution 1Card · Aston VillaAaron Wan-Bissaka Yellow Card
Aston VillaAaron Wan-Bissaka Yellow CardGoal · Aston VillaRoss Barkley Normal Goal
Aston VillaRoss Barkley Normal GoalGoal · Coventry CityVictor Torp Normal Goal
Coventry CityVictor Torp Normal GoalCard · Aston VillaRoss Barkley Yellow Card
Aston VillaRoss Barkley Yellow CardCard · Coventry CityStephen Mfuni Yellow Card
Coventry CityStephen Mfuni Yellow Cardsubst · Coventry CityAurèle Amenda Substitution 1
Coventry CityAurèle Amenda Substitution 1Goal · Aston VillaTammy Abraham Normal Goal
Aston VillaTammy Abraham Normal GoalLineups
Aston Villa
Starting lineup
40Marco BizotGoalkeeper26Lamare BogardeDefender13Matteo RuggeriLeft Midfield53George HemmingsMidfielder6Ross BarkleyCentral Midfield7John McGinnCentral Midfield18Tammy AbrahamCentre-Forward19Ibrahim MbayeRight Winger29Aaron Wan-BissakaRight-Back4Taylor Harwood-BellisCentre-Back5Tyrone MingsCentre-Back
Coventry City
Starting lineup
Final result
Aston Villa wins
3Final1
Aston Villa won by 2.
- Date
- Sep 16, 2026
- Venue
- The Coventry Building Society Arena
