Coventry City vs Aston Villa

Premier League

Coventry

COV

1-3

Final

Aston Villa

AVL

Coventry Building Society Arena

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'AVL

43%Possession57%

15Shots18

5On target9

2Corners9

6Saves4

17Fouls12

23'Stephen MfuniCOV26'Ross BarkleyAVL43'Aaron Wan-BissakaAVL46'Caleb YirenkyiCOV87'Frank OnyekaCOV90'Emiliano BuendíaAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
COV	1	0	1
AVL	2	1	3

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Coventry City 3-1 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Victor Torp (27'). Goals for Aston Villa: Tammy Abraham (7', 59') and Ross Barkley (40').

Play by play

Match ends, Coventry City 1, Aston Villa 3.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Aston Villa 3.
90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Yann Gboho (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loum Tchaouna.
90'+1'
Offside, Aston Villa. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
90'+1'
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
90'
Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
90'
Joel Latibeaudiere (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).
86'
Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
86'
Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul by Victor Torp (Coventry City).
81'
Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
80'
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
79'
Sub
Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
79'
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
79'
Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Manzambi.
77'
Offside, Coventry City. Ellis Simms is caught offside.
77'
Attempt saved. Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Coventry City). Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
75'
Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

COVAVL

Total Shots

Victor Torp

Ross Barkley

Accurate Passes

Bobby Thomas

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Defensive Interventions

Bobby Thomas

Lamare Bogarde

Saves

Daniel Bentley

Zion Suzuki