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Coventry City vs Newcastle United

FA Cup
Coventry
2-0-4
4-1
Final
Newcastle
2-2-3
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNEW
33%Possession67%
9Shots19
6On target6
2Corners6
4Saves2
3Fouls10
66'Milan van EwijkCOV81'JoelintonNEW
Team1H2HT
COV134
NEW011

Who won: Coventry 4-1

Coventry City beat Newcastle United 4-1 on Monday, October 12, 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Jack Rudoni (6' pen), Sidiki Cherif (48'), Ellis Simms (81') and Stephen Mfuni (86'). Goals for Newcastle: Sven Botman (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.6Sidiki CherifF
  2. 27.5Jack RudoniAM
  3. 37.1Carl RushworthG
  4. 47.1Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-R
  5. 56.9Jay Da SilvaLB
  6. 66.8Sven BotmanCD-L
  7. 76.6Stephen MfuniSUB
  8. 86.5Ellis SimmsSUB
  9. 96.4Caleb YirenkyiRM
  10. 106.3Ethan PinnockCD-L
  11. 116.3Bobby ThomasCD-R
  12. 126.3Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L

Team stats

COVNEW
3Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides5
2Corner Kicks6
4Saves2
33.3Possession66.7
9SHOTS19
6ON GOAL6
0.7On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
185Accurate Passes451
261Passes527
0.7Pass Completion %0.9
2Accurate Crosses3
9Crosses17
0.2Cross %0.2
68Long Balls39
29Accurate Long Balls21
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots6
8Effective Tackles9
13Tackles14
0.6Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions8
32Effective Clearances25
32Clearances25

Player of the game

Sidiki Cherif

COV · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

29%
COV · 1.50 xG
27%
Draw
45%
NEW · 1.90 xG

Newcastle deserved better: 45% on chances, lost 1-4

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 4, Newcastle United 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Coventry City 4, Newcastle United 1.
  3. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Newcastle United).

  4. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Amar Dedic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.

    A. Dedic

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Touré

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Dan Burn replaces Bazoumana Touré because of an injury.

    D. Burn

  8. 90'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico González.

    W. Osula

  9. 88'NEW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.

  10. GOAL86'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    S. Mfuni · ast J. Da Silva

    Goal! Coventry City 4, Newcastle United 1. Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Dasilva.

    COV 4 - 1 NEW
  11. 85'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Stephen Mfuni (Coventry City) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Newcastle United). Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.

    S. Mfuni

  12. 84'COV

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.

  13. 84'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  14. 84'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    B. Thomas-Asante

  15. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Grimes

    Substitution, Coventry City. Stephen Mfuni replaces Matt Grimes.

    S. Mfuni

  16. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Rudoni

    Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Jack Rudoni.

    V. Torp

  17. 81'

    Yellow card

    Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Joelinton

  18. GOAL81'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    E. Simms · ast B. Thomas-Asante

    Goal! Coventry City 3, Newcastle United 1. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.

    COV 3 - 1 NEW
  19. 80'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Bazoumana Touré (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matias Fernandez-Pardo.

    B. Touré

  20. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Wissa

    Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Yoane Wissa.

    W. Osula

  21. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Cherif

    Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Sidiki Cherif.

    E. Simms

  22. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Yirenkyi

    Substitution, Coventry City. Frank Onyeka replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.

    F. Onyeka

  23. 77'NEW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Milan van Ewijk.

  24. 75'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    Y. Wissa

  25. 72'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Nico González.

    L. Hall

Leaders

COVNEW
Total Shots
Sidiki Cherif
3
Joe Willock
5
Accurate Passes
Matt Grimes
30
Malick Thiaw
65
Defensive Interventions
Bobby Thomas
24
Malick Thiaw
11
Saves
Carl Rushworth
4
Lukás Hornícek
2

Season seriesNEW leads series 4-0