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Coventry City 1-3 Aston Villa, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 3Full time
Coventry City
  • Torp 27′

1–3

xG 0.80 – 2.44

Half time 1–2

Aston Villa
  • Abraham 7′, 59′
  • Barkley 40′
Kick-off
Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee
Robert Jones
Attendance
24,577
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Coventry City 1-3 Aston Villa. xG 0.8-2.4. Aston Villa deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Coventry City

4-2-3-1 · Frank Lampard

Avg rating 6.47

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1 · Unai Emery

Avg rating 7.25

  • Bentley

    #25 · Goalkeeper · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Mfuni

    #12 · Left-back · Coventry City

    73′ played

    6.3

    Off 73′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Thomas

    #4 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.2

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Amenda

    #24 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    12′ played

    5.8

    Off 12′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Latibeaudiere

    #22 · Right-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.05
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  • Yirenkyi

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    73′ played

    5.5

    Off 73′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
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  • Torp

    #29 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.28
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  • Gboho

    #34 · Left winger · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.08

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • Hamer

    #38 · Attacking midfielder · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.15

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
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  • Sakamoto

    #7 · Right winger · Coventry City

    57′ played

    6.6

    Off 57′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
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  • Cherif

    #49 · Forward · Coventry City

    58′ played

    6.2

    Off 57′

    xG
    0.35

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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  • Bizot

    #40 · Goalkeeper · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.3

    Off 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Ruggeri

    #13 · Left-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
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  • Harwood-Bellis

    #4 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.3

    Attack

    xG
    0.20
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  • Mings

    #5 · Centre-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Wan-Bissaka

    #29 · Right-back · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
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  • Barkley

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    8.7

    1 goal, 1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.71

    Attack

    xG
    0.26
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  • Bogarde

    #26 · Defensive midfielder · Aston Villa

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Hemmings

    #53 · Left winger · Aston Villa

    79′ played

    7.6

    1 assistOff 79′

    xG
    0.16

    Passing

    xA
    0.18
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  • McGinn

    #7 · Attacking midfielder · Aston Villa

    64′ played

    7.6

    Off 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.48

    Attack

    xG
    0.22
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  • Mbaye

    #19 · Right winger · Aston Villa

    64′ played

    8.1

    1 assistOff 64′

    xG
    0.19

    Passing

    xA
    0.29
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  • Abraham

    #18 · Forward · Aston Villa

    69′ played

    8.8

    2 goalsOff 69′Player of the match

    xG
    1.24
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Bench

  • Pinnock

    #2 · Substitute · Coventry City

    78′ played

    7.2

    On 12′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Simms

    #9 · Substitute · Coventry City

    32′ played

    5.8

    On 57′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Tchaouna

    #18 · Substitute · Coventry City

    33′ played

    6.7

    On 57′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Onyeka

    #16 · Substitute · Coventry City

    17′ played

    6.2

    On 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Bidwell

    #21 · Substitute · Coventry City

    17′ played

    6.4

    On 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Bench

  • Suzuki

    #1 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    45′ played

    6.6

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Buendía

    #10 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    26′ played

    6.8

    On 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Manzambi

    #44 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    26′ played

    6.5

    On 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
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  • Jackson

    #11 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    21′ played

    5.9

    On 69′

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Alysson

    #47 · Substitute · Aston Villa

    11′ played

    5.7

    On 79′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 43%Possession57%
    COV 43%, AVL 57%.
  • 0.80Expected goals (xG)2.44
    COV 0.80, AVL 2.44.
  • 0.80Non-penalty xG2.44
    COV 0.80, AVL 2.44.
  • 0.67xG on target3.32
    COV 0.67, AVL 3.32.
  • 15Shots18
    COV 15, AVL 18.
  • 5On target9
    COV 5, AVL 9.
  • 0Big chances5
    COV 0, AVL 5.
  • 386Passes514
    COV 386, AVL 514.
  • 82%Pass accuracy87%
    COV 82%, AVL 87%.
  • 2Corners8
    COV 2, AVL 8.
  • 20Tackles16
    COV 20, AVL 16.
  • 9Interceptions11
    COV 9, AVL 11.
  • 4.2PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.1
    COV 4.2, AVL 4.1.
  • 17Fouls12
    COV 17, AVL 12.
  • 3Yellow cards3
    COV 3, AVL 3.
  • 0Red cards0
    COV 0, AVL 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Coventry CityAston Villa
  1. 7′
    Goal, Abraham (Hemmings)0–1
  2. Substitution, Pinnock (Off Amenda)
    12′
  3. Yellow card, Mfuni
    23′
  4. 26′
    Yellow card, Barkley
  5. Goal, Torp1–1
    27′
  6. 40′
    Goal, Barkley (Mbaye)1–2
  7. 43′
    Yellow card, Wan-Bissaka
  8. Yellow card, Yirenkyi
    46′
  9. 46′
    Substitution, Suzuki (Off Bizot)
  10. Substitution, Simms (Off Sakamoto / Cherif)
    57′
  11. Substitution, Tchaouna (Off Sakamoto / Cherif)
    57′
  12. 59′
    Goal, Abraham (Barkley)1–3
  13. 64′
    Substitution, Buendía (Off McGinn / Mbaye)
  14. 64′
    Substitution, Manzambi (Off McGinn / Mbaye)
  15. 69′
    Substitution, Jackson (Off Abraham)
  16. Substitution, Onyeka (Off Yirenkyi / Mfuni)
    73′
  17. Substitution, Bidwell (Off Yirenkyi / Mfuni)
    73′
  18. 79′
    Substitution, Alysson (Off Hemmings)
  19. Yellow card, Onyeka
    87′
  20. 90′
    Yellow card, Buendía

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33 shots

Every shot

← AVL attack

COV attack →

Abraham 59′Aston Villa · Goal · From a corner · Right foot0.99xGOT0.57xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Coventry City0.80xG

Aston Villa2.44xG

Full time1–3

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Abraham 7′Torp 27′Barkley 40′Abraham 59′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Coventry City on top27%

Aston Villa on top73%

HT0′–5′: Aston Villa on top5′–10′: Aston Villa on top10′–15′: Coventry City on top15′–20′: Aston Villa on top20′–25′: Aston Villa on top25′–30′: Coventry City on top30′–35′: Coventry City on top35′–40′: Aston Villa on top40′–45′: Aston Villa on top45′–50′: Aston Villa on top50′–55′: Coventry City on top55′–60′: Aston Villa on top60′–65′: Aston Villa on top65′–70′: Coventry City on top70′–75′: Coventry City on top75′–80′: Aston Villa on top80′–85′: Coventry City on top85′–90′: Coventry City on top90′–95′: Coventry City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

19Mfuni14Sakamoto11Gboho19Pinnock32Thomas19Yirenkyi18Latibeaudiere9Cherif28Torp12Bentley17Hamer

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Coventry City · Longest unchanged XI, 11' to 56' (after an early substitution)Busiest link: Thomas and Latibeaudiere, 13 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Thomas made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
26Mbaye29Wan-Bissaka28Bogarde34Ruggeri45Mings21McGinn34Barkley42Harwood-Bellis10Hemmings19Bizot8Abraham

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Aston Villa · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Mings and Harwood-Bellis, 26 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Mings made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Coventry City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 45), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 26).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.