English Premier League

FT Monday, October 12, 2026
Newcastle United WDWLW 1
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Coventry City LLLLW 4
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Match Report

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Coventry put four past Newcastle to climb out of relegation zone

Coventry City picked up their first home victory in the Premier League for 25 years with an emphatic 4-1 win over Newcastle United on Monday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
66.7
Possession
33.3
19
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
451
Accurate Passes
185
527
Passes
261
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
68
21
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
8
25
Effective Clearances
32
25
Clearances
32

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-0

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 2Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 8Caleb YirenkyiRM
  9. 49Sidiki CherifF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Stephen MfuniSUB
  2. 22Joel LatibeaudiereSUB
  3. 29Victor TorpSUB
  4. 38Gustavo HamerSUB
  5. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  6. 9Ellis SimmsSUB
  7. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoSUB
  8. 34Yann GbohoSUB
  9. 16Frank OnyekaSUB

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Lukás HornícekG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 67Lewis MileyRB
  6. 9Yoane WissaAM
  7. 28Joe WillockLM
  8. 6Nico GonzálezRM
  9. 20Matias Fernandez-PardoF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 23Jacob MurphyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  2. 1Nick PopeSUB
  3. 37Amar DedicSUB
  4. 33Dan BurnSUB
  5. 10William OsulaSUB
  6. 14Sean SteurSUB
  7. 17Bazoumana TouréSUB
  8. 8Aladji BambaSUB
  9. 7JoelintonSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Coventry City 1, Newcastle United 0. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 46' Delay in match because of an injury Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
  3. 46'
  4. 48' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 48'
  6. 48' Goal! Coventry City 2, Newcastle United 0. Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Amar Dedic replaces Lewis Miley.
  8. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Bazoumana Touré replaces Jacob Murphy.
  9. 59' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Joe Willock.
  10. 61' Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  11. 66' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 70' Goal! Coventry City 2, Newcastle United 1. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nico González.
  13. 78' Substitution, Coventry City. Frank Onyeka replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.
  14. 78' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Sidiki Cherif.
  15. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Yoane Wissa.
  16. 81' 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.
  17. 81' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 83' Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Jack Rudoni.
  19. 83' Substitution, Coventry City. Stephen Mfuni replaces Matt Grimes.
  20. 86' 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.
  21. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dan Burn replaces Bazoumana Touré because of an injury.

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