English Carabao Cup

Coventry City vs Luton Town, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
Coventry City
  • 57': Ellis Simms
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1 - 0
Luton Town

    About

    Coventry City are hosting Luton Town at The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fanne (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Kodua.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
    • 7': Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Lasse Nordås (Luton Town).
    • 10': Corner,Coventry City. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
    • 12': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town).
    • 12': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fanne (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Kodua.
    • 13': Corner,Luton Town. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fanne (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Nordås with a headed pass.
    • 15': Foul by Jamie Allen (Coventry City).
    • 15': Gideon Kodua (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Corner,Luton Town. Conceded by Kaine Kesler-Hayden.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Walsh with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Ben Wilson (Coventry City). Assisted by Zack Nelson.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Lasse Nordås (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a through ball.
    • 23': Delay in match (Luton Town).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
    • 26': Lasse Nordås (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Kai Andrews (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner,Coventry City. Conceded by Tom Holmes.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Cohen Bramall.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Liam Walsh (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 35': Corner,Coventry City. Conceded by Christian Chigozie.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Zack Nelson (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Tom Holmes (Luton Town).
    • 40': Tom Holmes (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Offside, Coventry City. Haji Wright is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town).
    • 43': Miguel Ángel Brau (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Coventry City 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Coventry City 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Coventry City. Liam Kitching replaces Bobby Thomas.
    • 45': Substitution, Luton Town. Nigel Lonwijk replaces Cohen Bramall.
    • 46': Hand ball by Tom Holmes (Luton Town).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Victor Torp (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellis Simms following a set piece situation.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kitching.
    • 50': Corner,Luton Town. Conceded by Liam Kitching.
    • 51': Offside, Luton Town. Lasse Nordås is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Zack Nelson (Luton Town).
    • 54': Haji Wright (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Haji Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Borges Rodrigues with a through ball.
    • 57': Goal! Coventry City 1, Luton Town 0. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haji Wright.
    • 59': Substitution, Luton Town. Millenic Alli replaces Cauley Woodrow.
    • 59': Substitution, Luton Town. Jake Richards replaces Gideon Kodua.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Haji Wright.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Matt Grimes replaces Victor Torp.
    • 63': Substitution, Coventry City. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto replaces Kai Andrews.
    • 63': Substitution, Luton Town. Joshua Phillips replaces Tom Holmes.
    • 64': Substitution, Luton Town. Jerry Yates replaces Lasse Nordås.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Zack Nelson (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 65': Corner,Coventry City. Conceded by Christian Chigozie.
    • 67': Foul by Liam Walsh (Luton Town).
    • 67': Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Millenic Alli (Luton Town).
    • 70': Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Jake Richards (Luton Town).
    • 71': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City).
    • 72': Joshua Phillips (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Raphael Borges Rodrigues.
    • 75': Corner,Coventry City. Conceded by Nigel Lonwijk.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by Liam Walsh (Luton Town).
    • 76': Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Shea (Luton Town).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Shea (Luton Town).
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Ángel Brau (Coventry City).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Millenic Alli (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Shea.
    • 84': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Coventry City).
    • 84': Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Liam Kitching (Coventry City).
    • 85': Lamine Fanne (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Liam Walsh (Luton Town).
    • 87': Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Corner,Luton Town. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Liam Walsh (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner,Luton Town. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jake Richards (Luton Town) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mark McGuinness with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Coventry City 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Coventry City 1, Luton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    46.1 Possession 53.9
    13 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    295 Accurate Passes 350
    365 Passes 422
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 8
    14 Crosses 20
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    68 Long Balls 50
    40 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 12
    18 Effective Clearances 18
    18 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena
    Location: Coventry, England
    Attendance: 10,595

    Line-Ups

    COV Coventry City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Ben Wilson (GK)
    21 Jake Bidwell
    4 Bobby Thomas
    33 Miguel Ángel Brau
    20 Kaine Kesler Hayden
    8 Jamie Allen
    29 Victor Torp
    54 Kai Andrews
    17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues
    11 Haji Wright
    9 Ellis Simms
    Coventry City Substitutes:
    Brandon Thomas-Asante, Milan van Ewijk, Matt Grimes, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Bradley Collins, Justin Obikwu, Jack Rudoni, Liam Kitching, Callum Perry.

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 James Shea (GK)
    6 Mark McGuinness
    29 Thomas Holmes Yellow Card
    42 Christian Chigozie
    37 Zack Nelson
    8 Liam Walsh
    33 Cohen Bramall
    30 Gideon Kodua
    20 Lasse Nordas
    10 Cauley Woodrow
    22 Lamine Dabo
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Joshua Keeley, Nigel Lonwijk, Jerry Yates, Joshua Phillips, Mads Andersen, George Saville, Jake Richards, Jordan Clark, Millenic Alli.

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