Coventry vs Newcastle - Premier League, Regular Season - 6 (Mon, 12 October 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 6 Full time
- Goal: Rudoni 6' (pen)
- Goal: Cherif 48'
- Goal: Simms 81'
- Goal: Mfuni 86'
- Goal: Botman 70'
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Match reportCoventry's home breakthrough turns into a four-goal shock against NewcastleCoventry beat Newcastle 4-1, ending a 25-year wait for a Premier League home goal and turning it into a four-goal statement win. Events
First half
- Penalty goal: Jack Rudoni (pen) 1-0 6'
Second half
- Goal: Sidiki Cherif 2-0 48'
- 59' Substitution: Lewis MileyAmar Dedić
- 59' Substitution: Jacob MurphyBazoumana Touré
- 59' Substitution: Joe WillockJoelinton
- Substitution: Ephron Mason-ClarkTatsuhiro Sakamoto 61'
- Yellow card: Milan van Ewijk 66'
- 70' Goal: Sven Botman assist: Nico González 2-1
- Substitution: Caleb YirenkyiFrank Onyeka 78'
- Substitution: Sidiki CherifEllis Simms 78'
- 78' Substitution: Yoane WissaWilliam Osula
- Goal: Ellis Simms assist: Brandon Thomas-Asante 3-1 81'
- 81' Yellow card: Joelinton
- Substitution: Jack RudoniVictor Torp 83'
- Substitution: Matt GrimesStephen Mfuni 83'
- Goal: Stephen Mfuni assist: Jay Dasilva 4-1 86'
- 90' Substitution: Bazoumana TouréDan Burn
Stats
CoventryNewcastle
- 33% Possession 67%
- 9 Shots 19
- 6 On target 6
- 1.47 xG 1.87
- 2 Corners 6
- 3 Fouls 10
All stats
- 261 Passes 527
- 4 Saves 2
- 2 Offsides 5
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
NGNico González
Newcastle· 1 assistStories
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Matthias Jaissle apologises after Newcastle's 1-4 loss at Coventry Matthias Jaissle apologised after Newcastle's 4-1 defeat at Coventry, saying the desire and hunger to finish attacks was missing. -
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Newcastle player ratings collapse after Coventry beat them 1-4 Sven Botman and Nico González were Newcastle's best performers, but low ratings and errors defined a 4-1 loss at Coventry. -
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Coventry City vs Newcastle United preview: 14 players could miss Monday's clash Newcastle head to Coventry with 14 players potentially missing, and the preview is dominated by injuries, suspensions and return doubts.
Lineups & ratings
Coventry
4-2-3-1 Coach F. Lampard
10 ↓61'
3
6 ↓83'
2
5 ↓83'
27
4
19
49 ↓78'
8 ↓78'
- 7 T. Sakamoto for Ephron Mason-Clark
- 9 E. Simms for Sidiki Cherif
- 16 F. Onyeka for Caleb Yirenkyi
- 12 S. Mfuni for Matt Grimes
- 29 V. Torp for Jack Rudoni
- 22
- 25
- 34
- 38
Newcastle
4-2-3-1 Coach Matthias Jaissle
28 ↓59'
11
23 ↓59'
9 ↓78'
4
6
12
21
3
67 ↓59'
Bench · Coventry
- 7 T. Sakamoto for Ephron Mason-Clark
- 9 E. Simms for Sidiki Cherif
- 16 F. Onyeka for Caleb Yirenkyi
- 12 S. Mfuni for Matt Grimes
- 29 V. Torp for Jack Rudoni
- 22
- 25
- 34
- 38