Coventry vs Aston Villa predicted line-ups
EFL Cup · Wed 16 Sept
Coventry4-2-3-1 · Home
Aston Villa4-2-3-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Coventry
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: F. Lampard

Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: Unai Emery
- 40M. Bizot
- 26L. Bogarde
- 2M. Cash
- 3V. Lindelöf
- 22I. Maatsen
- 6R. Barkley
- 10E. Buendía
- 49B. Burrows
- 53George Hemmings
- 35João Gomes
- 47Alysson Edward
- 14T. Awoniyi
- 38G. Hamer
- 22J. Latibeaudiere
- 7T. Sakamoto
- 28J. Eccles
- 6M. Grimes
- 24A. Amenda
- 21J. Bidwell
- 15L. Kitching
- 4B. Thomas
- 25D. Bentley
Bench
- 13B. Wilson
- 27M. van Ewijk
- 29V. Torp
- 8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
- 49S. Cherif
- 18L. Tchaouna
- 23B. Thomas-Asante
Out
- J. Eccles · Injury
- Y. Gboho · Transfer negotiations
- F. Onyeka · Inactive
- S. Mfuni · Loan agreement
- K. Kesler-Hayden · Muscle Injury
- L. Woolfenden · Knee Injury
- H. Wright · Muscle Injury
- J. Rudoni · Shoulder Injury
Bench
- 1Z. Suzuki
- 5T. Mings
- 45T. Rowe
- 13M. Ruggeri
- 14Pau Torres
- 8B. Kamara
- 74L. Lynch
Out
- L. Goretzka · Knee Injury
- M. Cisse · Off the roster
- T. Harwood-Bellis · Off the roster
- I. Mbaye · Inactive
- O. Watkins · Inactive
- A. Garnacho · Concussion
- T. Abraham · Injury
- E. Martinez · Finger Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Coventry vs Aston Villa line-ups published?
Clubs in the EFL Cup release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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