Premier League Gameweek 6 Mon, Oct 12 2026 · 20:00 The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
Coventry
4–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.47 – 1.87
Newcastle
  • J. Rudoni 6’ (P)
  • S. Chérif 48’
  • E. Simms 81’
  • S. Mfuni 86’
  • 70’ S. Botman
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Coventry cruise past Newcastle

Newcastle entered as narrow favourites, but Coventry won 4–1 through goals from Rudoni, Chérif, Simms and Mfuni. Newcastle replied through a Botman goal. Coventry won despite the lower xG; Newcastle created the better chances (1.87 vs 1.47). On the chances created, Newcastle deserved more: 1.6 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Coventry ✓33%
Draw24%
Newcastle42%

Model vs reality

Coventry goals
4
Model 1.37 · xG 1.47
Newcastle goals
1
Model 1.56 · xG 1.87
Total goals
5
Model 2.93 · xG 3.34
Score 4–1
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchNico GonzálezNewcastle · 1 assist
7.7
  • RefereeJohn Brooks
  • CoachesFrank Lampard · —
  • VenueThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  • Table before kick-offCoventry 19th · Newcastle 11th
  • Weather at kick-off17°C · Partly cloudy · wind 10 km/h

Timeline

  1. J. Rudoni (pen) 1–0
    6’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. S. Chérif 2–0
    48’
  4. ⇄ A. DedićFor L. Miley
    59’
  5. ⇄ B. ToureFor J. Murphy
    59’
  6. ⇄ JoelintonFor J. Willock
    59’
  7. ⇄ T. SakamotoFor E. Mason-Clark
    61’
  8. M. van EwijkYellow card · Time Wasting
    66’
  9. S. Botman 2–1Assist Nico González
    70’
  10. ⇄ O. OnyekaFor C. Yirenkyi
    78’
  11. ⇄ E. SimmsFor S. Chérif
    78’
  12. ⇄ W. OsulaFor Y. Wissa
    78’
  13. E. Simms 3–1Assist S. Thomas-Asante
    81’
  14. JoelintonYellow card · Foul
    81’
  15. ⇄ V. TorpFor J. Rudoni
    83’
  16. ⇄ S. MfuniFor M. Grimes
    83’
  17. S. Mfuni 4–1Assist J. Dasilva
    86’
  18. ⇄ D. BurnFor B. Toure
    90’
  19. Full time · 4–1

Team stats

Coventry9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Newcastle19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
CoventryNewcastle
33% Possession 67%
1.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.87
1.14 Expected points (xPts) 1.64
9 Shots 19
6 Shots on target 6
0 Shots off target 7
3 Blocked shots 6
6 Shots inside the box 11
3 Shots outside the box 8
261 Passes 527
71% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Corners 6
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
3 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 5
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.67 Team rating 6.39

Line-ups

Coventry 4-2-3-1

196.7 C. Rushworth(G)
37.2 J. Dasilva A 46.7 B. Thomas 26.2 E. Pinnock 276.4 M. van Ewijk
66.4 M. Grimes ↓83’ 86.6 C. Yirenkyi ↓78’
106.2 E. Mason-Clark ↓61’ 56.3 J. Rudoni ↓83’ 237.1 S. Thomas-Asante A
497.4 S. Chérif ↓78’
  • 19C. Rushworth (G)6.7
  • 3J. DasilvaA7.2
  • 4B. Thomas6.7
  • 2E. Pinnock6.2
  • 27M. van Ewijk6.4
  • 6M. Grimes↓83’6.4
  • 8C. Yirenkyi↓78’6.6
  • 10E. Mason-Clark↓61’6.2
  • 5J. Rudoni↓83’6.3
  • 23S. Thomas-AsanteA7.1
  • 49S. Chérif↓78’7.4

Substitutes used

  • 29V. Torp↑83’6.5
  • 16O. Onyeka↑78’6.8
  • 7T. Sakamoto↑61’6.0
  • 12S. Mfuni↑83’7.6
  • 9E. Simms↑78’7.4

Unused: G. Hamer, J. Latibeaudiere, D. Bentley, G. Gboho

Coach: Frank Lampard

Newcastle 4-2-3-1

215.8 L. Horníček(G)
36.1 L. Hall 47.5 S. Botman 125.9 M. Thiaw 676.2 L. Miley ↓59’
286.6 J. Willock ↓59’ 67.7★ Nico González A
116.7 H. Barnes 96.0 Y. Wissa ↓78’ 236.1 J. Murphy ↓59’
206.1 M. Fernandez-Pardo
  • 21L. Horníček (G)5.8
  • 3L. Hall6.1
  • 4S. Botman7.5
  • 12M. Thiaw5.9
  • 67L. Miley↓59’6.2
  • 28J. Willock↓59’6.6
  • 6Nico González ★A7.7
  • 11H. Barnes6.7
  • 9Y. Wissa↓78’6.0
  • 23J. Murphy↓59’6.1
  • 20M. Fernandez-Pardo6.1

Substitutes used

  • 10W. Osula↑78’6.4
  • 37A. Dedić↑59’5.8
  • 33D. Burn↑90’
  • 7Joelinton↑59’5.4
  • 17B. Toure6.6

Unused: N. Pope, F. Schär, Aladji Bamba, Sean Steur

Player stats

Top rated
Nico GonzálezNewcastle7.7
2nd
S. BotmanNewcastle7.5
3rd
S. ChérifCoventry7.4

Coventry

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
C. Rushworth G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 53% 43 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Dasilva D 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 93% 28 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
B. Thomas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 25 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.7
E. Pinnock D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 21 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. van Ewijk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 69% 16 2 3 0/2 1/1 6.4
M. Grimes M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 36 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.4
C. Yirenkyi M 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 22 3 1 1/4 0/2 6.6
E. Mason-Clark F 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 11 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.2
J. Rudoni M 83 1 0 1 (1) 0 70% 20 0 0 1/1 0/3 6.3
S. Thomas-Asante F 90 0 1 1 (0) 1 59% 17 2 0 1/3 0/2 7.1
S. Chérif F 78 1 0 3 (2) 0 80% 10 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.4
V. Torp M 7 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
O. Onyeka M 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 0% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.8
T. Sakamoto M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 43% 7 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.0
S. Mfuni D 7 1 0 2 (2) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
E. Simms F 12 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.4

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 96% 25 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.8
L. Hall D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 90% 67 1 2 0/0 0/1 6.1
S. Botman D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 86% 73 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 74 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
L. Miley M 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 38 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
J. Willock M 59 0 0 5 (0) 1 96% 24 1 1 1/1 2/0 6.6
Nico González M 90 0 1 0 (0) 6 84% 69 4 1 0/0 2/0 7.7
H. Barnes M 90 0 0 3 (1) 4 75% 28 2 1 0/2 0/1 6.7
Y. Wissa M 78 0 0 2 (1) 0 76% 25 0 0 1/1 2/0 6.0
J. Murphy M 59 0 0 2 (0) 2 93% 15 0 0 1/3 1/1 6.1
M. Fernandez-Pardo F 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 77% 26 0 0 2/2 1/0 6.1
W. Osula F 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.4
A. Dedić D 31 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 19 0 2 0/0 0/0 5.8
D. Burn D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Joelinton F 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 24 1 0 2/2 1/0 5.4
B. Toure F 31 0 0 2 (1) 0 80% 15 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.