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Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town · Carabao Cup

Coventry City beat Luton Town 1-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Coventry City and Luton Town met in the Carabao Cup at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on Tuesday, 12 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Coventry City: E. Simms 57'. Luton Town did not score.

How the match went

Coventry City saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Coventry City had 12 shots with 3 on target, Luton Town 13 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Coventry City and 5 to Luton Town. Coventry City conceded 6 fouls, Luton Town 11. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Coventry City, 1 for Luton Town).

Line-ups

Coventry City started in a 4-4-2: Ben Wilson, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Bobby Thomas, Jake Bidwell, Miguel Ángel Brau, Raphael Rodrigues, Victor Torp, Jamie Allen, Kai Andrews, Ellis Simms, Haji Wright.

Luton Town started in a 3-4-3: James Shea, Christian Chigozie, Mark McGuinness, Thomas Holmes, Gideon Kodua, Liam Walsh, Zack Nelson, Cohen Bramall, Lamine Fanne, Lasse Selvåg Nordås, Cauley Woodrow.

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Minute by minute

  1. 57'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores, assisted by H. Wright.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Coventry City vs Luton Town.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. L. Dabo (Luton Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  4. 13'Attempt blocked. L. Dabo (Luton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  5. 14'Attempt blocked. L. Dabo (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  6. 17'Attempt missed. C. Woodrow (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  7. 21'Attempt saved. C. Woodrow (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  8. 22'Attempt missed. L. S. Nordås (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  9. 25'Attempt missed. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.40.
  10. 26'Attempt blocked. K. Andrews (Coventry City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.31.
  11. 33'Attempt missed. L. Walsh (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 33'Attempt blocked. C. Woodrow (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 37'Attempt blocked. Z. Nelson (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 40'Yellow card for T. Holmes (Luton Town).
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 46'Substitution, Luton Town: N. C. Lonwijk comes on for C. Bramall.
  17. 46'Substitution, Coventry City: L. Kitching comes on for B. Thomas.
  18. 47'Attempt missed. V. Torp (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  19. 48'Attempt blocked. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  20. 57'Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town. E. Simms (Coventry City) scores, assisted by H. Wright.
  21. 57'Attempt blocked. H. Wright (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  22. 59'Substitution, Luton Town: J. Richards comes on for G. Kodua.
  23. 59'Substitution, Luton Town: M. Alli comes on for C. Woodrow.
  24. 63'Substitution, Luton Town: J. Phillips comes on for T. Holmes.
  25. 63'Substitution, Coventry City: T. Sakamoto comes on for K. Andrews.
  26. 63'Substitution, Coventry City: M. Grimes comes on for V. Torp.
  27. 63'Substitution, Coventry City: J. Rudoni comes on for H. Wright.
  28. 64'Substitution, Luton Town: J. Yates comes on for L. S. Nordås.
  29. 65'Attempt missed. Z. Nelson (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  30. 75'Substitution, Coventry City: B. Thomas-Asante comes on for R. Rodrigues.
  31. 76'Attempt blocked. E. Simms (Coventry City), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  32. 78'Attempt saved. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  33. 78'Attempt saved. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  34. 83'Attempt blocked. M. Alli (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  35. 86'Attempt missed. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  36. 89'Attempt missed. E. Simms (Coventry City), right-footed shot. xG 0.41.
  37. 90+2'Attempt blocked. L. Walsh (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 90+3'Attempt missed. J. Richards (Luton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.33.
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