Find out how to watch the Coventry v Aston Villa live stream from the Coventry Building Society Arena tonight, where these Midlands neighbours meet in the Carabao Cup third round at 20.00 BST.
| Live Streaming | Date | Kick off Time | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City v Aston Villa | 16 September 2026 | 20.00 BST | Sky Sports+ |
Where to watch Coventry v Aston Villa
Sky Sports+ has Coventry v Aston Villa, with coverage from kick off at 20.00 BST on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at the Coventry Building Society Arena. It is a stream within Sky Sports rather than a channel in its own right, which is what lets Sky run the whole third round programme at once.
These two have not met since May 2001, when a Villa win sent Coventry down from the top flight. A quarter of a century and one Championship title later the Sky Blues are back, and the return has been brutal.
Four league games have produced four defeats and not a single goal. Brighton put five past them on Sunday once Taiwo Awoniyi had been sent off and left Frank Lampard’s side a man short for most of the second half.
The cup has been the one bit of relief.
Awoniyi opened the scoring in a 4-2 win at Plymouth Argyle in the second round, which remains Coventry’s only victory of the season. His league suspension starts this weekend, so tonight is the last they will see of him for a while.
Haji Wright, Josh Eccles, Luke Woolfenden and Kaine Kesler-Hayden are all still unavailable, the last of those a Villa academy product. Sidiki Cherif has just made his first appearance since signing in the summer and comes into contention, while Ellis Simms may not be fit enough to feature after missing out at the weekend.
Villa ended a long wait for a major trophy by winning the Europa League last season, since when almost nothing has gone to plan. A turbulent transfer window has been followed by a single point from their opening Premier League games.
Saturday brought a 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest, Alysson hauling them level before Igor Jesus won it late. They had at least taken a 3-2 win away at Club Brugge in the Champions League before that, having earlier been held to a goalless draw by Hull City in the league.
Leon Goretzka, Brian Madjo and Amadou Onana are out, with Matty Cash, Ian Maatsen and Pau Torres all in some doubt. Johan Manzambi came back against Forest and Joao Gomes is available again having completed a three-match ban. Unai Emery is expected to rotate heavily, which could mean first starts for Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Ibrahim Mbaye.
Villa have won this competition twice but have rarely gone deep into it in recent years, so Coventry may find them beatable. The clubs have never met in the League Cup, and it is a very long time since they were last drawn together in a knockout tie.
