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Coventry beat Newcastle 4-1 in Premier League match
Coventry City beat Newcastle United 4-1 in a Premier League match.
Coventry took a two-goal lead through Jack Rudoni and Cherif before Newcastle defender Sven Botman scored.
Substitutes Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni then scored for Coventry.
Mfuni, a young defender on loan from Manchester City, scored the first goal of his career.
The match mattered to both teams’ league positions: before kick-off, a draw was enough to lift Coventry out of the bottom three, while a Newcastle win would have taken them into the top four.
The result left Coventry with a clear win, but no further fixtures or next steps are stated.
Coventry City beat Newcastle United 4-1 in a Premier League match.
Rudoni and Cherif put Coventry 2-0 ahead before Botman scored for Newcastle.
Substitutes Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni added Coventry’s third and fourth goals.
Mfuni scored in the 87th minute, his first career goal.
- Who
- Coventry City and Newcastle United.
- What
- Coventry won 4-1 in a Premier League match.
- When
- 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Rudoni and Cherif scored to give Coventry a 2-0 lead.
Botman scored for Newcastle.
Substitute Ellis Simms scored Coventry’s third goal.
Stephen Mfuni scored Coventry’s fourth goal.
- Final score
- Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United
- Coventry scorers
- Rudoni, Cherif, Ellis Simms and Stephen Mfuni
- Newcastle scorer
- Botman
- Mfuni goal
- 87th minute; first goal of his career
What people are saying
What a strike that is from Mfuni, incredible goal.
Too easy for Mfunipublished at 21:46 BST
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