Coventry City draw Aston Villa in Carabao Cup – remembering the day the Sky Blues finally conquered Villa Park
27.08.26, 09:14 Updated 27.08.26, 09:14 8 Minute Read
Rich Chamberlain
Coventry City have been handed a home tie against Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
Typical, isn’t it? We waited 25 years to play Villa and now we’re going to face them three times in one season!
It’s a cracking draw and a great reward for those who made the long trip down to Plymouth earlier this week.
It also got us here at The Phoenix thinking: when was the last time the Sky Blues faced Villa in a cup competition? For that, we need to journey back to Valentine’s Day 1998.
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Rich Chamberlain Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.