Coventry City appear to have found their feet in the Premier League after claiming their first home win of the season with a thumping 4-1 victory over Newcastle United on Monday, while the visitors were left with more soul-searching.
2026/2027 Premier League
4-1
Match Report
Newcastle goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek hauled down Sidiki Cherif to gift Coventry an early penalty and Jack Rudoni made no mistake with the finish, scoring the club's first goal at home this season to raise the roof at CBS Arena.
It was Coventry's first Premier League goal at their home ground since John Hartson scored in a 1-0 win against Sunderland in April 2001.
The hosts made a lightning-fast start to the second half, too, and teenager Cherif doubled their lead shortly after the restart with a clean finish.
A stunning 70th-minute long-range strike by Sven Botman handed Newcastle a lifeline, but a deflected shot by substitute Ellis Simms put Coventry out of reach - much to the delight of a raucous home crowd.
Stephen Mfuni put the cherry on top with four minutes of normal time remaining when he curled past Hornicek into the top-right corner.
The victory - Coventry's second of the season - lifts them out the relegation zone and up to 14th, where they sit level on points with Manchester United.
Matthias Jaissle's Newcastle remain 11th, with eight points from their opening six games.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
6' Penalty Goal! Coventry City 1-0 Newcastle (Jack Rudoni)
48' GOAL! Coventry City 2-0 Newcastle (Sidiki Chérif)
70' GOAL! Coventry City 2-1 Newcastle (Sven Botman)
81' GOAL! Coventry City 3-1 Newcastle (Ellis Simms)
86' GOAL! Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle (Stephen Mfuni)
Line-ups
Coventry City XI: Matt Grimes, Jay Dasilva, Ethan Pinnock, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Milan van Ewijk, Jack Rudoni, Bobby Thomas, Carl Rushworth, Ephron Mason-Clark, Sidiki Chérif, Caleb Yirenkyi
Subs: Dan Bentley, Joel Latibeaudiere, Gustavo Hamer, Victor Torp, Frank Onyeka, Yann Gboho, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Ellis Simms, Stephen Mfuni
Newcastle XI: Yoane Wissa, J.Murphy, Barnes, Willock, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Nico González, Lukas Hornicek, Lewis Hall, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Lewis Miley
Subs: Schar, Burn, Pope, Joelinton, Amar Dedic, William Osula, Bazoumana Touré, Sean Steur, Aladji Bamba