Coventry City v Oxford United: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

A place in the third round of the EFL Cup is at stake on Tuesday night when Coventry City host Oxford United in an all-Championship tie.

How to watch Coventry City v Oxford United and TV channel

Coventry City against Oxford United will be available to watch on Sky Sports+.

Coventry City v Oxford United kick-off time, date and venue

The game kicks off at 19:45 BST on Tuesday 27th August at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, West Midlands.

Coventry City v Oxford United stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

These two teams have faced each other on 16 occasions in all competitions, with Coventry winning 10 times compared to Oxford's five successes.

Coventry ran out comfortable 4-0 winners in the first meeting, an FA Cup clash in February 1982, while the Sky Blues triumphed 3-2 in the most recent clash in the Championship on 16th August 2024.

Haji Wright was on target twice in that league triumph, along with teammate Milan van Ewijk, while Ciaron Brown and Mark Harris struck for Oxford.

Coventry City v Oxford United head-to-head record (H2H)

Coventry City  wins	10
Draws	1
Oxford United wins	5

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

 Coventry City v Oxford United team news

Coventry City team news

Coventry are without the injured duo of Ben Sheaf and Raphael Borges Rodrigues. The Sky Blues are expected to make a number of changes for this tie, with goalkeeper Ben Wilson likely to play.

Oxford United team news

Oxford's only injury absentee is Will Goodwin, who remains sidelined with an ankle problem. The U's are also set to rotate their squad, with Josh McEachran, Matt Ingram and Jordan Thorniley in line to start.