The scoreline supplies the clearest stats for this result: one goal for Plymouth Argyle and two for Coventry City. That one-goal gap is the whole margin, with Coventry finishing ahead and Plymouth falling short. As a match summary, the numbers are direct: Coventry won the EFL Cup fixture 2-1. The result is marked ended, so the 1-2 score is final rather than a live update.
Read home to away, the score is 1-2; read by team, it is one for Plymouth and two for Coventry. Either view leaves the outcome unchanged. Coventry took the win, while Plymouth's goal did not bring the sides level at the end. The highlights in the final score are the winning margin and the contrast in the teams' totals, without changing the simple headline: Coventry finished in front.