Arsenal vs Coventry 3-0
Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on 21 August 2026 in the opening round of the Premier League. Kai Havertz (15'), Bukayo Saka (23') and Martin Ødegaard (49') scored for the hosts, who dominated with 64% possession and 20 shots to Coventry's 4, with no red cards shown.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Kai Havertz assist Riccardo Calafiori15'
- Bukayo Saka23'
- 27'Caleb Yirenkyi · Yellow card
- Gabriel Magalhães · Yellow card34'
- Martin Ødegaard assist Ben White49'
- 62'Caleb Yirenkyi for Victor Torp
- Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke68'
- Declan Rice for Martín Zubimendi68'
- 70'Brandon Thomas-Asante for Jack Rudoni
- 70'Ellis Simms for Taiwo Awoniyi
- Martin Ødegaard for Mikel Merino76'
- Christos Tzolis for Eberechi Eze76'
- Riccardo Calafiori for Piero Hincapié81'
- 82'Loum Tchaouna for Gustavo Hamer
Match stats
Line-ups
Arsenal starting XI
- 1David Raya
- 4Ben White
- 3Cristhian Mosquera
- 6Gabriel Magalhães
- 33Riccardo Calafiori
- 49Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 41Declan Rice
- 7Bukayo Saka
- 8Martin Ødegaard
- 17Christos Tzolis
- 29Kai Havertz
Arsenal bench · coach Mikel Arteta
Coventry starting XI
- 19Carl Rushworth
- 27Milan van Ewijk
- 4Bobby Thomas
- 24Aurèle Amenda
- 3Jay DaSilva
- 6Matt Grimes
- 18Loum Tchaouna
- 8Caleb Yirenkyi
- 16Frank Onyeka
- 23Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 9Ellis Simms
Coventry bench · coach Frank Lampard
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Premier League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 9 | +9 | 24 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 9 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 |  Brighton | 9 | +17 | 19 |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 9 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 9 | +2 | 15 |
| 6 |  Brentford | 9 | +7 | 14 |
| 7 |  Everton | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 |  Bournemouth | 9 | +1 | 12 |
| 9 |  Tottenham | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 |  Aston Villa | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 |  Hull City | 9 | +1 | 11 |
| 12 |  Leeds | 9 | +1 | 11 |
| 13 |  Newcastle | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 |  Ipswich | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 |  Fulham | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 16 |  Coventry | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 |  Crystal Palace | 9 | -12 | 7 |