Premier League · Aug 21, 2026 20:00 · Round 1

Arsenal3 – 0Coventry City

Emirates Stadium, LondonReferee: Thomas Bramall · 4.3 yellow cards per match15 °CAmazon Prime Video, Arena Cloud, Arena Sport 1

Match officials

Thomas Bramall · Referee
Gary Beswick · 1st Assistant
Matthew Wilkes · 2nd Assistant
Adam Herczeg · 4th Official

Match stats

64%Possession36%
20Shots4
6Shots on target1
6Shots off target2
8Blocked shots1
10Shots inside box1
10Shots outside box3
1Big chances1
8Corners2
616Passes347
565Accurate passes271
92%Pass accuracy78%
110Attacks89
65Dangerous attacks31
10Fouls13
5Offsides0
1Saves2
9Tackles4
5Interceptions9
57%Dribble success33%
1Yellow cards1
1Accurate Crosses1
70Ball Safe75
0Big Chances Missed1
7Dribble Attempts9
37Duels Won34
13Free Kicks14
6Goal Attempts1
5Goal Kicks6
1Hit Woodwork0
17Key Passes3
32Long Passes64
5Substitutions4
4Successful Dribbles3
11Successful Headers15
21Successful Long Passes32
66%Successful Long Passes Percentage50%
6Tackles Won2
11Throwins7
19Total Crosses10

Events

15'Goal 1-0 · Kai Havertz (Riccardo Calafiori)
23'Goal 2-0 · Bukayo Saka
27'Yellow card · Caleb Yirenkyi
34'Yellow card · Gabriel
49'Goal 3-0 · Martin Ødegaard (Ben White)
62'Substitution · Victor Torp in, Caleb Yirenkyi out
68'Substitution · Noni Madueke in, Bukayo Saka out
68'Substitution · Martín Zubimendi in, Declan Rice out
70'Substitution · Taiwo Awoniyi in, Ellis Simms out
70'Substitution · Jack Rudoni in, Brandon Thomas-Asante out
76'Substitution · Eberechi Eze in, Christos Tzolis out
76'Substitution · Mikel Merino in, Martin Ødegaard out
81'Substitution · Piero Hincapié in, Riccardo Calafiori out
82'Substitution · Gustavo Hamer in, Loum Tchaouna out

Lineups

Coventry CityCoach: Frank Lampard4-1-4-1

19Rushworth

27Ewijk

4Thomas

24Amenda

3Dasilva

6Grimes

18Tchaouna

8Yirenkyi

16Onyeka

23Thomas-Asante

9Simms

29Havertz

17Tzolis

8Ødegaard

7Saka

41Rice

49Lewis-Skelly

33Calafiori

6Gabriel

3Mosquera

4White

1Raya

ArsenalCoach: Mikel Arteta4-2-3-1

Substitutes

5Piero Hincapié
10Eberechi Eze
13Kepa Arrizabalaga
14Viktor Gyökeres
20Noni Madueke
22Ethan Nwaneri
23Mikel Merino
36Martín Zubimendi
56Max Dowman

Substitutes

5Jack Rudoni
7Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
13Ben Wilson
14Taiwo Awoniyi
15Liam Kitching
22Joel Latibeaudiere
28Josh Eccles
29Victor Torp
38Gustavo Hamer

Missing players

Arsenal

William SalibaBack Injury · expected back Dec 11, 2026

Coventry City

Miguel Ángel BrauUnknown Injury
Oliver DovinCruciate Ligament Tear

Players

Arsenal	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90				18	6.9
	90		1	1	78	7.8
	90				65	6.9
	90			1	57	6.7
	81		1	1	24	7.1
	90			1	81	7.4
	68			2	75	7.1
	68	1		3	34	7.7
	76	1		3	56	8.1
	76			4	36	7.6
	90	1		1	25	7.4
Substitutes
	9				5	6.4
	14			1	7	6.6


	22				15	6.9

	14			2	12	6.8
	22				28	6.7

Coventry City	Min	Shots	Passes	Rating
	90		45	6.4
	90		19	5.6
	90	1	39	7.2
	90		33	6.8
	90		28	5.9
	90		56	6.7
	82	2	30	6.3
	62		13	6.1
	90		22	6.5
	70		10	6.4
	70		13	6.6
Substitutes
	20	1	13	6.6


	20		6	6.6



	28		13	6.8
	8		7	6.4

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Head-to-head

League matches between the teams

2Wins

0Draws

0Wins

2 matches · goals 3–1

Arsenal3 – 0Coventry City

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