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Arsenal vs Coventry City

Premier League
Arsenal
1-0-0
3-0
Final
Coventry
0-0-1
Emirates Stadium

Match pulse

ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCOV
65%Possession36%
20Shots4
6On target1
8Corners2
1Saves2
10Fouls13
27'Caleb YirenkyiCOV34'Gabriel MagalhãesARS
Team1H2HT
ARS213
COV000

Who won: Arsenal 3-0

Arsenal beat Coventry City 3-0 on Friday, August 21, 2026 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Kai Havertz (15'), Bukayo Saka (23') and Martin Ødegaard (49').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Martin ØdegaardAM
  2. 27.4David RayaG
  3. 37.4Riccardo CalafioriLB
  4. 47.4Bukayo SakaAM-R
  5. 57.2Ben WhiteRB
  6. 67.1Kai HavertzF
  7. 76.9Christos TzolisAM-L
  8. 86.6Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  9. 96.4Myles Lewis-SkellyRM
  10. 106.3Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  11. 116.2Declan RiceLM
  12. 126.1Mikel MerinoSUB

Team stats

ARSCOV
10Fouls13
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
5Offsides0
8Corner Kicks2
1Saves2
64.5Possession35.5
20SHOTS4
6ON GOAL1
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
561Accurate Passes265
613Passes337
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
1Accurate Crosses1
19Crosses10
0.1Cross %0.1
31Long Balls65
20Accurate Long Balls33
0.6Long Balls %0.5
8Blocked Shots1
6Effective Tackles2
9Tackles4
0.7Tackle %0.5
5Interceptions9
22Effective Clearances30
22Clearances30

Player of the game

Martin Ødegaard

ARS · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

80%
ARS · 1.77 xG
17%
Draw
3%
COV · 0.19 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 80% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0.
  3. 90'+5'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Coventry City).

  6. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).

  7. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+1'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carl Rushworth (Coventry City). Assisted by Noni Madueke.

    M. Merino

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).

  11. 89'

    Free kick won

    Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 86'

    Free kick won

    Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Frank Onyeka (Coventry City).

  14. 86'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Victor Torp with a cross.

    J. Rudoni

  15. 83'

    Free kick won

    Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Tchaouna

    Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Loum Tchaouna.

    G. Hamer

  17. 82'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Noni Madueke.

  18. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Calafiori

    Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.

    P. Hincapié

  19. 78'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.

  20. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Ødegaard

    Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.

    M. Merino

  21. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Tzolis

    Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.

    E. Eze

  22. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).

  23. 75'

    Free kick won

    Frank Onyeka (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 72'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.

  25. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Thomas-Asante

    Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Rudoni replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.

    J. Rudoni

Leaders

ARSCOV
Total Shots
Christos Tzolis
4
Loum Tchaouna
2
Accurate Passes
Myles Lewis-Skelly
76
Matt Grimes
49
Defensive Interventions
Ben White
9
Aurèle Amenda
11
Saves
David Raya
1
Carl Rushworth
2

Season seriesARS leads series 2-0