Arsenal vs Coventry City – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Arsenal
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Arsenal defeated Coventry City 3–0 on 21 August 2026 at Emirates Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Arsenal: (4-2-3-1) David Raya, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Coventry City: (4-1-4-1) Jay Dasilva, Bobby Thomas, Matt Grimes, Caleb Yirenkyi, Ellis Simms, Frank Onyeka, Loum Tchaouna, Carl Rushworth, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Aurèle Amenda, Milan van Ewijk.
Substitutions
Arsenal: Noni Madueke for Bukayo Saka, Martín Zubimendi for Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze for Christos Tzolis, Mikel Merino for Martin Ødegaard, Piero Hincapié for Riccardo Calafiori.
Coventry City: Victor Torp for Caleb Yirenkyi, Taiwo Awoniyi for Ellis Simms, Jack Rudoni for Brandon Thomas-Asante, Gustavo Hamer for Loum Tchaouna.
Sidelined players
Arsenal: William Saliba.
Coventry City: Oliver Dovin, Miguel Ángel Brau.
Match statistics
Arsenal had 64% of the possession, compared with 36% for Coventry City.
Arsenal registered 20 shots, with 6 on target. Coventry City had 4 shots, with 1 on target.
Arsenal won 8 corners, while Coventry City won 2.
Top players
Arsenal: Martin Ødegaard scored 1 goal, Ben White provided 1 assist, and Bukayo Saka was the highest-rated player (7.7).
Coventry City: Bobby Thomas was the highest-rated player (7.2), Jack Rudoni had 1 shot on target, and Victor Torp created 1 chance.