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1st · 5-0-0 · 15 pts · +8
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Manchester City beat Coventry City
Coventry City0-0-3 0 – 1 Manchester City3-0-0
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

Etihad Stadium (Manchester) · 60,765 fans · USA Network, Telemundo

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0.
  • 90'+5'Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
  • 90'+5'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City).
  • 90'+4'Offside, Coventry City. Bobby Thomas is caught offside.
  • 90'+3'Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Ayyoub Bouaddi.
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2'Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
COV 00 0
MNC 10 1

Match Leaders

Coventry City
Manchester City

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Man City 5 5 0 0 +8 15
2 Arsenal 5 4 0 1 +4 12
3 Brighton 5 3 1 1 +11 10
4 Brentford 5 2 3 0 +6 9
5 Leeds 5 2 3 0 +4 9
6 Liverpool 5 2 3 0 +3 9
7 Everton 5 2 3 0 +3 9
8 Hull 5 2 2 1 +2 8
9 Newcastle 5 2 2 1 0 8
10 Chelsea 5 2 1 2 -2 7
11 Ipswich 5 2 0 3 -4 6
12 Man United 5 1 2 2 0 5
13 Nottm Forest 5 1 2 2 -1 5
14 Sunderland 5 1 1 3 -4 4
15 C Palace 5 1 1 3 -5 4
16 Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 -5 4
17 Bournemouth 5 0 3 2 -2 3
18 Coventry 5 1 0 4 -9 3
19 Fulham 5 0 2 3 -3 2
20 Spurs 5 0 2 3 -6 2
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Key Events

90'+5'Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2'Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
85'Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Jay Dasilva.
76'Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández.
71'Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
71'Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
66'Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
63'Substitution, Coventry City. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Frank Onyeka.
63'Substitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jack Rudoni.
26'Goal! Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.
19'Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Coventry CityManchester City
General
22.4 Possession % 77.6
12 Shots 15
3 On Target 4
2 Offsides 5
5 Corners 4
17 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
139 Passes Completed 736
5 Crosses Won 5
10 Tackles Won 6
19 Interceptions 5
25 Clearances 26
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Manchester City L W L W W
Coventry City W W L W L

Starting Lineups

Coventry City3-4-2-1
19 Rushworth
24 Amenda 4 Thomas 2 Pinnock
27 van Ewijk 16 Onyeka 6 Grimes 3 Da Silva
5 Rudoni 14 Awoniyi
10 Mason-Clark
9 Haaland 26'
7 Ndiaye 10 Cherki 42 Semenyo A
5 Anderson 17 Fernández
24 Gvardiol 6 Guéhi 3 Dias 45 Khusanov
1 Donnarumma
Manchester City4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Manchester City

  1. GD #1 Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. MG #6 Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. RD #3 Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. JG #24 Josko GvardiolLB
  5. AK #45 Abdukodir KhusanovRB
  6. RC #10 Rayan CherkiAM
  7. EA #5 Elliot AndersonLM
  8. EF #17 Enzo FernándezRM
  9. EH #9 Erling HaalandF26'
  10. IN #7 Iliman NdiayeAM-L
  11. AS #42 Antoine SemenyoAM-R
Substitutes · 3 used

Coventry City

  1. CR #19 Carl RushworthG
  2. BT #4 Bobby ThomasCD
  3. EP #2 Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. AA #24 Aurèle AmendaCD-R
  5. MG #6 Matt GrimesCM-L
  6. FO #16 Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. JD #3 Jay Da SilvaLM
  8. #27 Milan van EwijkRM
  9. TA #14 Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. EM #10 Ephron Mason-ClarkCF-L
  11. JR #5 Jack RudoniCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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