Arsenal

2nd · 4-0-1 · 12 pts · +4

YES!

Arsenal beat Coventry City

0-0-1 0 – 3

1-0-0

FT · Fri, Aug 21

Match Details

Emirates Stadium (London) · 60,098 fans · USA Network, Universo

Highlights

Arsenal ease past Coventry to start new Prem season

Arsenal opened their bid to defend the Premier League title with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.

Recap via ESPN

1:00 Leboeuf: Arsenal have 'no other contenders' after opening win vs. Coventry

0:56 Arteta: I'm really impressed with Arsenal's domination

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0.
90'+5'Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
90'+4'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'Foul by Aurèle Amenda (Coventry City).
90'+2'Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
90'+2'Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'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.
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
89'Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86'Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
COV	0	0	0
ARS	2	1	3

Match Leaders

Coventry City

LT Loum Tchaouna · 2Total Shots
CR Carl Rushworth · 2Saves
AA Aurèle Amenda · 11Defensive Interventions
MG Matt Grimes · 49Accurate Passes

Arsenal

KH Kai Havertz · 1Goals
CT Christos Tzolis · 4Total Shots
DR David Raya · 1Saves
BW Ben White · 9Defensive Interventions
ML Myles Lewis-Skelly · 76Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
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

82'Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Loum Tchaouna.

81'Substitution, Arsenal. Piero Hincapié replaces Riccardo Calafiori.

76'Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.

76'Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Christos Tzolis.

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

70'Substitution, Coventry City. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Ellis Simms.

68'Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.

68'Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Declan Rice.

62'Substitution, Coventry City. Victor Torp replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.

49'Goal! Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben White.

34'Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

27'Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

23'Goal! Arsenal 2, Coventry City 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

15'Goal! Arsenal 1, Coventry City 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.