Arsenal 3-0 Coventry
Match summary
Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 in Premier League on Fri, 21 Aug 2026.
Goals — Arsenal: Havertz 15'; Saka 23'; Ødegaard 49'.
Arsenal had 64% of the possession and 20 shots (6 on target) against 4 (1) for Coventry; corners 8-2, yellow cards 1-1.
In their last 2 meetings Arsenal won 2, Coventry won 0 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Emirates Stadium. Referee: Thomas Bramall.
Match timeline
- 15'HavertzAssist: CalafioriGoal1-0
- 23'SakaGoal2-0
- 27'YirenkyiYellow card
- 34'GabrielYellow card
- 49'ØdegaardAssist: WhiteGoal3-0
- 62'⇄In TorpOut YirenkyiSubstitution
- 68'⇄In MaduekeOut SakaSubstitution
- 68'⇄In ZubimendiOut RiceSubstitution
- 70'⇄In AwoniyiOut E. SimmsSubstitution
- 70'⇄In J. RudoniOut Thomas-AsanteSubstitution
- 76'⇄In MerinoOut ØdegaardSubstitution
- 76'⇄In EzeOut TzolisSubstitution
- 81'⇄In HincapieOut CalafioriSubstitution
- 82'⇄In HamerOut TchaounaSubstitution
Match highlights
Top performers
HavertzArsenal · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.26
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
AwoniyiCoventry · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes21
ØdegaardArsenal · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.21
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes75
GrimesCoventry · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
WhiteArsenal · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
B. ThomasCoventry · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Coventry 4-1-4-1Arsenal 4-2-3-1
Arsenal
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 5Piero HincapieDefender6.5
- 36Martín ZubimendiMidfielder6.5
- 23Mikel MerinoMidfielder6.8
- 10Eberechi EzeMidfielder6.7
- 20Noni MaduekeAttacker7.3
- 13Kepa ArrizabalagaGoalkeeper
- 22Ethan NwaneriMidfielder
- 56Max DowmanAttacker
- 14Viktor GyökeresAttacker
Unavailable players
- Bruno GuimarãesMuscle injury
- Jurriën TimberAnkle injury
- Gabriel JesusCruciate ligament injury
- Gabriel MartinelliKnock injury
- William SalibaBack injury
Coventry
Coach: Frank Lampard
Substitutes
- 38Gustavo HamerMidfielder
- 29Victor TorpMidfielder6.9
- 5Jack RudoniMidfielder6.4
- 14Taiwo AwoniyiAttacker6.6
- 13Ben WilsonGoalkeeper
- 15Liam KitchingDefender
- 22Joël LatibeaudiereDefender
- 28Josh EcclesMidfielder
- 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAttacker
Unavailable players
- Ephron Mason-ClarkHamstring Injury
- Haji WrightMuscle injury
Statistics
ArsenalCoventry
Key statistics
64%Possession36%
1.88Expected Goals0.2
20Total Shots4
6Shots On Target1
1Big Chances Created1
8Corners2
10Fouls13
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
5Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves2
565Passes Completed271
All statistics
6Shots Off Target2
8Shots Blocked1
2.44Expected Goals On Target0.04
13Free Kicks10
10Shots Inside The Box1
616Total Passes347
10Shots Outside The Box3
0Big Chances Missed1
0.93Expected Assists0.24
1/19 (5%)Crosses Completed1/10 (10%)
240Passes Own Half130
395Passes Opposition Half227
21/32 (66%)Long Passes Completed32/64 (50%)
11Throw-Ins7
17Key Passes3
180Passes Into Final Third71
82Backward Passes72
5Goal Kicks6
5Interceptions9
0.2Expected Goals Conceded1.88
6/9 (67%)Tackles Won2/4 (50%)
24Clearances30
0Error Led To Goal1
37Duels Won34
11/28 (39%)Aerial Duels Won17/28 (61%)
26/43 (60%)Ground Duels Won17/43 (40%)
13Was Fouled10
4/7 (57%)Successful Dribbles3/9 (33%)
3Was Dribbled Past6
6Final Third Possession Won2
91Possession Lost103
5Substitutions4
Previous meetings
2 Arsenal0 draws0 Coventry
Match information
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Round 1
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Emirates Stadium
- Capacity
- 60,704
- Attendance
- 60,098
- Referee
- Thomas Bramall