Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-22 04:00 JST
3 – 0
15' K. Havertz 23' B. Saka 49' M. Odegaard
Match summary The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture between Arsenal and Coventry City was played on August 22. Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory over Coventry City. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Arsenal controlled the game with 64% possession and 20 shots (4 for their opponents). Arsenal scored 3 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Raya 33 Cala fio 6 Gabr iel 3 Mosq uer 4 White 41 Rice 49 Lewis-S 17 Tzolis 8 Odegaar 7 Saka 29 Havertz
4-1-4-1 19 Rushwor 3 Dasi lva 24 Amenda 4 Thomas 27 Ewijk 6 Grimes 23 Thom as- 16 Onyeka 8 Yire nky 18 Tcha oun 9 Simms
1.88 Expected goals (xG) 0.2
-0.56 Goals prevented (xG) -0.56
View as table Arsenal Stat Coventry City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-1-4-1 64% Possession 36% 1.88 Expected goals (xG) 0.2 20 Shots 4 6 Shots on target 1 6 Shots off target 2 8 Blocked shots 1 10 Shots inside the box 1 10 Shots outside the box 3 8 Corner kicks 2 5 Offsides 0 10 Fouls 13 616 Passes 347 565 Accurate passes 271 92% Pass accuracy 78% 1 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.56 Goals prevented (xG) -0.56 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall, England
Player stats Arsenal Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK David Raya 0 14(78%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF Ben White 0 1 74(95%) 1 0 0 1 7.9 90 2 1 7(4) DF Cristhian Mosquera 0 1(100%) 62(95%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 5(2) DF Gabriel Magalhães 1 0 54(95%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.5 90 1 9(2) DF Riccardo Calafiori 0 1 20(83%) 1 0 0 7.3 81 1 3(2) MF Myles Lewis-Skelly 1 0 1 1 77(95%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.3 90 1 6(5) MF Declan Rice 2 0 71(95%) 0 0 0 2 7.5 68 1 3(None) MF Bukayo Saka 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 30(88%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 68 2 5(3) MF Martin Ødegaard 1 1 1 3 52(93%) 0 0 0 1 8.5 76 3 6(4) MF Christos Tzolis 3 2 0 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 76 3 7(4) FW Kai Havertz 1 1 1 20(80%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.7 90 1 1 10(5) MF Martín Zubimendi 0 1 26(93%) 0 0 0 6.9 22 1(1) FW Noni Madueke 0 1(50%) 13(87%) 0 0 0 6.9 22 4 3(2) MF Eberechi Eze 1 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 14 3(2) MF Mikel Merino 1 1 0 1(100%) 11(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 14 2(1) DF Piero Hincapié 0 5(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 9 1(None) GK Kepa Arrizabalaga 0 0 0 0 MF Ethan Nwaneri 0 0 0 0 MF Max Dowman 0 0 0 0 FW Viktor Gyökeres 0 0 0 0
Coventry City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Carl Rushworth 0 29(64%) 0 0 0 7 90 DF Milan van Ewijk 0 1 2 14(74%) 0 0 0 2 5.5 90 1 5(1) DF Bobby Thomas 1 0 1 2 35(90%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 1 7(4) DF Aurèle Amenda 0 3 28(85%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 4(1) DF Jay DaSilva 0 1(33%) 1 22(79%) 0 0 0 6 90 5(2) MF Matt Grimes 0 1 50(89%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 6(5) MF Loum Tchaouna 1 0 1(33%) 22(73%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.2 82 9(4) MF Caleb Yirenkyi 0 10(77%) 0 1 0 2 6.2 62 3(1) MF Frank Onyeka 0 1 16(73%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.2 90 3 6(2) MF Brandon Thomas-Asante 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 70 4 9(4) FW Ellis Simms 0 1(50%) 9(69%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 70 1 9(5) MF Victor Torp 0 12(92%) 0 0 0 6.6 28 1 1 1(None) MF Jack Rudoni 1 1 0 1 9(69%) 0 0 0 6.6 20 3(3) FW Taiwo Awoniyi 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 20 1(1) MF Gustavo Hamer 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 6.3 8 3(1) GK Ben Wilson 0 0 0 0 DF Joel Latibeaudiere 0 0 0 0 DF Liam Kitching 0 0 0 0 MF Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 0 0 0 0 MF Josh Eccles 0 0 0 0
Lineups Arsenal Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Raya Starter DF 4 B. White Starter DF 3 C. Mosquera Starter DF 6 Gabriel Starter DF 33 R. Calafiori Starter MF 49 M. Lewis-Skelly Starter MF 41 D. Rice Starter MF 7 B. Saka Starter MF 8 M. Odegaard Starter MF 17 C. Tzolis Starter FW 29 K. Havertz Bench DF 5 P. Hincapie Bench MF 36 M. Zubimendi Bench MF 23 M. Merino Bench MF 10 E. Eze Bench FW 20 N. Madueke
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 K. Arrizabalaga Bench MF 22 E. Nwaneri Bench MF 56 M. Dowman Bench FW 14 V. Gyökeres
Coventry City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 19 C. Rushworth Starter DF 27 M. van Ewijk Starter DF 4 B. Thomas Starter DF 24 A. Amenda Starter DF 3 J. Dasilva Starter MF 6 M. Grimes Starter MF 18 L. Tchaouna Starter MF 8 C. Yirenkyi Starter MF 16 F. Onyeka Starter MF 23 B. Thomas-Asante Starter FW 9 E. Simms Bench MF 29 V. Torp Bench MF 38 G. Hamer Bench MF 5 J. Rudoni Bench FW 14 T. Awoniyi
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 B. Wilson Bench DF 15 L. Kitching Bench DF 22 J. Latibeaudiere Bench MF 7 T. Sakamoto Bench MF 28 J. Eccles
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 15' Arsenal ⚽ Goal K. Havertz 1-0 1H 23' Arsenal ⚽ Goal B. Saka 2-0 1H 27' Coventry City 🟨 Yellow card Caleb Yirenkyi 1H 34' Arsenal 🟨 Yellow card Gabriel Magalhães 2H 4' Arsenal ⚽ Goal M. Odegaard 3-0 2H 17' Coventry City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Yirenkyi → IN V. Torp 2H 23' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Rice → IN M. Zubimendi 2H 23' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Saka → IN N. Madueke 2H 25' Coventry City 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Thomas-Asante → IN J. Rudoni 2H 25' Coventry City 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Simms → IN T. Awoniyi 2H 31' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Odegaard → IN M. Merino 2H 31' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Tzolis → IN E. Eze 2H 36' Arsenal 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Calafiori → IN P. Hincapie 2H 37' Coventry City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Tchaouna → IN G. Hamer
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