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Arsenal
Coventry City
Arsenal3 – 0
FT
22 Aug 2026, 02:00 WIB
Emirates Stadium
Coventry City⚽ Kai Havertz 15'
⚽ Bukayo Saka 23'
⚽ Martin Ødegaard 49'
Match Preview
Arsenal are set to face Coventry City, with the head-to-head history suggesting a potentially one-sided affair, given their previous encounters, including a 4-0 win in 2014 and a 6-1 thrashing in 2012. Arsenal will be looking to key players to drive their attack, although their current form is not specified. Coventry City will need to be at their best to counter Arsenal's threat, but the historical scorelines suggest a difficult task ahead. The match promises to be an intriguing clash, with Arsenal's past dominance over Coventry City a significant factor to consider.
Match Stats
65%Possession36%
20Total Shots4
6Shots on Target1
90%Pass Completion %80%
8Corner Kicks2
5Offsides0
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Timeline
15'⚽Kai Havertz — assist Riccardo Calafiori — Arsenal
23'⚽Bukayo Saka — Arsenal
27'🟨Caleb Yirenkyi (Yellow Card) — Coventry City
34'🟨Gabriel Magalhães (Yellow Card) — Arsenal
49'⚽Martin Ødegaard — assist Ben White — Arsenal
62'↔️Victor Torp ↔ Caleb Yirenkyi — Coventry City
68'↔️Martín Zubimendi ↔ Declan Rice — Arsenal
68'↔️Noni Madueke ↔ Bukayo Saka — Arsenal
70'↔️Taiwo Awoniyi ↔ Ellis Simms — Coventry City
70'↔️Jack Rudoni ↔ Brandon Thomas-Asante — Coventry City
76'↔️Eberechi Eze ↔ Christos Tzolis — Arsenal
76'↔️Mikel Merino ↔ Martin Ødegaard — Arsenal
81'↔️Piero Hincapié ↔ Riccardo Calafiori — Arsenal
82'↔️Gustavo Hamer ↔ Loum Tchaouna — Coventry City
Formations & Lineups
Arsenal — 4-2-3-1
1
D. Raya33
R. Calafiori6
G. Magalhães3
C. Mosquera4
B. White41
D. Rice49
M. Lewis-Skelly17
C. Tzolis8⚽
M. Ødegaard7⚽
B. Saka29⚽
K. HavertzSubstitutes
20
N. Madueke56
M. Dowman23
M. Merino13
K. Arrizabalaga5
P. Hincapié14
V. Gyökeres10
E. Eze36
M. Zubimendi22
E. Nwaneri68'↓ Declan Rice↑ Martín Zubimendi
68'↓ Bukayo Saka↑ Noni Madueke
76'↓ Christos Tzolis↑ Eberechi Eze
76'↓ Martin Ødegaard↑ Mikel Merino
81'↓ Riccardo Calafiori↑ Piero Hincapié
Coventry City — 4-1-4-1
19
C. Rushworth3
J. Da Silva24
A. Amenda4
B. Thomas27
M. van Ewijk23
B. Thomas-Asante16
F. Onyeka6
M. Grimes8
C. Yirenkyi18
L. Tchaouna9
E. SimmsSubstitutes
22
J. Latibeaudiere15
L. Kitching29
V. Torp7
T. Sakamoto38
G. Hamer28
J. Eccles13
B. Wilson5
J. Rudoni14
T. Awoniyi62'↓ Caleb Yirenkyi↑ Victor Torp
70'↓ Ellis Simms↑ Taiwo Awoniyi
70'↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante↑ Jack Rudoni
82'↓ Loum Tchaouna↑ Gustavo Hamer
Team Leaders
Arsenal
Coventry City
Recent Form
Arsenal
WGirona4-11 Aug
LReal Betis3-15 Aug
WBorussia Dortmund3-29 Aug
WComo1-112 Aug
WManchester City3-016 Aug
Coventry City
WPortsmouth5-121 Apr
WWrexham3-126 Apr
WWatford4-02 May
WEspanyol3-18 Aug
WAS Monaco2-014 Aug
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