Arsenal vs Coventry City Highlights - August 21, 2026

Arsenal vs Coventry City Full Match Highlights, Stats & Lineups

Premier League
August 21, 2026 • Emirates Stadium
Arsenal

Arsenal

3:0
Full Time
Coventry City

Coventry City

Video Highlights

Match Report

Arsenal beat Coventry City 3-0 in Premier League on August 21, 2026. The match was played at Emirates Stadium.

Kai Havertz (15'), Bukayo Saka (23'), Martin Ødegaard (49') scored for Arsenal.

At kick-off Arsenal stood in position 1 with 3 points. Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats.

Coventry City went into the game in position 20, on 0 points. They had won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 in their previous five.

That run had left Coventry City 5 games without defeat.

Christos Tzolis sent an effort off target for Arsenal (5'). Moments later, a block denied Bukayo Saka on 7 minutes.

Christos Tzolis saw a shot blocked (8'). Kai Havertz scored for Arsenal on 15 minutes after a pass from Riccardo Calafiori.

Bukayo Saka scored for Arsenal on 23 minutes. Soon after, the referee cautioned Caleb Yirenkyi of Coventry City on 27 minutes.

Gabriel Magalhães was booked for Arsenal (34').

After the break, Ben White picked out Martin Ødegaard, who scored for Arsenal (49'). Myles Lewis-Skelly shot wide for Arsenal on 52 minutes.

A block denied Christos Tzolis on 61 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Bukayo Saka saw a shot blocked (62').

Christos Tzolis tested the goalkeeper for Arsenal (65'). Jack Rudoni forced a save for Coventry City on 86 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Mikel Merino’s effort (90'+1'). Substitutions: Arsenal 5, Coventry City 4.

Arsenal controlled 64.5% of possession. Arsenal had 20 shots with 6 on target, while Coventry City had 4 and 1.

Goalkeeper saves: Arsenal 1, Coventry City 2. Corners: Arsenal 8, Coventry City 2.

Arsenal completed the most passes, 613 in total at 91.5% accuracy. The referee produced 2 yellow cards.

Form Going Into This Match

ArsenalWWWLW
Pos: 1Played: 1W-D-L: 1-0-0GD: +3Pts: 3
Coventry CityWWWWW
Pos: 20Played: 1W-D-L: 0-0-1GD: -3Pts: 0

Match Stats

ArsenalCoventry City
64.5Possession (%)35.5
20Shots4
6Shots on Target1
8Corners2
1Saves2
10Fouls13
5Offsides0
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
613Total Passes337
91.5Pass Accuracy (%)78.6

Lineups

Arsenal

Starting XI
  • 1David Raya
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães
  • 3Cristhian Mosquera
  • 33Riccardo Calafiori
  • 4Ben White
  • 8Martin Ødegaard
  • 41Declan Rice
  • 49Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 29Kai Havertz
  • 17Christos Tzolis
  • 7Bukayo Saka
Substitutes
  • 20Noni Madueke
  • 56Max Dowman
  • 23Mikel Merino
  • 13Kepa Arrizabalaga
  • 5Piero Hincapié
  • 14Viktor Gyökeres
  • 10Eberechi Eze
  • 36Martín Zubimendi
  • 22Ethan Nwaneri

Coventry City

Starting XI
  • 19Carl Rushworth
  • 24Aurèle Amenda
  • 4Bobby Thomas
  • 6Matt Grimes
  • 3Jay Da Silva
  • 27Milan van Ewijk
  • 16Frank Onyeka
  • 8Caleb Yirenkyi
  • 23Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 18Loum Tchaouna
  • 9Ellis Simms
Substitutes
  • 22Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 15Liam Kitching
  • 29Victor Torp
  • 7Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • 38Gustavo Hamer
  • 28Josh Eccles
  • 13Ben Wilson
  • 5Jack Rudoni
  • 14Taiwo Awoniyi