Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Arsenal vs Coventry City
21 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Thomas BramallPremier League 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ArsenalMin
Coventry City- ⚽
Kai Havertz 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Riccardo Calafiori
Left foot shot
15′ - ⚽
Bukayo Saka 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
23′ - 27′
Caleb Yirenkyi
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
Gabriel
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
34′- ⚽
Martin Ødegaard 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ben White
Right foot shot
49′ - 62′⇄
Victor Torp
Substitution
Off: Caleb Yirenkyi
- ⇄
Noni Madueke
Substitution
Off: Bukayo Saka
68′ - ⇄
Martín Zubimendi
Substitution
Off: Declan Rice
68′ - 70′⇄
Taiwo Awoniyi
Substitution
Off: Ellis Simms
- 70′⇄
Jack Rudoni
Substitution
Off: Brandon Thomas-Asante
- ⇄
Eberechi Eze
Substitution
Off: Christos Tzolis
76′ - ⇄
Mikel Merino
Substitution
Off: Martin Ødegaard
76′ - ⇄
Piero Hincapié
Substitution
Off: Riccardo Calafiori
81′ - 82′⇄
Gustavo Hamer
Substitution
Off: Loum Tchaouna
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.92 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.71 | |
| 81 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.10 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.40 | |
| 68 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7.10 | |
| 68 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.71 | |
| 76 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8.09 | |
| 76 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.64 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.38 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6.93 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.76 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Arsenal
Latest: Burnley · 1–0
Match stats
18 May 2026, 20:00 · Home vs Burnley · 2025/2026
Coventry City
Latest: Watford · 4–0
Match stats
2 May 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Watford · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Arsenal’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Arsenal’s home games with Coventry City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Coventry City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Arsenal
Coventry City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Arsenal
Coventry City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Arsenal
Coventry City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.