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Manchester City vs Coventry City
5 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Paul TierneyPremier League 2026/2027 · 2 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Manchester CityMin
Coventry City- 19′
Milan van Ewijk
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Erling Haaland 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Antoine Semenyo
Header
26′ - 63′⇄
Loum Tchaouna
Substitution
Off: Jack Rudoni
- 63′⇄
Caleb Yirenkyi
Substitution
Off: Frank Onyeka
- ⇄
Phil Foden
Substitution
Off: Rayan Cherki
66′ - 71′⇄
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Substitution
Off: Ephron Mason-Clark
- 71′⇄
Ellis Simms
Substitution
Off: Taiwo Awoniyi
- ⇄
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Substitution
Off: Enzo Fernández
76′ - 85′⇄
Gustavo Hamer
Substitution
Off: Jay Dasilva
- ⇄
Ryan McAidoo
Substitution
Off: Iliman Ndiaye
87′ - 90+2′
Ethan Pinnock
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
Abdukodir Khusanov
Yellowcard · Time wasting
Time wasting
90+5′
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.41 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7.21 | |
| 76 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8.12 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.04 | |
| 66 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7.76 | |
| 87 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.47 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7.61 | |
| 24 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.52 | |
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| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.77 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Manchester City
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Coventry City
Latest: Arsenal · 0–3
Match stats
21 Aug 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Arsenal · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Manchester City’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Manchester City’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.
Manchester City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
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.
Manchester City
Coventry City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Manchester City
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.
Manchester City
Coventry City
Previous meetings
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