Coventry City vs. Arsenal

Aug 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
COV	0	0	0
ARS	2	1	3

Scoring Summary

COVARS

15'Goal! Arsenal 1, Coventry City 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.01
23'Goal! Arsenal 2, Coventry City 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.02
49'Goal! Arsenal 3, Coventry City 0. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben White.03

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCOVARS

First Half begins.
(1') Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhaes.
(5') Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Odegaard.
(7') Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
(7') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aurele Amenda.
(8') Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
(8') Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
(9') Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
(11') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
(12') Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(12') Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
(13') Attempt blocked. Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Simms.
(14') Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
(14') Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(15') Goal! Arsenal 1, Coventry City 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
01
(17') Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
(17') Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(19') Foul by Ellis Simms (Coventry City).
(19') Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(22') Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(22') Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
(23') Goal! Arsenal 2, Coventry City 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
02
(24') Foul by Bobby Thomas (Coventry City).
(24') Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(26') Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(26') Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
(27') Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City).
(27') Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(27') Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(28') Matt Grimes (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(28') Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
(29') Foul by Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City).
(29') Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(30') Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
(33') Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Odegaard.
(34') Ellis Simms (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
(34') Foul by Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal).
(34') Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
(35') Foul by Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City).
(35') Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(37') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aurele Amenda.
(38') Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
(38') Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(38') Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
(42') Attempt missed. Loum Tchaouna (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bobby Thomas with a headed pass.
(45') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aurele Amenda.
(45'+1') Attempt blocked. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
(45'+1') Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
(45'+2') Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a corner.
(45'+3') Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
(45'+3') First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Coventry City 0.

2nd half

Team Stats

COV

ARS

4-1-4-1Formation4-2-3-1

36%Possession65%

4(1)Shots(On goal)20(6)

0Goals3

0Assists2

2Saves1

2Corners8

337(265)Passes(Completed)613(561)

10(1)Crosses(Completed)19(1)

0Offsides5

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

13Fouls10

Match Details

Friday, August 21, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Emirates Stadium · London, England

attendance: 60,098 (99.0%)

tv: USA Net

spread: ARS -500

over/under: 2.5