Premier League · Fri 21 Aug 2026 · Emirates Stadium
- Kai Havertz 15'
- Bukayo Saka 23'
- Martin Ødegaard 49'
The story
Arsenal beat Coventry City 3-0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League, gameweek 1.
The goals came from Kai Havertz (15'), Bukayo Saka (23') and Martin Ødegaard (49').
It was 2-0 at half-time.
Arsenal had 65% of the ball and 20 shots to Coventry City's 4.
On expected goals it finished 1.9 to 0.2 (Opta, via Fantasy Premier League).
Match stats
Player of the match
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- xG
- 0.21
- FPL points
- 11
Key moments
- 15' Kai Havertz Goal · Arsenal 1-0 Assist: Riccardo Calafiori
- 23' Bukayo Saka Goal · Arsenal 2-0
- 49' Martin Ødegaard Goal · Arsenal 3-0 Assist: Ben White
Line-ups
Arsenal
- David RayaGoalkeeper
- Ben WhiteDefender
- GabrielDefender
- Riccardo Calafiorioff 81'Defender
- Cristhian MosqueraDefender
- Declan Riceoff 68'Midfielder
- Martin Ødegaardoff 76'Midfielder
- Myles Lewis-SkellyMidfielder
- Bukayo Sakaoff 68'Forward
- Kai HavertzForward
- Christos Tzolisoff 76'Forward
Coventry City
- Carl RushworthGoalkeeper
- Jay DasilvaDefender
- Milan van EwijkDefender
- Bobby ThomasDefender
- Matt GrimesMidfielder
- Frank OnyekaMidfielder
- Caleb Yirenkyioff 62'Midfielder
- Ellis Simmsoff 70'Forward
- Loum Tchaounaoff 82'Forward
- Brandon Thomas-Asanteoff 70'Forward
- Ephron Mason-ClarkForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (5)
- 15' ⚽ Kai Havertzassist Riccardo Calafiori
- 23' ⚽ Bukayo Saka
- 27' 🟨 Caleb Yirenkyi
- 34' 🟨 Gabriel
- 49' ⚽ Martin Ødegaardassist Ben White