Premier League · Sat, 5 Sept 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Coventry — 1 - 0
Etihad Stadium · Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Match report
Manchester City beat Coventry 1-0
Manchester City beat Coventry 1-0 in Premier League matchday 3 on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Etihad Stadium. E. Haaland scored the only goal of the game for Manchester City in the 26th minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Manchester City had 78% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Coventry’s 12 (3 on target). Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Coventry 18th on 3.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 13 Mar 2027, Coventry – Manchester City
Match events
- 19'yellow cardMilan van EwijkYellow Card
- 26'goalE. HaalandAssist: A. Semenyo
- 63'substitutionF. OnyekaOff: C. Yirenkyi
- 63'substitutionJ. RudoniOff: L. Tchaouna
- 66'substitutionR. CherkiOff: P. Foden
- 71'substitutionT. AwoniyiOff: E. Simms
- 71'substitutionE. Mason-ClarkOff: B. Thomas-Asante
- 76'substitutionE. FernandezOff: A. Bouaddi
- 85'substitutionJ. DasilvaOff: G. Hamer
- 87'substitutionI. NdiayeOff: R. McAidoo
- 90+2'yellow cardEthan PinnockYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardAbdukodir KhusanovYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Enzo Maresca
Starting XI
- 1G. DonnarummaG
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 3R. DiasD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 24J. GvardiolD
- 17E. FernandezM
- 5E. AndersonM
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 7I. NdiayeM
- 9E. HaalandF
Substitutes
- 28G. RulliG
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 82R. LewisD
- 27M. NunesM
- 56R. McAidooF
- 75F. SambaM
- 8M. KovacicM
- 47P. FodenM
- 32A. BouaddiM
Coventry
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Frank Lampard
Starting XI
- 19C. RushworthG
- 24A. AmendaD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 2E. PinnockD
- 27M. van EwijkM
- 16F. OnyekaM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 3J. DasilvaM
- 5J. RudoniF
- 10E. Mason-ClarkF
- 14T. AwoniyiF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 78%Possession22%
- 2.12Expected goals (xG)1.37
- 15Total shots12
- 4Shots on target3
- 5Shots off target6
- 6Blocked shots3
- 14Shots inside the box8
- 1Shots outside the box4
- 4Corners5
- 5Offsides2
- 7Fouls17
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 819Passes220
- 751Accurate passes140
- 92%Pass accuracy64%
- 0.41Goals prevented0.41
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gianluigi DonnarummaGTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Joško GvardiolD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Elliot AndersonM | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 7Iliman NdiayeM | 87 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 66 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Enzo FernándezM | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 42Antoine SemenyoM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 28Gerónimo RulliG | – | – | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | – | – | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 8Mateo KovačićM | – | – | ||
| 27Matheus NunesM | – | – | ||
| 32Ayyoub BouaddiM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 24 | 6.2 | ||
| 75Floyd SambaM | – | – | ||
| 56Ryan McAidooF | 9 | 6.9 |
Coventry
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19Carl RushworthG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Ethan PinnockD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Bobby ThomasD | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 24Aurèle AmendaD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Jay DaSilvaM | 85 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Matt GrimesM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Frank OnyekaM | 63 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Milan van EwijkM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Jack RudoniF | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Ephron Mason-ClarkF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Taiwo AwoniyiF | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 25Daniel BentleyG | – | – | ||
| 22Joel LatibeaudiereD | – | – | ||
| 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM | – | – | ||
| 8Caleb YirenkyiM | 27 | 6.2 | ||
| 29Victor TorpM | – | – | ||
| 38Gustavo HamerM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Ellis SimmsF | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Loum TchaounaF | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteF | 19 | 6.3 |
