Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 21 Aug 2026

Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
3.1 – 0.5
Actual xG
1.8 – 0.3
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Arsenal favourites at 88%.

Arsenal won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Aurèle Amenda, 63.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Bobby Thomas +23.5, Milan van Ewijk +21.4, Jay DaSilva +18.9.

Well below it: Christos Tzolis −12.2, Declan Rice −12.0, Riccardo Calafiori −11.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Arsenal

30 May 2026D 1–1at Paris Saint-Germain Champions League
24 May 2026W 2–1at Crystal Palace Premier League
18 May 2026W 1–0v Burnley Premier League
10 May 2026W 1–0at West Ham United Premier League
5 May 2026W 1–0v Atlético Madrid Champions League

Coventry City

2 May 2026W 4–0at Watford Championship
26 Apr 2026W 3–1v Wrexham Championship
21 Apr 2026W 5–1v Portsmouth Championship
17 Apr 2026D 1–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship
11 Apr 2026D 0–0v Sheffield Wednesday Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Noni Madueke Forward2200–66.2–
Bukayo Saka Forward68100.6460.6−2.1
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder76100.2058.0+3.0
Mikel Merino Midfielder14000.1155.3–
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder2200–53.0–
Christos Tzolis Midfielder76000.2452.0−12.2
Ben White Defender90010.0951.9+5.1
Kai Havertz Forward90100.2450.7−7.6
David Raya Goalkeeper9000–49.3−2.0
Declan Rice Midfielder68000.0748.0−12.0
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender90000.0547.8+2.5
Cristhian Mosquera Defender9000–47.0−3.2
Gabriel Magalhães Defender90000.0439.4−10.5
Riccardo Calafiori Defender81010.0838.6−11.3
Eberechi Eze Midfielder14000.0337.8–
Piero Hincapié Defender900–22.0–

Coventry City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Victor Torp Midfielder2800–86.3–
Jack Rudoni Midfielder20000.1572.1–
Aurèle Amenda Defender9000–63.7+7.7
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder800–61.0–
Bobby Thomas Defender90000.0959.5+23.5
Matt Grimes Midfielder9000–58.3+15.2
Loum Tchaouna Midfielder82000.0455.3+8.1
Jay DaSilva Defender9000–51.9+18.9
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper9000–49.7−0.7
Ellis Simms Forward7000–49.4+5.6
Taiwo Awoniyi Forward2000–46.1–
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward7000–46.0+6.4
Milan van Ewijk Defender9000–44.7+21.4
Frank Onyeka Midfielder9000–43.5+6.1
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder6200–42.1−5.8