Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City · Premier League
Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Manchester City and Coventry City met in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Manchester City: E. Haaland 26'. Coventry City did not score.
How the match went
Manchester City saw more of the ball, 78% of it. Manchester City had 15 shots with 4 on target, Coventry City 12 with 3 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Manchester City and 5 to Coventry City. Manchester City conceded 7 fouls, Coventry City 17. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Manchester City, 2 for Coventry City).
Line-ups
Manchester City started in a 4-2-3-1: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Joško Gvardiol, Enzo Fernández, Elliot Anderson, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland.
Coventry City started in a 3-4-2-1: Carl Rushworth, Aurèle Amenda, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Milan van Ewijk, Frank Onyeka, Matt Grimes, Jay DaSilva, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Taiwo Awoniyi.
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