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Manchester City v Coventry 1-0 · Premier League

Premier League
Manchester City
FT

1-0

  • Erling Haaland26'
Coventry
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Etihad Stadium · Manchester · Matchday 3

What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Manchester City beat Coventry 1-0 in matchday 3 of the Premier League at Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

Erling Haaland 26' scored for Manchester City.

Manchester City had 78% of the ball to Coventry's 22%; the sides had 15 and 12 shots (4 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

78%22%

Shots

1512

Shots on Target

43

Corners

45

Fouls

717

Match timeline

  1. 90+5’Yellow cardAbdukodir Khusanov
  2. 90+2’Yellow cardEthan Pinnock
  3. 87’SubstitutionIliman Ndiaye · On: Ryan McAidoo
  4. 85’SubstitutionJay Dasilva · On: Gustavo Hamer
  5. 76’SubstitutionEnzo Fernández · On: Ayyoub Bouaddi
  6. 71’SubstitutionTaiwo Awoniyi · On: Ellis Simms
  7. 71’SubstitutionEphron Mason-Clark · On: Brandon Thomas-Asante
  8. 66’SubstitutionRayan Cherki · On: Phil Foden
  9. 63’SubstitutionJack Rudoni · On: Loum Tchaouna
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Team stats comparison

Manchester CityCoventry
  • 78Possession22
  • 15Shots12
  • 4Shots on Target3
  • 4Corners5
  • 5Offsides2
  • 3Saves2
  • 800Passes214
  • 7Fouls17
  • 1Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchday 3
Venue
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee
P. Tierney
Manchester City coach
E. Maresca
Coventry coach
F. Lampard

Match record

Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee
Paul Tierney
Match ID
cornerflick:match:manchester-city-vs-coventry-premier-league-2026-09-05

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1G. DonnarummaGK
  • 45A. KhusanovDF
  • 3Rúben DiasDF
  • 24J. GvardiolDF
  • 33N. O'ReillyDF
  • 5E. AndersonMF
  • 6M. GuéhiMF
  • 42A. SemenyoMF
  • 10R. CherkiMF
  • 7I. NdiayeMF
  • 9E. HaalandFW

Bench

  • 32A. Bouaddi
  • 56R. McAidoo
  • 47P. Foden
  • 8M. Kovačić
  • 17E. Fernández
  • 27Matheus Nunes
  • 82R. Lewis
  • 21R. Aït-Nouri
  • 28G. Rulli

Coach · E. Maresca

1. G. Donnarumma (GK)1Donnarumma45. A. Khusanov (DF)45Khusanov3. Rúben Dias (DF)3Dias24. J. Gvardiol (DF)24Gvardiol33. N. O'Reilly (DF)33O'Reilly5. E. Anderson (MF)5Anderson6. M. Guéhi (MF)6Guéhi42. A. Semenyo (MF)42Semenyo10. R. Cherki (MF)10Cherki7. I. Ndiaye (MF)7Ndiaye9. E. Haaland (FW)9Haaland19. C. Rushworth (GK)19Rushworth4. B. Thomas (DF)4Thomas24. A. Amenda (DF)24Amenda2. E. Pinnock (DF)2Pinnock27. M. van Ewijk (MF)27Ewijk16. F. Onyeka (MF)16Onyeka6. M. Grimes (MF)6Grimes3. J. Dasilva (MF)3Dasilva5. J. Rudoni (MF)5Rudoni10. E. Mason-Clark (MF)10Mason-Clark14. T. Awoniyi (FW)14Awoniyi
  • Manchester City
  • Coventry

Coventry3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 19C. RushworthGK
  • 4B. ThomasDF
  • 24A. AmendaDF
  • 2E. PinnockDF
  • 27M. van EwijkMF
  • 16F. OnyekaMF
  • 6M. GrimesMF
  • 3J. DasilvaMF
  • 5J. RudoniMF
  • 10E. Mason-ClarkMF
  • 14T. AwoniyiFW

Bench

  • 9E. Simms
  • 23B. Thomas-Asante
  • 25D. Bentley
  • 22J. Latibeaudiere
  • 7T. Sakamoto
  • 8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
  • 18L. Tchaouna
  • 29V. Torp
  • 38G. Hamer

Coach · F. Lampard

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Arsenal4400+712
2Manchester City4400+612
3Hull City4220+38
4Brighton4211+87
5Chelsea4211+17
20Coventry4004-100
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Full timeline

12 events

  1. 19’Yellow cardMilan van Ewijk
  2. 26’Erling HaalandManchester City · assist Antoine Semenyo1–0
  3. 63’SubstitutionJack Rudoni · On: Loum Tchaouna
  4. 63’SubstitutionFrank Onyeka · On: Caleb Yirenkyi
  5. 66’SubstitutionRayan Cherki · On: Phil Foden
  6. 71’SubstitutionTaiwo Awoniyi · On: Ellis Simms
  7. 71’SubstitutionEphron Mason-Clark · On: Brandon Thomas-Asante
  8. 76’SubstitutionEnzo Fernández · On: Ayyoub Bouaddi
  9. 85’SubstitutionJay Dasilva · On: Gustavo Hamer
  10. 87’SubstitutionIliman Ndiaye · On: Ryan McAidoo
  11. 90+2’Yellow cardEthan Pinnock
  12. 90+5’Yellow cardAbdukodir Khusanov

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