Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 5 September 2026
Result
Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City
Premier League · Saturday 5 September 2026, 14:00 UTC · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · half-time 1-0
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Manchester City 1-0 Coventry City: match report
Manchester City beat Coventry City 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Etihad Stadium. It was 1-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Erling Haaland of Manchester City in the 26th minute.
Discipline: Manchester City received 1 yellow card; Coventry City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Manchester City were 1st on 6 points from 2 and Coventry City 17th on 0 points from 2. In the current table Manchester City are 2nd on 21 points and Coventry City are 16th on 9 points.
Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Coventry City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Elliot Anderson of Manchester City (8.1), ahead of Bobby Thomas (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Manchester City wins, 1 draw and 1 for Coventry City.
Key events
- 19'Yellow card · Milan van Ewijk
- 26'Goal · Erling Haaland
- 90+2'Yellow card · Ethan Pinnock
- 90+5'Yellow card · Abdukodir Khusanov
Form and table
- Manchester CityLast five: W W
- Coventry CityLast five: L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 16 | Coventry City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Josko Gvardiol, Enzo Fernández, Elliot Anderson, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Iliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland
Coventry City line-up (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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