Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Arsenal

3 : 0

Coventry

K. Havertz15'
B. Saka23'
M. Odegaard49'

Emirates StadiumThomas BramallCapacity 60,383Fri, 21 Aug 202621:00

Arsenal4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-1-4-1Coventry Coventry crest

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Assistant

Gabriel Heinze

Substitutions

68'
417.5
D. Rice
366.9
M. Zubimendi
68'
77.9
B. Saka
206.9
N. Madueke
76'
88.5
M. Odegaard
236.9
M. Merino
76'
177.3
C. Tzolis
106.7
E. Eze
81'
337.3A
R. Calafiori
56.7
P. Hincapie

Unused

Substitutions

62'
86.2
C. Yirenkyi
296.6
V. Torp
70'
236.2
B. Thomas-Asante
56.6
J. Rudoni
70'
96.7
E. Simms
146.7
T. Awoniyi
82'
186.2
L. Tchaouna
386.3
G. Hamer

Unused

Home

Bruno Guimaraes
Thigh Injury
Out
W. Saliba
Back Injury
Out
J. Timber
Ankle Injury
Out

Away

L. Woolfenden
Knee Injury
Out
H. Wright
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Martin Ødegaard

Midfielder · Arsenal

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes56

Key passes3

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles3

Duels won4 · 67%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
David RayaG	1	0	0,04	+0,04	14/18	5/9
Carl RushworthG	2	3	2,62	-0,38	29/45	20/36

Live stats

Possession & Passing

64%Possession36%

616Total passes347

92%Pass accuracy78%

8Corners2

Attack

20Shots4

6On target1

6Off target2

8Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

10Shots in box1

10Shots out box3

1.8xG0.3

-0.6Goals prevented-0.6

Defense & Discipline

1Goalkeeper saves2

5Offsides0

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,29xG0,04

10Shots2

3On target0

1Big chances0

67%Possession33%

5Corners1

Second half

0,51xG0,24

10Shots2

3On target1

0Big chances1

62%Possession38%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Arsenal

1.80201464%

86% open play14% set piece

Coventry

0.284236%

100% open play0% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

24 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Arsenal1,80 xG · 3 scored

Coventry0,28 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Arsenal40

Open play 36Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1Defensive 1

Coventry8

Open play 7Dribble 1

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Arsenal83% pressure

Coventry17% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.80xG0.28

20Shots4

14On target2

Momentum

90' Off target Eberechi Eze 0.03 xG · Free kick · Right foot

Shot map

20 v 4

Arsenal shoot right, Coventry left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ARSArsenalCOVCoventrygoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

16 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ArsenalCoventrygoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ArsenalDefensive line 39%

CoventryDefensive line 27%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ArsenalUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Rice and Lewis-Skelly, 27 passes between them.

CoventryUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Grimes and Tchaouna, 12 passes between them.

Tactical battle

70control30

Christos Tzolis

8 touches in box

In possession

68,9%Field tilt31,1%

15Passes into box4

28Progressive passes11

11Carries into final third10

16Chances created3

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

9,72Press intensity (PPDA)24,11

8High turnovers5

9Regains within 5s10

20,6sBall recovery time33,9s

11Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

128Carries103

1389mCarry distance1230m

17Progressive carries10

904mProgressive carry distance635m

7Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

4Take-ons won3

8Take-ons attempted10

426mProgressive pass distance160m

1Through balls1

6Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,97Expected threat (xT)0,39

3,34Action value (VAEP)0,28

40Shot-creating actions8

6Goal-creating actions0

1,13Expected assisted goals0,19

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

6,0Passes per attack4,4

19,0sAttack duration15,5s

1,71 m/sAttack directness2,16 m/s

6Build-up attacks3

15Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

36Touches in box3

57Final third entries57

1Big chances1

2,44xG on target0,04

0Big chances missed1

Passing

1/19 (5%)Crosses1/10 (10%)

21/32 (66%)Long balls32/64 (50%)

11Throw-ins7

13Free kicks10

5Goal kicks6

Duels

52Total48

26/43 (60%)Ground17/43 (40%)

11/28 (39%)Aerial17/28 (61%)

4/7 (57%)Dribbles3/9 (33%)

1Dispossessed3

Defending

44Recoveries42

5Interceptions9

9Tackles4

67%Tackles won50%

24Clearances30

1Big chances scored0

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot1

8,37Average rating6,62

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ArsenalThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 31-45

CoventryThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

83%1+ goal33%

67%2+ goals17%

17%3+ goals17%

They concede

50%1+ goal83%

17%2+ goals33%

17%3+ goals33%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 4-1 (H)·worst 0-5 (H)

Match summary

Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: K. Havertz (15'), B. Saka (23'), M. Odegaard (49') for Arsenal. In their last 3 meetings, Arsenal have won 3, Coventry 0, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.