Manchester City v Coventry City, 05 September 2026
| Score | 1-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Paul Tierney |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,765 |
View Manchester City v Coventry City head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 11
Manchester City won: 3
Drawn: 4
Coventry City won: 4
Manchester City scored: 10
Coventry City scored: 14
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This game’s attendance at the Etihad Stadium surpassed the 60,645 at the season opener against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on 23 August 2026. It now became the highest for a City home game since 63,326 witnessed their League Division One derby with Manchester United on 6 November 1971.
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Manchester City’s first win in the Premier League against Coventry City since 10 March 1993 when Garry Flitcroft scored the only goal of the game.
1 Manchester City
Manager: Enzo Maresca
Goals:
| Erling Haaland | 26 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender
Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Guéhi
Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye
Forward
Erling Haaland
Forward
Antoine Semenyo
Substitutions:
| Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki | 66 |
| Ayyoub Bouaddi for Enzo Fernández | 76 |
| Ryan McAidoo for Iliman N'Diaye | 87 |
Cards:
| Abdukodir Khusanov | 90+5 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gerónimo Rulli
Defender/Midfielder
Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder
Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes
Midfielder
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Floyd Samba
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Ryan McAidoo
Comments:
League position: 1st . Manchester City had now won their opening three games for the third time in the last four seasons in the Premier League. . The Citizens now remained unbeaten in their 31 games in the Premier League versus newly promoted teams since a 2-1 home loss against Leeds United on 10 April 2021 (won 28). . Erling Haaland had now scored 300 goals in his 328 club appearances (Molde FK 20, Red Bull Salzburg 29, Borussia Dortmund 86 and 165 for City). He now had also scored 20 goals in his 21 appearances against newly promoted teams in the Premier League. . Nico O'Reilly was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Enzo Fernández was promoted to the starting XI with Floyd Samba taking his place on the bench.0 Coventry City
Manager: Frank Lampard
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Carl Rushworth
Goalkeeper
Aurèle Amenda
Defender
Ethan Pinnock
Defender
Bobby Thomas
Defender
Jay Dasilva
Defender/Midfielder
Milan van Ewijk
Defender/Midfielder
Matt Grimes
Midfielder
Frank Onyeka
Midfielder
Jack Rudoni
Midfielder
Ephron Mason-Clark
Midfielder/Forward
Taiwo Awoniyi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Loum Tchaouna for Jack Rudoni | 63 |
| Caleb Yirenkyi for Frank Onyeka | 63 |
| Ellis Simms for Taiwo Awoniyi | 71 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante for Ephron Mason-Clark | 71 |
| Gustavo Hamer for Jay Dasilva | 85 |
Cards:
| Milan van Ewijk | 19 | Y |
| Ethan Pinnock | 90+2 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dan Bentley
Defender/Midfielder
Joel Latibeaudiere
Midfielder
Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Midfielder
Caleb Yirenkyi
Midfielder/Forward
Loum Tchaouna
Midfielder/Forward
Victor Torp
Forward
Ellis Simms
Forward
Brandon Thomas-Asante