English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 5, 2026
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Manchester City LWLWW 1
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Match Report

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Erling Haaland scores only goal as Man City squeeze past Coventry

Erling Haaland's first-half header saw Manchester City edge out Coventry 1-0 and make it three wins from three as Enzo Fernandez made an earlier than planned debut.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
22.4
Possession
77.6
12
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
139
Accurate Passes
736
217
Passes
803
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
32
13
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.2
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
19
Interceptions
5
25
Effective Clearances
26
25
Clearances
26

Highlights

00:39 Maresca: Man City could have scored more in 'ugly' win vs. Coventry Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 45Abdukodir KhusanovRB
  6. 10Rayan CherkiAM
  7. 5Elliot AndersonLM
  8. 17Enzo FernándezRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 7Iliman NdiayeAM-L
  11. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-R

COV · 3-4-2-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 4Bobby ThomasCD
  3. 2Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 24Aurèle AmendaCD-R
  5. 6Matt GrimesCM-L
  6. 16Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 3Jay Da SilvaLM
  8. 27Milan van EwijkRM
  9. 14Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkCF-L
  11. 5Jack RudoniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Goal! Manchester City 1, Coventry City 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo with a cross.
  3. 63' Substitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jack Rudoni.
  4. 63' Substitution, Coventry City. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Frank Onyeka.
  5. 66' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
  6. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  7. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
  8. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández.
  9. 85' Delay in match because of an injury Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City).
  10. 85'
  11. 85' Substitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Jay Dasilva.
  12. 87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 87'
  14. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
  15. 90'+2' Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+5' Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.

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