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Arsenal vs Coventry lineups

Looking for the match at Coventry Building Society Arena on 10 April? See Coventry vs Arsenal lineups.

Arsenal line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Coventry in a 4-1-4-1. Arsenal are without Bruno Guimarães and William Saliba; Coventry are without Luke Woolfenden and H. Wright. Kick-off is 20:00 on 21 August 2026 at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal vs Coventry match facts

Kick-off
Fri 21 Aug 2026, 20:00
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 1
Days since last match
Arsenal 5, Coventry 7

Arsenal confirmed lineup

Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraD
  4. 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
  5. 33Riccardo CalafioriD
  6. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyM
  7. 41Declan RiceM
  8. 7Bukayo SakaM
  9. 8Martin ØdegaardM
  10. 17TzolisM
  11. 29Kai HavertzF

Bench

  1. 13KepaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéD
  3. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  4. 22Ethan NwaneriM
  5. 56Max DowmanM
  6. 23Mikel MerinoM
  7. 10Eberechi EzeM
  8. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  9. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeF

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Arsenal started in a 4-2-3-1. Bruno Guimarães, William Saliba and Jurriën Timber were out. Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka came into the eleven after not starting at home to Manchester City. Mikel Arteta set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Coventry confirmed lineup

Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 4-1-4-1
Confirmed
  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 27Milan van EwijkD
  3. 4Bobby ThomasD
  4. 24Aurèle AmendaD
  5. 3Jay DasilvaD
  6. 6Matthew GrimesM
  7. 18Loum TchaounaM
  8. 8Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
  9. 16Ogochukwu OnyekaM
  10. 23Solomon Thomas-AsanteM
  11. 9Ellis SimmsF

Bench

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 15Liam KitchingD
  3. 29Victor TorpM
  4. 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
  5. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
  6. 38Gustavo HamerM
  7. 28Joshua EcclesM
  8. 5Jack RudoniM
  9. 14Taiwo AwoniyiF

Coach: Frank Lampard

Coventry started in a 4-1-4-1. Luke Woolfenden and H. Wright were out. The same eleven started at home to Monaco. Frank Lampard set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. Eleven of the eleven also started the previous match.

Arsenal vs Coventry form guide

Last 3, all competitions
Arsenal crestArsenal
  1. W
  2. L
  3. L
  4. D
  5. W

Arsenal won two of their last five matches, drew one and lost two. They scored 11 goals and conceded 8 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. Their most recent match was a 3-0 win at home to Manchester City on 16 August 2026.

Coventry crestCoventry
  1. D
  2. W
  3. W

Coventry won two of their last three matches, drew one and lost none. They scored 5 goals and conceded 1 across those three. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 2-0 win at home to Monaco on 14 August 2026.

Arsenal vs Coventry head to head

2
Arsenal wins
0
Draws
0
Coventry wins

10–1 on goals in 2 meetings since 26 September 2012

Recent Arsenal vs Coventry results

  1. Arsenal4–0CoventryFA CupEmirates Stadium
  2. Arsenal6–1CoventryLeague CupEmirates Stadium

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Coventry have not won there in one visits. Arsenal have won one of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Coventry's most recent visit was on 24 January 2014, a 0-4 defeat.

Last meeting: Arsenal 4-0 Coventry, January 2014

Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation not recorded
  1. 21Łukasz Fabiański
  2. 4P. Mertesacker
  3. 28K. Gibbs
  4. 6L. Koscielny
  5. 25C. Jenkinson
  6. 11M. Özil
  7. 10J. Wilshere
  8. 9L. Podolski
  9. 23N. Bendtner
  10. 15A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
  11. 44S. Gnabry

Bench

  1. 19Cazorla
  2. 58G. Zelalem
  3. 12O. Giroud
  4. 3B. Sagna
  5. 13E. Viviano
  6. 17Nacho Monreal
  7. 20M. Flamini
Coventry crest
CoventryFormation not recorded
  1. 1J. Murphy
  2. 4A. Webster
  3. 15D. Seaborne
  4. 2C. Christie
  5. 3B. Adams
  6. 7J. Fleck
  7. 14F. Moussa
  8. 8C. Baker
  9. 6C. Thomas
  10. 9L. Clarke
  11. 17B. Daniels

Bench

  1. 24J. Clarke
  2. 12D. Slager
  3. 13L. Burge
  4. 16A. Barton
  5. 18A. Phillips
  6. 19J. Willis
  7. 31R. Haynes

Arsenal lined up in a shape the feed does not record and Coventry in a shape the feed does not record when the clubs last met, on 24 January 2014 in the FA Cup. Arsenal won 4-0. L. Podolski, O. Giroud and Cazorla scored.

Arsenal vs Coventry lineups — common questions

What was the score in Arsenal vs Coventry?
Arsenal beat Coventry 3-0 at Emirates Stadium in London on 21 August 2026. The match was Matchweek 1 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Thomas Bramall, England. Before it, Arsenal had won 2 of the 2 meetings between the clubs and Coventry 0.
Who was missing for Arsenal?
Arsenal were without Bruno Guimarães, William Saliba and Jurriën Timber. The reasons given were thigh injury, back injury and ankle injury. Coventry had two unavailable and none doubtful. Arsenal last played five days before this match, a 3-0 home win over Manchester City.
What formation did Coventry play?
Coventry started this match in a 4-1-4-1. Carl Rushworth started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. Frank Lampard picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Coventry vs Arsenal at Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 21 September 2026