Manchester City v Coventry City

Premier League

Full time

Manchester City

1–0

Coventry City

Match events

Manchester CityCoventry City

1st half

19'
Yellow cardMilan van Ewijk (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
GoalGoal! 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.
26'1–0
Half-time1–0

2nd half

63'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna replaces Jack Rudoni.
63'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Frank Onyeka.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Rayan Cherki.
66'
71'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
71'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Manchester City. Ayyoub Bouaddi replaces Enzo Fernández.
76'
85'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer replaces Jay Dasilva.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
87'
90'+2'
Yellow cardEthan Pinnock (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Yellow cardAbdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5'
Full-time1–0

Highlights

0:39Maresca: Man City could have scored more in 'ugly' win vs. CoventryESPN

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News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 6 September 2026
Started: 12:00 am AEDT
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition: Premier League
Officials: Paul Tierney (Referee)
Crowd: 60,765

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