Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: How the players rated
Arsenal 3-0 Coventry: How the players rated
Fri, August 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC
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Coventry City starting XI:
Carl Rushworth: A confident take from an Arsenal corner in the first half, but will be disappointed in how he dealt with the second Arsenal goal on his Premier League debut. Rushworth was also beaten by a scuffed Martin Odegaard shot for the third. 5
Milan Van Ewijk: Lost the ball for the Arsenal opener and his team were up against it after going behind in the 15th minute. 4
Bobby Thomas: A tough night for the Coventry centre-back, but he did react well to clear when Rushworth parried a shot in the second half. 5
Aurele Amenda: A big block to deny Bukayo Saka from the edge of the six-yard box in the first half. Tried to battle physically with Kai Havertz but part of a back four that conceded three. 5
Jay Dasilva: Had a difficult night against Saka, who was on top of his game. One good dribble in the second half. 5
Matt Grimes: The Coventry captain tried to get on the ball when he could in midfield but was not given any time. 6
Frank Onyeka: A lot of hard work from Onyeka but unfortunately for him a lot of it was done without the ball. 5
Caleb Yirenkyi: Tried to give energy to the Coventry midfield but was overpowered by an impressive Arsenal side. Booked for a foul on Myles Lewis-Skelly. 6
Loum Tchaouna: The winger provided some threat for Coventry on the wing and his speculative acrobatic effort in the first half had David Raya panicking for a second. 6
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Brandon Thomas-Asante: Coventry did not have much of the ball so the winger was not able to show much going forward. 5
Ellis Simms: The striker battled hard against Gabriel and beat him once with a nice piece of skill. 6
Coventry City substitutes:
Victor Torp (on 62, Yirenkyi): The game was over when the midfielder came on. 6
Taiwo Awoniyi (on 70, Simms): Given a thankless task of leading the line when his side were three goals behind. 5
Jack Rudoni (on 70, Thomas-Asante): Not any chance to make an impact. 5
Hamer (on 82, Tchaouna): 5
Subs not used:
Wilson, Sakamoto, Kitching, Latibeaudiere, Eccles.
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Source: “AOL Sports”
