Match story
- Man City led 1–0 at half time, with no goals after the break.
- Man City stay top after matchweek 3 (9 pts); 3 wins in a row.
- Coventry drop from 17th to 20th after matchweek 3 (0 pts); 3 defeats in a row.
Form going into the match
Man City last five before this match
Fri 28 AugA Crystal Palace1–4W Sun 23 AugH Bournemouth2–1WCoventry last five before this match
Sat 29 AugH Hull City0–1L Fri 21 AugA Arsenal3–0LMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 3 of 38
- Kick-off
- 15:00 UK time, 5 September 2026
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester · capacity 61,038
- Referee
- Paul Tierney
- Half time
- 1–0
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
Man City 3 · draws 4 · Coventry 5 All 12 meetings →
Return leg
Previous and next
Head to head league meetings · Premier League from 1992/93, Football League from 2000/01
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4Draws
5Coventry wins
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Man City won Draw Coventry won
Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Sat 5 Sept
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 6 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 7 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 9 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 10 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 11 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 13 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
After MW3
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 7 | WWD |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | 6 | WWL |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 5 | WDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 5 | WDD |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 11 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | LLW |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 18 | Spurs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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