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Written before the matchManchester City and Coventry meet at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League, with the hosts looking to build on their perfect start while the visitors search for their first points of the campaign.
Recent form
Manchester City enter this fixture in strong form, having won their two most recent Premier League matches against Bournemouth and Crystal Palace. Their only domestic defeat in a recent run of six matches came in the Community Shield, but they have remained undefeated in their last three home fixtures. Coventry have had a more difficult start to the league campaign, recording back-to-back defeats in their first two matches. While they did secure a high-scoring victory in the League Cup against Plymouth, their league form has yet to yield a result.
Key factors
- Manchester City are currently at the top of the Premier League table with two wins from two games.
- Coventry are currently ranked 17th after suffering two losses in their opening two league fixtures.
- Manchester City have Allan Elias ruled out, while J. Doku and M. Nunes are both in doubt.
- Coventry have four players ruled out for this match, including H. Wright, K. Kesler-Hayden, L. Woolfenden, and S. Mfuni.
- F. Onyeka is listed as a doubt for the Coventry squad.
What to expect
Manchester City have established early momentum in the league and benefit from home advantage for this encounter. Given their current form compared to the winless start experienced by Coventry, the hosts appear to be in a stronger position to take the points.
Data considered:
- recent form
- home and away form
- rest days
- league table
- absences
Team statistics
- 4Shots on goal3
- 5Shots off goal6
- 15Total shots12
- 6Blocked shots3
- 14Shots inside box8
- 1Shots outside box4
- 4Shots on goal3
- 5Shots off goal6
- 15Total shots12
- 6Blocked shots3
- 14Shots inside box8
- 1Shots outside box4
- 7Fouls17
- 4Corners5
- 5Offsides2
- 78%Possession22%
- 1Yellow cards2
- -Red cards-
- 3Saves2
- 819Passes220
- 751Accurate passes140
- 92%Pass accuracy64%
- 2.12Expected goals1.37
- 0.41Goals prevented0.41
Line-ups
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
Coventry 3-4-2-1
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
1G. DonnarummaG
45A. KhusanovD
3R. DiasD
6M. GuehiD
24J. GvardiolD
17E. FernandezM
5E. AndersonM
42A. SemenyoM
10R. CherkiM
7I. NdiayeM
9E. HaalandF
Bench
28G. RulliG
21R. Ait-NouriD
82R. LewisD
27M. NunesM
56R. McAidooF
75F. SambaM
8M. KovacicM
47P. FodenM
32A. BouaddiM
Coach
Enzo MarescaCoventry 3-4-2-1
19C. RushworthG
24A. AmendaD
4B. ThomasD
2E. PinnockD
27M. van EwijkM
16F. OnyekaM
6M. GrimesM
3J. DasilvaM
5J. RudoniF
10E. Mason-ClarkF
14T. AwoniyiF
Bench
25D. BentleyG
29V. TorpM
22J. LatibeaudiereD
9E. SimmsF
7T. SakamotoM
8C. YirenkyiM
38G. HamerM
23B. Thomas-AsanteF
18L. TchaounaF
Coach
Frank LampardTimeline
- 26'GoalE. Haaland (assist: A. Semenyo)Manchester City
- 19'Yellow cardMilan van EwijkCoventry
- 26'GoalE. Haaland (assist: A. Semenyo)Manchester City
- 63'SubstitutionOn: C. YirenkyiOff: F. OnyekaCoventry
- 63'SubstitutionOn: L. TchaounaOff: J. RudoniCoventry
- 66'SubstitutionOn: P. FodenOff: R. CherkiManchester City
- 71'SubstitutionOn: E. SimmsOff: T. AwoniyiCoventry
- 71'SubstitutionOn: B. Thomas-AsanteOff: E. Mason-ClarkCoventry
- 76'SubstitutionOn: A. BouaddiOff: E. FernandezManchester City
- 85'SubstitutionOn: G. HamerOff: J. DasilvaCoventry
- 87'SubstitutionOn: R. McAidooOff: I. NdiayeManchester City
- 90'Yellow cardAbdukodir KhusanovManchester City
- 90'Yellow cardEthan PinnockCoventry
Players of the match
- Gianluigi DonnarummaManchester City
- Erling HaalandManchester City
- Bobby ThomasCoventry
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | |
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | |
| Rúben Dias | 90 | |
| Marc Guéhi | 90 | |
| Joško Gvardiol | 90 | |
| Enzo Fernández | 76 | |
| Rayan Cherki | 66 | |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | 90 | |
| Antoine Semenyo | 90 | |
| Ryan McAidoo | 9 | |
| Ethan Pinnock | 90 | |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | |
| Jay DaSilva | 85 | |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | |
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | 14 | |
| Aurèle Amenda | 90 | |
| Loum Tchaouna | 27 | |
| Frank Onyeka | 63 | |
| Iliman Ndiaye | 87 | |
| Jack Rudoni | 63 | |
| Ellis Simms | 19 | |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 19 | |
| Gustavo Hamer | 11 | |
| Phil Foden | 24 | |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 71 | |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 71 | |
| Caleb Yirenkyi | 27 | |
| Gerónimo Rulli | - | |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | - | |
| Rico Lewis | - | |
| Matheus Nunes | - | |
| Mateo Kovačić | - | |
| Floyd Samba | - | |
| Daniel Bentley | - | |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | - | |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | - | |
| Victor Torp | - |
Standings
| Position | Record | Points | Goal diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17Coventry | 3-0-7 | 9 | -9 |
| 3Manchester City | 7-0-3 | 21 | +8 |
