Manchester City 1–0 Coventry: Result & How It Finished

Premier League Sat 5 Sep 2026, 15:00 Etihad Stadium Referee: Paul Tierney, England Full time

The Result

Manchester City 1–0 Coventry
Half time1–0
Total goals1
Both scoredNo

The Story of the Game

Form After This Game

ClubLast 6PtsScoredConcededBTTSOver 2.5
Manchester City WWWWWL15/182.080.9553%65%
Coventry LLWWLL6/181.61.1853%58%

Form over the last six completed matches, all competitions. Rates withheld below a six-match sample.

Where They Stand

PosClubPlWDLGDPts
1 Manchester City8701+1121
19 Coventry8206-96

See the full Premier League table →

Head-to-Head

Manchester City wins
1
Draws
0
Coventry wins
0
Meetings
1

Full Manchester City v Coventry record →

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Season Stats Compared

Manchester CityStatCoventry
40Played 40
27Won 21
8Drawn 7
5Lost 12
68%Win rate 53%
2.08Goals per game 1.6
0.95Conceded per game 1.18
43%Clean sheets 30%
8%Failed to score 25%
53%Both teams scored 53%
65%Over 2.5 goals 58%

Season to date, all competitions. The stronger figure in each row is highlighted.

Home Form v Away Form

The split that matters most for this fixture: how Manchester City perform at home against how Coventry travel.

RecordPlWDLWin rateScoredConceded
Manchester City at home20163180%2.40.85
Coventry away2085740%1.41.2

Key Players 2026/27

Manchester City

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
E. Haaland778000
R. Cherki654210
A. Semenyo762300
M. Guéhi771100
J. Gvardiol751320

Coventry

PlayerAppsStartsGAYR
J. Rudoni762010
J. Dasilva771110
S. Cherif321000
E. Simms411000
S. Mfuni211000

Top scorers, league appearances only. Starts are full line-ups; appearances include substitute outings.

Last Season 2025/26

The same players a season earlier — useful for judging who has kicked on.

Manchester City

  • 27 E. Haaland — 35 apps, 8 assists
  • 7 P. Foden — 33 apps, 5 assists
  • 7 A. Semenyo — 17 apps, 1 assists
  • 5 N. O'Reilly — 34 apps, 3 assists
  • 5 J. Doku — 30 apps, 5 assists

Coventry

  • 1 F. Onyeka — 14 apps, 1 assists
  • 1 E. Simms — 2 apps, 0 assists
  • 1 H. Wright — 2 apps, 1 assists

Recent Results

Manchester City

  • 24 Oct Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City
  • 17 Oct Manchester City 3–2 Ipswich
  • 11 Oct Liverpool 0–3 Manchester City
  • 20 Sep Manchester City 5–3 Sunderland
  • 13 Sep Manchester United 0–1 Manchester City

Coventry

  • 24 Oct Coventry 0–1 Fulham
  • 19 Oct Tottenham 3–1 Coventry
  • 12 Oct Coventry 4–1 Newcastle
  • 19 Sep Nottingham Forest 0–1 Coventry
  • 13 Sep Coventry 0–5 Brighton

Manchester City v Coventry FAQs

When is Manchester City v Coventry?
Kick-off is 3:00pm on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Etihad Stadium.
What is the head-to-head record?
These clubs have met 1 time in our records: 1 for Manchester City, 0 for Coventry, and 0 draws.
Where are both clubs in the table?
Manchester City are 1st on 21 points; Coventry are 19th on 6.
Are these sides likely to produce goals?
Both teams have scored in 53% of Manchester City games and 53% of Coventry games. Over 2.5 goals has landed in 65% and 58% respectively.

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